“Through my works, I have always sought to get spectators to behave differently,” states Julio Le Parc, 91, an emblematic figure in the history of art. “I wanted to find ways to fight passivity, dependency and ideological conditioning by helping viewers develop their ability to think, compare, analyze, create and act.”
His recent limited-edition table centerpiece collection for French porcelain manufacturer Bernardaud is a good example. Covered with a band of colour and textured lines that gradually progress in steps, Déplacement Sur Plateau (Displacement on a Plateau) recalls his Displacement series sculptures with reflective blades that fragment and multiply the image to offer bewildering optic effects as a viewer walks around them.
Then there’s his signature Continual-Light-Cylinder, of which he has been making variations since 1962. Presented at his debut solo exhibition in Asia at Galerie Perrotin in Hong Kong earlier in the year and affixed to the ceiling for the first time, it gave visitors the impression of directly stepping inside the mesmerizing and contemplative artwork as they lay on a mattress looking up at the construction of wood, superimposed rotating metal discs, lamps, Plexiglas mirrors and motors, which diffused fractioned light rays in a circle within a pitch-black space.
Drawing you in
At the heart of Julio’s multisensory works is the viewer's experience and allowing the viewer to make sense of the artwork based on what he or she sees.
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