248 - JULIO LE PARC (Mendoza, Argentina, 1928 – France, 2026).

JULIO LE PARC (Mendoza, Argentina, 1928 – France, 2026). “Espace,” Space Series, c. 1980. Stencil on paper. Edition 77/100. Signed and numbered. Measurements: 32.5 x 25 cm. This work belongs to the Espaces series, created by Julio Le Parc around 1980, and is an example of his exploration of visual perception, light, and the construction of space through geometric elements. The composition is structured around angular forms and seemingly three-dimensional volumes that appear to float against a subtly textured background. The orange tones, combined with areas of shadow and gradations of light, create a sense of depth and movement that transforms a two-dimensional surface into an illusory optical space. A multidisciplinary artist associated with kinetic art, Julio Le Parc studied at the Prilidiano Peuyrredón School of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, and in 1957 he began working in the abstract style. The following year, he moved to Paris on a French government scholarship, where he founded the Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel and joined the Nouvelle Tendance group. In 1966, he held his first solo exhibition at the Sage Gallery in Howard (New York), and that same year he won first prize at the Venice Biennale. In 1967, he participated in a major group exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and in 1972, the first retrospective of his work was held in Düsseldorf. His work is currently represented in the Tate Gallery in London, the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Proa Foundation in Buenos Aires, the Luis Ángel Arango Library in Colombia, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., among other public and private collections.