Elias Crespin (born 1965) is a Venezuelan kinetic artist. Crespin is known for his moving, motorized sculptures, made of series of suspended geometric elements that slowly evolve and unfold in the air. He lives in Paris.
Elias Crespin
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Elias Crespin with one of his works
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| Born | 1965
Caracas, Venezuela
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| Notable work | L'Onde du Midi, 2020, Louvre |
| Style | Sculpture, kinetic art, robotic art |
In 2019 he was commissioned by Jean-Luc Martinez, director of the Louvre Museum, Paris, to create a sculpture. This followed commissions to Georges Braque, Anselm Kiefer, Cy Twombly, and François Morellet. In January 2020, L'Onde du Midi was inaugurated, hovering over 19th century stairs on the North side of the Louvre Colonnade. The work is a succession of 128 aluminium tubes, painted blue, that undulates from order to chaos following an algorithmic choreography.[1][2][3][4][5]
He was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
He started his career as an engineer and informatician. In 2000, he began experimenting with algorithms and motors to create "electrokinetic" sculptures. These led to his first piece, Malla electrocinética, in 2002.[6][7]
In 2008, he moved to Paris.[8]
His works feature in permanent collections such as the Louvre, the Maison de l’Amérique Latine in Paris, the Museum of Fine Arts[9], Houston, El Museo del Barrio in New York, the MALBA in Buenos Aires, or the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing[10]