The sculpture is called “Sol” by Colombian artist Edgar Negret, a pioneer in abstract geometric sculptures.

You can find it on the entrance grounds of the Rosewood Hotel San Miguel, a spot where they seem to favor large works of art that pulsate in a light wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.

The previous sculpture there was called “Britannia” and it was just as red.

It works, too.

Every time I pass the hotel I see this work from another angle, through a different filter, in a fresh perspective. Each time I pause to reassess it. “Sol” never grows old on me.

You can learn a little more about the artist Negret by clicking on the QR code in the image at right.

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It’s not art but it is red …