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Gary Cruz
Pupil #2, 2022, digitally made abstract print, edition of 3, signed

2022

$650
£497.14
€568.92
CA$925.13
A$1,001.64
CHF 532.53
MX$12,080.52
NOK 6,696.84
SEK 6,243.36
DKK 4,249.13

About the Item

Pupil #2 suggests a rose window, a star chart, or a rotating mandala. The faint, glowing greenish points orbiting the darkened center also carry the implication of a clock face, with their circular rhythm evoking the steady passage of time. This introduces temporality into the act of seeing: perception not only as spatial and visual, but also as unfolding across duration. The palette shifts subtly from earthen brown to radiant violets and magentas at the base, grounding the composition with a bodily warmth, while the central geometry pulls the gaze upward into a more cosmic register. In this way, Pupil #2 bridges the interior and the universal: the eye as both aperture of the self and a lens onto vastness, and also as a timepiece, reminding us that looking is never static but always bound to the present moment. In the context of the At the Center of Seeing series, this piece emphasizes perception as an unfolding architecture—part biological mechanism, part spiritual diagram, part temporal instrument. It suggests that to see deeply is to encounter not only what lies before us, but also the structure and passage of time itself. This archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image and paper size is 27.75" x 16" with hand torn edges. Signed within the image, lower right. Framing is recommended before shipping. All work is shipped flat, not rolled. In this recent work, the artist has focused on the production of abstract painterly images using a variety of digital methods and processes. These new images are at, what he calls, the “Center of Seeing” - closeups of a moment in time and space from the center of his digitally made kaleidoscopic videos. These captured images contain circle, star, or other primal geometric shapes – some resembling mandalas or flowers of a new interior space. Spiritual, psychological, with an emanating quality of light, they are vaguely familiar yet new. Mr. Cruz is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Grant. His first solo show was at White Columns, New York City in 2003. His last solo show “I’ll Take you There” was at the Olympia Project, Bushwick, in 2020. His studio is located in the Flower District in Manhattan.
  • Creator:
    Gary Cruz (1961)
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.75 in (70.49 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2014210526912

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