Luis Tomasello (Argentinian b. 1915)
Having studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Tomasello settled in Paris in 1957. Here he exhibited with a group of artists whose research took them from constructivist abstraction to cinetism, an art form founded on optical illusion popular during 1950-1963. Tomasello was represented by the avant-garde Galerie Denise René and showed at numerous national and international exhibitions of Op-Art, including the landmark show 'La Lumière et le Mouvement' (1967). Tomasello also exhibited at the Salons de Mai and the 'Realités Nouvelles' in Paris. One-man shows were held at the Museum of Buenos Aires (1962), the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris (1976), Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid (1981) and at the Haus Ludwig Museum, Saarlouis (1996).
Tomasello is particulary known for his 'Atmosphères chromoplastiques' in which he poses white cubes on a identical white background, creating an engaging optical effect of play of light and shadows.
Tomasello's work is included in the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, the New York University Museum, the KrMüller Museum, Otterlo and the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris.