Light lattice.Combining craft skills and fibre optic technology, this dazzling installation forms part of a major sculpture exhibition in Paris. As part of France's millennial celebrations, the city of Paris has organized a major international exhibition of contemporary sculpture -- Les Champs de la Sculpture 2000. Rather than being closeted clos·et·ed adj. Being In a state of secrecy or cautious privacy. in a gallery, the work of 52 artists (including Tony Cragg Tony Cragg (born 1949) is a British-born sculptor. Cragg was born in Liverpool; following a period of work as a laboratory technician he first studied art on the foundation course at the Gloucestershire College of Art and Design, Cheltenham and then at the Wimbledon School , Keith Haring Keith Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was a pre-eminent artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York street culture of the 1980s. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania but grew up in Kutztown and was interested in art from an early age. and Nam June Paik Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 - January 29, 2006) was a South Korean-born American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the first video artist.[1] He is considered by some[2] ) forms an impressive public display along the eastern section of the Champs Elysees Champs É·ly·sées A tree-lined thoroughfare of Paris, France, leading from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. Noun 1. . Freely combining elements of landscaping, collage, painting and electronic arts, many of the pieces reinterpret re·in·ter·pret tr.v. re·in·ter·pret·ed, re·in·ter·pret·ing, re·in·ter·prets To interpret again or anew. re the conventional definition of sculpture. Technolace, by young Finnish artist Helena Hietanen Helena Hietanen (born 1963) lives and works Helsinki, Finland. Education: University of Art and Design Helsinki. Exhibitions:
Housed in an aluminium and glass cube, Technolace is an exquisitely shimmering shim·mer intr.v. shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers 1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See Synonyms at flash. 2. light sculpture which imaginatively exploits modern fibre optics and different kinds of reflections. The cube is divided into two equal parts. A transparent glass case encloses an intricate lightweight lattice fabricate of from hundreds of thin optical fibres. Light streams through the lattice creating magical, sparkling reflections that ripple and scintillate around the glass box. The delicate mesh of circles, loops a d swirls recalls Finnish lace-making, a craft traditionally practised by women and the radiating light evokes inland's long, blissful summer nights. Individual al fibre optic strands are grouped into eight bundles connected to halogen light projectors set behind the glass. Along with air-conditioning systems, filters and timers to control the intensity and colour of light, the projectors are enclosed in an aluminium casing, supported by a tubular aluminium frame. The frame is constructed using simple bolted connections, which facilitates assembly and demounting. All components are light enough to be lifted by two workmen, so minimizing manpower. During the day, the sculpture is a passive, solid cube, its smooth surface of glass and aluminium reflecting the surrounding street life. As dusk falls, timers activate the projectors and light slowly pulsates through the fibres. The glowing mesh combines with coloured light from cars and streetlights to give the sculpture a disembodied, ethereal quality. In the dark, the shiny metal becomes a weightless, reflective surface, generating new geometries and illusions of transparency. Viewed from different angles it forms a brilliant, beguiling matrix of light. Artist Helena Hietanen Architects Mikko Summanen, Mikko Heikkinen |
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