Untitled
1964
wood
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1964
wood
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting looks like a grid of colored rectangles stacked in rows. Each section has bright, shifting colors—reds, blues, greens—inside oval shapes. Thin black lines separate the blocks, and the whole thing sits on a solid black base. The colors aren’t flat; they change based on where you stand. That’s because the painting has moving parts—plastic strips that shift the light and hue. It’s not just paint on canvas; it’s interactive. Check out how Carlos Cruz-Diez used color and movement in his work.