Gego (Gertrude Goldschmidt, 1912–1994) was born in Germany, where she was received a thorough education as an architect and engineer at the prestigious Stuttgart University. The spirit of Constructivism and the formal discipline of Bauhaus were features that guided Gego’s first artistic projects. After the breakout of World War II, the artist was forced to emigrate from Germany because of her Jewish origins. She settled in Venezuela. At that time, South America was witnessing an explosion of new artistic currents such as op-art and kinetic art. Due to formal similarities, Gego was seen as following in the footsteps of the main representatives of these trends, e.g. Carlos Cruz-Diez, Jesús Rafael Soto, and the Hungarian “father” of op-art, Victor Vasarely. Still, many aspects of Gego’s art make it difficult to place her oeuvre within these clearly defined currents. Using metal cables, the artist built open-work structures in large, empty spaces. The lightness of these structures made them appear to float and expand into infinity in these huge gallery interiors. Most likely, no heir to Constructivism or representative of op-art has utilized an equally original and poetic language, accompanied by such intellectual discipline, during the creative process.