Biographical Elements
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Biographical Elements
(Updated on 10/04/2012)
| 1923 | Born in Caracas, on August 17th, Venezuela. |
| 1940 | Studies at the School of Fine Arts in Caracas, where he obtaines the diploma of professor in Applied Arts, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1944 | Designs the publications of the Creole Petroleum Corporation and illustrates other newspapers and publications, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1944 | Makes comics for various newspapers, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1946 | Works as creative director of advertising agency McCann-Erickson Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1947 | Travels to New York for an advertising training, United States. |
| 1947 | Held his first personal exhibition 12 Gouaches de Carlos Cruz-Diez, Instituto Venezolano-Americano, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1953 | Works as an illustrator for El Nacional newspaper and other publications, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1955 | Settled in El Masnou, Barcelona, Spain. |
| 1955 | Travels to Paris and visits the exhibition Le Mouvement at the Galerie Denise René, France. |
| 1956 | Exhibits his work at the Galerie Buchholz, in Madrid, where he presents the Parénquimas and the Objetos Rítmicos Móviles, Spain. |
| 1957 | Illustrator of literary publications of the Ministry of Education, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1957 | Founded the Estudio de Artes Visuales [Visual Arts Studio] for graphic and industrial design, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1958 | Adjunct director and painting professor at the School of Fine Arts, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1958 | Professor of typography and graphic design at the Escuela de Periodismo [Journalism School], Universidad Central, Venezuela. |
| 1959 | Creates his first Couleur Additive and Physichromie, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1960 | Settled permanently in Paris with his family, France. |
| 1961 | Participates at the exhibition Le Mouvement at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
| 1963 | Creates and develops the first series of Induction Chromatique, Chromointerférence et Transchromie Aléatoire, Paris, France. |
| 1963 | Participates at the exhibition Nove Tendencije 2, Zagreb, Croatia. |
| 1964 | Participates at the exhibition Le Mouvement 2 at the Galerie Denise René, Paris, France. |
| 1965 | Advisor of the Centre Culturel Noroît, Arras, France. |
| 1965 | Inaugurates at the Galerie Kerchache his first personal exhibition in Paris: Physichromies de Cruz-Diez. Œuvres de 1954 à 1965, France. |
| 1965 | Participates at the exhibition The Responsive Eye, Museum of Modern Art, New York, United States. |
| 1967 | Graphic visualizer and co-founder of the art magazine Robho, Paris, France. |
| 1967 | Participates at the exhibition Lumière et Mouvement held at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France. |
| 1969 | Installed Labyrinthe de Chromosaturation on the Boulevard Saint- Germain, Paris, France. |
| 1970 | Personal exhibition at the XXXV Biennale di Venezia, Venezuelan Pavilion, Venice, Italy. |
| 1972 | Taught “kinetic techniques” at the Unité d’Études et Recherches d’Arts Plastiques at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France. |
| 1973 | Opens a new workshop, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1973 | Jury member for the diploma of the École Supérieure des Beaux- Arts, Paris, France. |
| 1973 | Works on numerous large projects related to integrated architectural works, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1975 | Creates the Environnement Chromatique for the headquarters of the Union des Banques Suisses in Zürich, Switzerland. |
| 1980 | Opening of the travelling exhibition Didáctica y Dialéctica del Color at the Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1986 | Head of the Art Unit of the Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1989 | Published his book Reflexión sobre el Color, Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 1997 | Opening of the Museo de la Estampa y el Diseño Carlos Cruz-Diez [Carlos Cruz-Diez Museum of Print and Design], Caracas, Venezuela. |
| 2007 | Honorary Member of the Venezuelan Academy of Language, Venezuela. |
| 2009 | Opens an Atelier Cruz-Diez in Panama City, Republic of Panama. |
| 2009 | Publishes the second edition in Spanish and English of his book Reflexión sobre el Color, Madrid, Spain. |
| 2010 | Celebrates fifty years of life in France, Paris, France. |
| 2011 | Inaugurates his most important retrospective exhibition Carlos Cruz-Diez. Color in Space and Time, at The Museum of Fine Arts (MFAH), Houston, United States. |
| 2012 | Receives the rank of Officer of the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur, Paris, France. |
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Henan Art Museum
Nongye Road 8, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450002, China
12.05.12 - 30.06.12
Galerie Denise René - Espace Marais
22, rue Charlot
Paris 75003
France
Paris 75003
France
10.05.12 - 30.06.12
Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud
Rua Arthur de Azevedo n° 401
Sao Paulo 05404-010
Brazil
Sao Paulo 05404-010
Brazil
12.04.12 - 02.06.12
Hirshhorn Museum
Independence Ave & 7th St SW # 4, Washington D.C
23.02.12 - 12.08.12
La Maison Rouge, Fondation Antoine de Galbert
10 Boulevard de la Bastille,
75012 Paris, France
75012 Paris, France
17.02.12 - 20.05.12
Villa Datris
7, avenue des 4 Otages
84800, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
84800, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
06.04.12 - 04.11.12
Gallery 1285 Avenue of the Americas
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6031
New York, NY 10019-6031
28.02.12 - 30.05.12
Marion Gallery
PH Setenta 30, Local 103
Calle 70 Este con Matilde Obarrio de Mallet,
San Francisco, Panamá
Calle 70 Este con Matilde Obarrio de Mallet,
San Francisco, Panamá
27.05.10 - 31.12.12
