Antoine Josse

Méfie-Toi Des Hommes - Beware of Men

2021

Josse’s creative approach as an artist revels in the concept of his works through their effluence. His works are captivating, revealing motifs and enigmatic beings living life intens...

Josse’s creative approach as an artist revels in the concept of his works through their effluence. His works are captivating, revealing motifs and enigmatic beings living life intens...

‘Black Undulation’ is an abstract kinetic art wall sculpture created by Venezuelan artist Jose Margulis in 2017. Featuring a palette made of black and white, this PVC and plexiglass sculpture features a juxtaposition of lines, whose subtle variation of height and colors creates a combination of geometrical shapes. The minimalist quality of this piece infuses it with a sense of simplicity while the kinetic approach plays with our eye beautifully. Walking along the piece will allow you to embrace it fully. With its exquisite flowing 3D movement and nice proportions, this kinetic 2020 abstract sculpture will be a strong focal point in any room, whether placed above a sofa, console table or enfilade. Jose Margulis was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1970. He traces his love of art to his studying photography as a young man before working for his family’s digital printing business. Today he begins most of his pieces as a digital creation which he then brings to life in a 3D world. Most of his work is created with acrylic sheets of various colors, textures, shapes and levels of translucency. “I treat my three-dimensional pieces as light traps or secret blueprints, in which by controlling the placement of its components, I’m able to create intriguing 3-D containers.” The patterns and shapes of his pieces come alive based on the angles and intensity and saturation of light at any moment, or throughout the day. Jose tends towards a bright and fully saturated color palette which is heavily influenced by the traditional Mexican arts and craft...

'Dual Perspectives' was the award winning piece submitted in 2017 by J. Margulis to the BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Artisan Series of 2000 international artists. This wall sculpture is a perfect example of Margulis's work which is based on Geometric abstractionism and Kinetic art, influenced early on by his encounters with the works of Venezuelan kinetic artist Jesús Soto...

"Probe" is created by hand building with clay, firing the form, painting, drawing with graphite, as well as painting with graphite powder, mica powder and acrylic medium on the surfa...

"Twine" is created by hand building with clay, firing the form, painting, drawing and painting with graphite and spraying with a matte varnish. The thick and thin of lines and positi...

Tibetan prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom. The flags do not carry prayers to gods, which is a common miscon...

"Displaced Illusion 72 WG" is from Margulis' recent body of works. It is a unique piece with 1 AP. Margulis’ utmost concern is the creation of geometric shapes conceived mostly by ch...