The Vitral de Otazu Project
Vitral
de Otazu
It is an adventure not in the present, but in time, in the future.
Carlos Cruz-Diez
D.O.P. Pago de Otazu · 2013–2042
Vitral de Otazu
by Carlos Cruz-Diez
From the 2013 vintage until 2042, Vitral de Otazu is the most singular and ambitious project of the winery. Known as <em>Chrominterferences of Otazu</em>, it narrates the transformation of a wine into a work of art through the gaze of the Venezuelan master Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923–2019), an essential figure in world kinetic and optical art.
Cruz-Diez created 30 different works —one per vintage— especially conceived for the bottles and boxes of Vitral. The Chrominterferences are made up of two layers: a sequence of parallel colour lines as a base and a pattern of superimposed black lines that generates the interference. The result is colours that do not exist on the physical support and that transform before the viewer’s gaze.
Both the bottle and the box are signed and numbered by the Master, and each piece includes a certificate of authenticity.
Carlos Cruz-Diez
The documentary of the Master Carlos Cruz-Diez’s Project
The Collection
Work of
1 bottle
The 1-bottle case contains a Chrominterference Otazu that, together with those of other vintages, allows you to build a hexagonal tower. After 30 years it will become a work of art built piece by piece, year after year.
- Limited edition · 1,000 cases per vintage
- Signed and numbered by Carlos Cruz-Diez
- Certificate of authenticity included
Work of
3 bottles
Separated from the case, the Chrominterferences are mounted on the wall with a special magnet system, following the pattern conceived by the Master. After 30 years, the result is a mural work of 2.10 m × 1.80 m composed of the 30 individual pieces.
- 200 cases per vintage
- Final work: 2.10 m × 1.80 m
- 90 × 10³⁰ possible combinations
Carlos Cruz-Diez · 1923–2019
The Master
Carlos Cruz-Diez (Caracas, 1923 – Paris, 2019) is one of the essential figures of 20th-century kinetic and optical art. His work is based on creating experiences through colour, space and light: colours that are not on the support but appear before the spectator’s eyes, that change with movement, that live in time.
The name Vitral is inspired by the alabaster stained-glass windows of the Otazu Barrel Hall —the Cathedral of Wine— and alludes to the chromatic atmospheres of a cathedral’s stained glass. Cruz-Diez recognised that same spirit in Otazu and responded with the only possible answer: creating 30 works, one per year, from the present towards the future.
«It is an adventure not in the present, but in time, in the future»
— Carlos Cruz-Diez