Bernar Venet's Instant Steel Sculptures
Bernar Venet has created a series of sculptures from steel bars weighing several hundred kilograms, twisted and coiled by a twenty-ton machine. These works, titled Lignes indéterminées aléatoires, give the illusion of a random fall of steel beams, akin to the drippings of a giant painter. Venet also practices photography, focusing on black through coal, tar, and bitumen.
Key facts
- Bernar Venet created sculptures from steel bars weighing several hundred kilograms.
- The steel bars are twisted and coiled by a twenty-ton machine.
- The series is called Lignes indéterminées aléatoires.
- The sculptures give the illusion of a random fall of steel beams.
- Venet's work is compared to the drippings of a giant painter.
- Venet also practices photography.
- His photography focuses on black through coal, tar, and bitumen.
Entities
Artists
- Bernar Venet
Sources
- artpress —