In an artistic language based on finding movement in the artistic sculpture, French artist Antoine Devilleux presents his first exhibition in the Middle East in "Mad Gallery" in Dubai, under the title "Psychical". The exhibition carries 12 artworks, including 10 works that are solid, well-known, and motion-based car models, while in the other two works it attracts the public in the Emirates by presenting a model of the Burj Khalifa, which not only sees one of the most beautiful skyscrapers in the world, but also a large symbol For the progressive spirit of the UAE and its ability to achieve the impossible, it also offers a building in the form of cubes. This exhibition, which runs until the end of December, is based on presenting the art of movement, which the viewer can track by turning around the work, to build a relationship with the work of changing and changing rhythm.
Optical manipulation
Devilo manipulates the recipient’s visual state through the circular motions he creates in the wheels of the cars he designs, as well as through the cross lines that make up the bodies of cars, so these bodies all seem to be in motion, as if the car is traveling at a very fast speed on a highway. Indeed, the French artist's works are unique in the optical illusion that he creates by rotating the base of the artwork, which gives the feeling that the sculptures are moving, leaving the viewer surprised about the technique used to find such a movement.
New technology
It took over a year for Deville to accomplish it, as he worked on a new technology called "anodizing", in which he relied on staining the metal effectively while maintaining the metallic appearance of the material. These minerals, which make up the bodies of cars in limited-edition artworks, intentionally put them in the form of bars with high accuracy and in successive layers to produce artworks in a modern framework. As for the two figures for photographing the towers, they are supported by Devilo's educational background in the field of architecture, as it works to form the towers in the same way as in cars, and by relying on the successive layers to form the work, but it uses purely engineering standards to be identical to real buildings while ensuring the use of transparent material That allows the design and its layers to be seen by seeing it from a specific distance and also moving around it.
Engineering properties
Devilo told «Emirates Today»: “I studied architecture, and for this I worked in a field similar to engineering construction. I was determined to continue making these figures. ” He pointed out that the technical design of the works is fixed, that no piece can be moved in the work even though it all appears to be in continuous motion, indicating that moving around the car is what makes it look like it is moving and moving, and this is due to the materials that were used inside the art pieces and the way Its design. Devilow stressed that a single piece of art takes approximately two weeks to complete according to the materials that are made of it, and that some designs may require two months work, pointing out that he offers special designs for Dubai, including the design of "Burj Khalifa", using his expertise in the field of architecture, which makes Working on this kind of piece of art holds a lot of passion and longing. On the challenges he faces in this type of business, he pointed out that they lie in work and design, so the main challenge lies in some cars that do not have a single plate, which are designs that require approximately two months to be completed, especially as they require work from inside and outside, pointing to When working on a material that cannot mix with another material, wood and stainless steel, for example, move in an opposite way, and this is why when wood is used it cannot be mixed with the steel, and the wood does not match the moisture, and this is why the cars made of steel were made in Dubai.
Burj Khalifa
The French artist presented a design for the Burj Khalifa that is more than a meter in height, with a depth of approximately half a meter, and he said about his choice to work on the design of the tower: “I chose to work on the tower due to its superb engineering design, so the height of the work exceeds a meter and its depth reaches half a meter, while it reaches It weighs up to 40 kilograms of stainless steel, ”relying on glossy and spaced stainless steel panels to represent multiple floors, which are crossed by groups of matte stainless steel panels.
- Divelo manipulated the visual status of the recipient through circular movements in the wheels of cars.
The artwork design is static, and no piece can be moved in the work.