{"product_id":"grazia-varisco-riquadri-neri-rosso-1967","title":"Grazia Varisco — Riquadri neri (+rosso) (1967)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrazia Varisco (b. 1937, Milan) is one of the most authoritative protagonists of Italian kinetic and programmed art. From the early 1960s her research has centred on the relationship between space, light, perception and movement, placing the viewer at the heart of the visual experience. A member of the Gruppo T, she contributed decisively to the development of Arte Programmata, creating works that shift with the point of view and with the interaction between object and environment, anticipating many concerns of contemporary practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiquadri neri (+rosso)\u003c\/em\u003e, executed in 1967, belongs to the most significant phase of that research, in which the artist explored the possibilities of visual perception through geometric structures, transparencies and superimpositions. The work is built on a grid of black and red elements applied to industrial glass, capable of generating continuous optical effects and perceptual variations: as the angle of observation and the incidence of light change, the composition appears to move while remaining physically still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe red element is inserted as a point of tension within a rigorous geometry, introducing rhythm and depth and amplifying the dialogue between real space and perceived space. As in the artist's most emblematic works, movement is not mechanical but originates in the viewer's gaze, making the spectator an integral part of the creative process. Works from the second half of the 1960s form the most sought-after historical core of Varisco's production; her oeuvre is held in the permanent collections of institutions including the Museo del Novecento, MAXXI, the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea and the Museum of Modern Art, and has been shown in recurring international museum and biennial contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collecto Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58063579775316,"sku":"4309","price":88000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/9083\/7588\/files\/file-1784886238574-Grazia_Varisco_Milano_1937_-_Riquadri_neri_rosso.png?v=1793446536","url":"https:\/\/collectoarchive.com\/products\/grazia-varisco-riquadri-neri-rosso-1967","provider":"Collecto Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}