Colombia, 1928–2010 · Geometric abstraction and Op art

Omar Rayo

Omar Rayo (Roldanillo, Colombia, 1928–2010) was a painter, sculptor and printmaker. His language — grids of ribbons, knots and labyrinths, most often in black and white with accents of color — belongs to geometric abstraction and Op art. In 1981 he founded the Museo Rayo de Dibujo y Grabado Latinoamericano in his home town, which today holds more than 11,000 works by artists from across the continent.