Sandu Darie - Space column

multiple signatures: upper left, center left and right, lower right

collage, ink and graphite on paper

81 x 33 cm

The work is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Pedro de Oraá, co-founder of the group Los Diez Pintores Concretos, on October 11, 2013.

DOCUMENTARY DATA

A key figure in the Latin American concrete art movement, Romanian-born artist Sandu Darie is credited with bringing modern Cuban art to wider international attention. Darie moved to Cuba in 1941, amidst the rise of Stalinism; he became a prominent member of the Cuban avant-garde, and later represented the country at the São Paulo Biennial in 1953. As a member of the groups Arte Madí and Los Diez Pintores Concretos, Darie advocated for the use of non-figurative geometric abstraction in Latin America and developed ties with South American artists adept in concretism, such as the Slovak-Argentinian Gyula Kosice. Darie's combination of primary colors, geometric forms, and vertical and horizontal lines demonstrates the influence of Mondrian's neoplasticism on his practice, while his kinetic sculptures invite viewers to interact with them, creating their own geometries.

Throughout his life, Darie exhibited his works in many countries, including the USA, Japan, Cuba, France, and the Netherlands. His paintings are part of both private and public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague.

PROVENANCE

• Carstens Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.