Esfera virtual amarilla 1983 500 x 500 x 500 cm

Sphère bleue de Paris 2000 250 x 200 x 200 cm

Sphère Concorde 1996 257 x 184 x 184 cm

Jesus Rafael Soto

Noted as a defining figure of both the Op Art movement and Kinetic Sculpture, Jesus Rafael Soto employed industrial and synthetic materials such as nylon and steel to produce his trademark sculptural reliefs. Soto’s work dealt with pure abstraction, color theory, and the dynamic between background and foreground, as seen in works such as Vibration Blanc et Jaune (paint on wood and metal, 1959), in which the artist stimulates optical effects through the manipulation of color relationships, combining hurried black lines with interruptions of yellow and white.

Venezuelan, 1923–2005, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, based in Paris, France

LACMA

Since its inception in 1965, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography, in addition to representing Los Angeles's uniquely diverse population.