Entropê

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Artwork sold in perfect condition Artwork location France Entropê 2014-2015 Glass copper oxide copper solid oak Glass element 235 x 136 cm / Pedestal table 104 x 52 x 52 cm Edition of 3 + 2 EA Made by CIRVA Marseille glass / Atelier Marc Descarrega Paris cabinetmaking I worked at the International Center for Research on Glass and Plastic Arts CIRVA for a period that spanned two years The work entitled Entropê stems from my observation of the blower from the preparation of the workshop to the precise and repetitive gestures of the craftsman through his panoply of tools of which the cane is the keystone I wanted to create a sculpture that would also evoke the rotational movement applied to the cane during hot work The shape of the spinning top emerged At the same time my interest in fluxes led me to reflect on the electrical properties of glass at low temperature it is insulation while it becomes conductive at high temperature I then stopped on another o bjet the high voltage line insulator to design a hybrid sculpture that mixes this shape and that of a top During the working sessions at CIRVA I always imagined that the insulating character of solid glass should coexist with its conductive counterpart represented here by a copper plate on which the object would quite simply be placed The question of the pedestal then arose To extend the artisanal process of making the work I turned to a cabinetmaker and we designed solid oak furniture according to my conceptual and aesthetic expectations One of the main characteristics that I wanted to give to this pedestal table with its simple and refined shapes was to appear timeless When we look at the final device we can think by its design and craftsmanship that it emanates from another time Read more