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Laurent Martin Lo, Bamboo "Kinetic" Sculpture, France, circa 2000

$26,359.16
£19,622.68
€22,000
CA$36,105.46
A$40,157.15
CHF 20,968.82
MX$488,669.81
NOK 267,803.78
SEK 251,152.70
DKK 167,478.32
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Laurent Martin Lo, Bamboo "Kinetic" sculpture, bamboo in balance, lightness and flexibility, Bamboo, rope and counterweight, France, circa 2000. Measures: 110 x 290 cm. The gravity-defying bamboo sculptures by Laurent Martin “Lo” swing in the air, drawing curves of harmony like the gracious strokes of Chinese calligraphy. His creations immerse the viewer in the physical and sensorial virtues of the organic Material. Following the knots and fibres of the plant, the sculptures’ structure is shaped using tension and fishing rods. The bamboo is then dried for months, exposed to the strong Mediterranean elements. This intervention is the basis for the final pieces which are constructed with the organic Material, fishing lines and metal and ceramic weights. Like Calder’s mobiles, the sculptures follow strict mathematical laws of movement and balance. His manipulation of the bamboo plants from solid canes to thin and articulating contours, creates mobile sculptures where the artwork consists of not only the bamboo itself, but also the intangible hollow space within and the shadows and silhouettes they project. A fragile harmony is achieved through opposites: flexibility and strength, fullness and void, light and shadow, movement and quietness.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 114.18 in (290 cm)Diameter: 43.31 in (110 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bamboo
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 2000
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Nice, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU935733382172

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