وُلد عام 1923 في كاراكاس بفنزويلا. تُوفي عام 2019 في باريس بفرنسا.
يُعتبر كارلوس كروز دياز أحد الفاعلين التاريخيين في الفن الحركي من ستينيات القرن الماضي، وحسب وصفه لنفسه، هو فنان يُطبق انتظام العلماء. تتمحور ممارسات كارلوس كروز دياز حول ثلاثة حالات للون، وهي الطرح والإضافة والانعكاس. درس كارلوس تلك الحالات من خلال ثمانية خطوط بحثية؛ اللون الجمعي والتربيع اللوني والاستقراء اللوني والتداخل اللوني والتحول اللوني والتشبع اللوني والكرومسكوب واللون في المساحة. اشتهر الفنان بكونه مفكرًا لونيًا، وفرض على نفسه قيدًا وحيدًا يتعلق بأن يكون فعالاً فيما يريد قوله، وأن يأخذ عمله بعين الاعتبار ما هو عقلاني بقدر ما يتعامل مع ما هو. تصور عمله في حاضر مستمر مجرد من أي علامات زمنية، ما خلق واقعًا مستقلاً ومتطورًا، حيث كل شيء مقصود إن لم يكن مبرمجًا.
عُرضت أعماله مؤخرًا في عدد من العروض الفردية والجماعية، بما في ذلك معارض في جناح فرنسا في إكسبو 2020 دبي عام 2021، ومتحف بودونغ للفنون في شنغهاي عام 2022، ومتحف Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig (MUMOK) في فيينا عام 2019، ومتحف تاريخ الهجرة في باريس عام 2022، ومتحف الفن الحديث في نيويورك عام 2019، ومتحف الفنون الجميلة في هيوستن عام 2021، والمتحف الوطني المركزي للفنون الملكة صوفيا في مدريد عام 2021، ضمن أماكن أخرى.
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