Contemporary Modern Framed Signed Mixed-Media by Farhi Farhigraph Space Dynamics

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Contemporary Modern Framed Signed Mixed-Media by Farhi Farhigraph Space Dynamics

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For your consideration is an exquisite, square, framed mixed media art, entitled "Space Dynamics," signed by Jean Claude Farhi, circa 1980s. In excellent condition. The dimensions of the frame are 29" Sq x 2" D. This beautiful example of Opt Art ives the illusion of movement by the precise use of pattern and colour, or in which conflicting patterns emerge and overlap. Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely are its most famous exponents. Fahri was born in Paris, in 1940. From 1946 to 1957 he lived in Bogota, Colombia. Upon his return, he studied art at the "Beaux Arts" of Nice. He meets Danielle Giraudy, who will later become the curator at the Picasso Museum in Antibes. In 1959, Jean-Claude had his first one - man exhibition in Nice, and met the artists Cesar and Armand. This was the beginning of a friendship which is still strong today. (Cesar passed away recently.) In 1960, Farhi joined the army and was sent to Algeria, where he served as a medic. In 1962, upon his return, he continues to paint, but he is obliged to work in the family shoe business due to the death of his father. In 1965, Farhi had a showing at the Galerie du Damier in Paris. In 1966, he takes used engine pieces that he solders and colors, and turns them into sculptures presented on chromed metallic bases. From 1967, he incorporates various plastic elements into his sculptures. Due to his research into plastics, Farhi starts to make sculptures exclusively using methylpolymethacrylate. A major breakthrough comes in 1968, when he has an exhibition of his plastic and metallic sculptures, with the title "Chromplex", at the Iris Clert Gallery in Paris. This is where he stopped being a regional artist and became known on a national and international level . Consequently, Farhi became an assistant to Cesar for a number of years and traveled throughout Europe with him. From 1969 to 1973, due to his personal relationship with the Italian manufacturers of Plexiglas, Fahri becomes a recognized expert in working with this material. In 1981, Fahri decides to split his time between his atelier in Soho, New York, and his atelier in the South of France. In 1989, the first monumental sculpture with variable geometry was shown in New Canaan. Immediately thereafter, in 1990, there is the inauguration of his grandiose sculpture attached to an office building, opposite the airport in Nice, France. Its size, 100 ft. high, by 63 ft. wide, and weighing 21 tons make it the largest sculpture ever done in perspex.

Creator:
Jean-Claude Farhi (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Length: 29 in (73.66 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1980s
Condition:
Seller Location:
Keego Harbor, MI
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2715320611352