In any case, these works represent an original variant of op art; the set is marked by thrilling visual activity, while each painting maintains its own significant individuality. The synthesis of this gesture—the active diagonals, their suggested movement—makes for an unusual case in the history of twentieth-century abstraction, where meticulous structural execution takes on the signifying value of a collective whole.


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VICENTE ROJO (1932–2021)
México bajo la lluvia 106, 1982
Mexico in the Rain 106
Acrylic on canvas
Acquisition, 2005