Julio Le Parc

JULIO LE PARC (Mendoza, Argentina, 1928 – France, 2026).
“Surface (Rotation de carrés).” Suite series, 1995.
Silkscreen print on paper. Edition 154/200.
Signed and numbered in pencil.
Measurements: 29.5 x 21.5 cm.
The composition is built around the repetition and rotation of squares, subjected to variations in orientation that create a sense of movement and vibration across the surface. Through the systematic arrangement of these elements, Le Parc alters the perception of depth and produces optical effects that seem to imbue a static image with movement. The square, one of the most basic geometric shapes, thus loses its stable nature to become a module capable of transformation and multiplication.This research connects directly to the experiments the artist developed in the 1950s and 1960s, when he began exploring the possibilities of geometric abstraction and the phenomena of visual perception.
A multidisciplinary artist associated with kinetic art, Julio Le Parc studied at the Prilidiano Peuyrredón School of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, and in 1957 he began working within the abstract tradition. The following year, he moved to Paris on a French government scholarship, where he founded the Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel and joined the Nouvelle Tendance group. In 1966, he held his first solo exhibition at the Sage Gallery in Howard (New York), and that same year he won first prize at the Venice Biennale. In 1967, he participated in a major group exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and in 1972, the first retrospective of his work was held in Düsseldorf. His work is currently represented in the Tate Gallery in London, the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Proa Foundation in Buenos Aires, the Luis Ángel Arango Library in Colombia, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., among other public and private collections.