Julio Le Parc is an Argentinian artist best known for his pioneering works of Kinetic Art.
Depicting labyrinthine spaces using optical illusions and mirrored surfaces, many of Le Parc’s prints, watercolor paintings and other works predate the Op Art movement. “I wanted to leave aside sentimentality to allow accessibility to people who had no history, to involve them,” he once reflected. “I was attacking the static nature of artworks. More importantly, I was attacking the idea of the extraordinary artist.”
Born on September 23, 1928 in Mendoza, Argentina, Le Parc attended the School of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires before moving to Paris in 1958. Le Parc along with Yvaral reacted to the expressive approach of Tachisme and CoBrA artists like Karel Appel and Jean Dubuffet, by creating a controlled sensorial experience for the viewer.
In 1966, Le Parc received the Grand Prize in Painting at the 33rd Venice Biennale. In 2016, Le Parc was the subject of his first solo museum exhibition in North America, “Form in Action,” which opened at the Pérez Art Museum Miami and included over 100 works. The artist currently lives and works in Cachan, France. Today, his works are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.
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Julio Le Parc "Continuel Lumière mobile" Kinetic artwork, ca. 1968
By Julio Le Parc
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Julio Le Parc — “Continuel Lumière Mobile” Kinetic artwork, ca. 1968. Edition Denise René. A refined kinetic work composed of a white lacquered metal panel held between two black-lac...
Metal
MCM Kinetic Painted Steel Mobile by C. Jere for Artisian House
By Curtis Jeré, Artisan House
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and very difficult to find MCM kinetic painted steel mobile by C. Jere for Artisian House, circa 1987. The piece is in good vintage condition and can fluctuate in size based on...
Steel
$20,499
H 47.25 in W 78.75 in D 19.69 in
Midcentury Modern Metal Mobile, Kinetic Sculpture by Derick Pobell, Germany
By Derick Pobell
Located in Antwerp, BE
Kinetic Mobile designed and made by Derick Pobell, Germany. Five parts, painted metal in black, arranged with metal bars and wire.Signed. One kinetic sculpture in motion is a feast ...
Metal
$525
H 12 in W 20 in D 12 in
Vintage Mary Frances Kinetic Multicolor Film Mobile Unused in Original Packaging
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful vintage small (20" wide) kinetic film mobile by Mary Frances, preserved unused in its original packaging and accompanied by the artist's original signed instruction sheet. ...
Metal
Kinetic Ball Sculpture Model Orbit Swinging Mobile Vintage Denmark
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A charming vintage kinetic mobile composed of delicately balanced spheres, dating to the 1960s and manufactured in Denmark by Laurids Lønborg. Arranged in a graceful, sculptural comp...
Composition, Metal
$675
H 14 in W 28 in D 14 in
Vintage Mary Frances Kinetic Multicolor Film Mobile Unused in Original Packaging
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful vintage large (28" wide) kinetic film mobile by Mary Frances, preserved unused in its original packaging and accompanied by the artist's original signed instruction sheet. ...
Metal
Art Glass Dove by Aldo Nason Murano ca. 1968
By Aldo Nason
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Dove by Aldo Nason Murano ca. 1968 A rare Murano art glass dove designed and manufactured by Aldo Nason in the late 1960s. Dark handblown glass with colorful zanfirico and gold leave inclusions covered with a clear glass overlay. The dove is similar to the famous Yokohama glasses which Nason produced in his own workshop after he left A.V.E.M. in 1967. The Yokohama vases...
Gold Leaf
Studio-Made Modernist Mobile, Small
Located in Dallas, TX
A studio-made modernist mobile; mustard yellow, blue, opium red. This innovative art form, rooted in the principles of modernism, emphasizes minimalism, abstraction, and the intrinsi...
Metal
Abstract Kinetic Mobile Sculpture by Arthur Bauman, USA, 1970s
Located in Troy, MI
Kinetic stabile sculpture by Arthur Bauman USA circa late 1970's Abstract table top mobile in painted steel with blue disc element and golden yellow triangle forms, suggestive of an...
Metal
Kinetic Ball Sculpture Model Orbit Swinging Mobile Vintage Denmark
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A charming vintage kinetic mobile composed of delicately balanced spheres, dating to the 1960s and manufactured in Denmark by Laurids Lønborg. Arranged in a graceful, sculptural comp...
Composition, Metal
$7,400
H 45 in W 55 in D 1 in
An Abstract Kinetic Mobile Sculpture in Red Blue and Black by Arthur Bauman 1977
Located in Wiscasset, ME
An abstract kinetic sculpture with balanced parts created by Arthur Bauman. Arthur Bauman originally created this piece in 1977 as a commission for a client's home in Singapore. The...
Aluminum
Kinetic Ball Sculpture Model Orbit Swinging Mobile Vintage Denmark
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A charming vintage kinetic mobile composed of delicately balanced spheres, dating to the 1960s and manufactured in Denmark by Laurids Lønborg. Arranged in a graceful, sculptural comp...
Composition, Metal
Kinetic Ball Sculpture Model Orbit Swinging Mobile Vintage Denmark
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A charming vintage kinetic mobile composed of delicately balanced spheres, dating to the 1960s and manufactured in Denmark by Laurids Lønborg. Arranged in a graceful, sculptural comp...
Composition, Metal
Otto Natzler Mobile 1964
By Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Located in Chicago, IL
Otto Natzler Mobile 1964 abalone shell, aluminum, thread 50 h × 40 w × 12 d in (127 × 102 × 30 cm) The shell fragments were collected along California's central coast. A large and ex...
Shell
Kinetic Ball Sculpture Model Orbit Swinging Mobile Vintage Denmark
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A charming vintage kinetic mobile composed of delicately balanced spheres, dating to the 1960s and manufactured in Denmark by Laurids Lønborg. Arranged in a graceful, sculptural comp...
Composition, Metal
$2,800 / item
+ 1 moreH 27 in W 16 in D 16 in
Circle Mobile Pendant LED Kinetic Sculpture with Blown Glass and Brass Rings
By Aurora Lampworks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mobile series combine sculpture with lighting, invoking motifs from atomic models and the space age. The concentric rings can be spun and reconfigured, inviting play and whimsy. ...
Brass