Point South / Stabile/mobile steel and aluminum sculpture

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Laurent Davidson
Point South / Stabile/mobile steel and aluminum sculpture
2017

About the Item

Point South — Calder-esque balancing mobile sculpture in red, yellow and blue by contemporary sculptor Laurent Davidson, whose ariel sculptural mobiles and stabiles (balancing table sculptures) are inspired by nature and composed like music. A stunning, provocative work of art. One of a kind 'South Point' is 9 1/2 x 13 x 17 inches. Created with lightweight aluminum and steel piano wire, and using the same beautiful Japan pigments that Alexander Calder used on his mobiles, the table sculpture dances in mid air, creating visual poetry. The work is at once uplifting, joyous and elegant. Perfect for a home or office. Both the base and top are artist signed and dated. Laurent Davidson was born in New York City, then moved with his family in 1953 at the age of 4 to the Loire Valley in France. There he lived and was educated for the next twenty years. The grandson of internationally distinguished portrait sculptor, Jo Davidson. Laurent attended the Beaux Arts school in Tours, France, prior to working in lithography printing, art conservation and restoration. Laurent first experimented with “Mobiles” at the age of thirteen when living in Saché, France, next door to Alexander Calder, the world renowned artist who developed and popularized the unique art of Mobile making. Calder’s daughter married Laurent’s uncle and they all lived together in the same village of Saché. It was the study of music and chromatic harmony that initiated a renewed interest in sculpture and Mobile making. Made of elemental shapes composed in rhythms and colors, set on a point or suspended in the air, Mobiles can be considered to be part of the wind instrument family. Exploring their similarity to musical scales or phrases, Laurent aspires to convey the relationship between the visual arts and music. Mobiles floating in space and time can be interpreted as “harmonic progressions” and their movement as “variations.” Working with aluminum and steel, Laurent creates Mobiles and StabiloMobile sculptures for interiors as well as for outdoors. Each sculpture is painted with Japan Colors, an oil base paint that dries to a flat finish so that the colors are visible from all angles. His large outdoor installations are made of heavy gauge metals and painted with durable weather-resistant paints. Laurent Davidson’s word has exhibited and is collected worldwide.

Creator:
Laurent Davidson (American, French)
Creation Year:
2017
Dimensions:
Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)Depth: 17 in (43.18 cm)
Medium:
Steel,Stainless Steel,Paint
Movement & Style:
Contemporary
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Artist signed, dated. Condition excellent.
Gallery Location:
Burlingame, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: FDDAVL0091stDibs: LU37532049093