Vibration, Jesús Rafael Soto
Jesús Rafael Soto
Vibration
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Jesús Rafael Soto

Vibration, 1961


Dimensions
99.0 x 99.5 x 23.0 cm
Physical Description
Acrylic on wood on iron wire
Inventory Number
SG 1243
Acquisition
Acquired in 1974
Status
Not on display

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About the Work

In actual fact, Jesús Rafael Soto's 'Vibration' stands still. It is the viewer who has to move for its shimmering, almost hypnotic effects to unfold to the full. The work consists of thin, pendulum-like wires lined up on the flat, finely striped surface. Mounted in front of that, in the middle, is an energetically tangled wire configuration. This arrangement changes its effect depending on the angle at which it is viewed. It was these optical effects in conjunction with material, structure, movement and light which fascinated the Venezuelan painter and sculptor during the 1960s. That was when he created the objects out of wood and wire which he called 'Vibration Pictures'. They show Soto's own particular variation on Op Art, at a time when the serial experiments of the 1950s were linked with the new kinetic art. The viewer participation that would later become part of the artwork in the walkable 'Penetrables' is already being applied here in 'Vibration'.

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Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Vibration (Original Title)
Artist
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Acrylic on wood on iron wire
Material
Technique

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Administration
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, Foto: U. Edelmann
Acquisition
Acquired in 1974

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary
  • 5 Abstract Ideas and Concepts
  • 49D3213 parallel lines
  • 49D3221 irregularly curved line
Secondary
Associative
  • 31B4 hypnosis and suggestion

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15.05.2023