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]]>Indeed, there’s a plurality in his work based on a manipulation of light and mirrors, that expresses an infinite universe, lurking behind mirror and glass. “My work is my best attempt at giving the impossible, the infinite, a physical, objective existence,” says James. “The materials are merely an extension of the gesture.”
Born in England in 1974, and now based in Los Angeles, James has studied in London at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and graduated with a degree in fine art painting. Recent sculptures include a bright nickel octahedron, a solar black dodecagon, a 2.5-meter high crystal, and a triacontahedron.
According to James, his intention is to express science, spirituality, and philosophy in an object the purest and most honest way he knows how. Using a blend of high technology and centuries-old techniques, the end results are best experienced live.
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]]>“I think about people who like natural materials, like paper or wood,” Fiter explained in an interview with the Etsy blog. “That’s the kind of person I am; I like these materials in my home, too. I also think about making things that are quite simple in design.”
But creating something simple isn’t as simple as it seems. “First I think about what I could make and I start doing some sketches,” says Fiter, describing the process that goes behind the scenes. “Once I know the shape I want, I think about which mold would serve me best. I use different kinds of molds: Some are balloons, some are cardboard, some are made with funnels, and one lamp, the Metamorfozis, is made from a Coke bottle mold.”
According to Fiter, she was always drawn to manual work, enjoying activities like painting, sewing, and making furniture. Her love of lamps came later, during her Erasmus internship, while working with wood. “It’s great when you can reuse things that already exist and give them a second life,” she notes.
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]]>Each piece is custom made, with samples taken from people, places or things that hold a position of importance to the client. These samples of bacteria are grown into a unique piece in the form of commissioned work. “When producing a piece for commissioned work, the customer is very much involved in this process,” explained Klingler in an interview with Sixtysix Magazine, “getting to choose between the colors that grow or having a pure mix of all of them.”
According to the industrial designer, the finished custom products turn through this scientific-like process into vessels that contain past memories. “The possibilities are as individual as each one of us,” he writes on his website. These possibilities include swabbing the location of a first date, a personal souvenir from a memorable journey, or the remainder of loved one far away.
“We all consist of 10 times more bacteria than human cells,” Klingler states. “Every living being and place has its own unique and personal microbiological fingerprint. In a crossover between science, art, and industrial design, the bacteria lamp uses this fact to create stand out conversational pieces.”
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]]>“While others may develop one style and reproduce countless versions of it, for me, the creative process is a journey that takes you to places limited only by your imagination,” he explains on his personal website.
Originally from France, Godard moved to the United States in 1989 and is currently based in northwestern Connecticut, where his studio sits at the very edge of a nature preserve in the rolling foothills of the Berkshires. Working with raw materials such as wood and metal, his organic designs are in direct dialogue with his natural surroundings.
“I pride myself on having a keen eye for choosing the perfect materials,” he noted adding that these materials have beautiful natural curves, which makes his pieces unique and which define his work as that of a naturalist. Having a meadow right outside the studio also helps, as inspiration is aplenty.
Here are some of his original designs.
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]]>“I like to create an immersive installation,” he relayed in an interview with Visual Atelier 8. “Immersion is a central concept in my work because it gives the viewer new and unusual experiences in art and enriched the world of emotiveness. I am interested in developing multi-sensory creations that stimulate all the senses (sight, hearing, smell).”
Indeed, his art is best experienced live, with his work including holographic imagery, virtual reality installations projected shown on LCD screens and 3D printed sculptures. “I exclusively employ sensors that physically involve one’s body and its mobility in space,” says Chevalier. “Either lived by a spectator on his own or by a group, always creates surprising and unexpected results.”
Aside from being immersive, his work also aims to explore recurrent themes such as nature and artifice, flows and networks, virtual cities and ornate designs. The result is installations that are both playful as they are thought-provoking. Well worth following on Instagram.
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]]>“Though I am the architect of the lamp’s shape and pattern, the artisan who puts life in it, the light is a surprise, an illusion made real,” writes Krawczyński on his website, “it never brings boredom for it changes with every move of its source.”
Each piece takes much (much!) time to complete, and Krawczyński estimates that making one lamp takes him between 3-5 months of work, adding up to about 2-3 lamps per year. “For me, the quality, the perfection of the finished lamp, self-fulfillment, and satisfaction from my work are most crucial – they are more important than the number of lamps I can create,” he writes. “That is why I never repeat their patterns; each of my handmade lamps is matchless, extraordinary and will not be imitated in the future.”
By day, his lamps are a unique sculpture, but at night ornamental shadows fill the space, casting the patterns on the walls in enchanting ways. Take a look for yourself.
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]]>“I use feral animals in my work as a metaphor for man’s mismanagement and overuse of the environment,” said Parer in an interview with Kaltblut Magazine. “I am interested in how easily we anthropomorphize to tell our stories without fully acknowledging that we are animals too.”
Based in Tasmania, Parer’s public art takes her around the globe and has so far been exhibited in 100 cities. “I live in an island state in the south of Australia called Tasmania,” says Parer, explaining that “it is a land of great dramatic beauty with moody skies and landscapes and holding narrative qualities that I like to thread in my work. Light coming through the darkness depicts a sense of hope or spirituality.”
Inspired by the dramatic Tasmanian landscape, her artwork explores the natural world, in all its wonder and fragility. A worthy subject in this day and age. Follow her journey on Instagram.
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: @sophieaprilIndeed, her vivid environments mix luminous color and radiant light, provoking a heightened sensory awareness in the viewer. According to West, our understanding of color can only be realized through the presence of light. And so, by playing and adjusting the color, she brings out the intensity and composition of her spatial arrangements.
“My most vivid memories of childhood are based on light and color, not necessarily together but sometimes,” she recalled. “These experiences would be in a car, my dad driving through Barnsley town center, which at the time was lit with incandescent and neon lights. The light was much warmer then, an enticing glow.”
“I was always very perceptive, even as a child, and I would pay attention to the reflections on the floor, particularly on the wet floor so common in the north of England,” added the British artist. “I found it really alluring. I have a lot of memories of being driven about places and being in transit.”
Her work is best experienced in person, but you can also catch glimpses of it on West’s designated Instagram page.
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