Elias Crespi – Wikipedia

Elias Crespin (Caracas, 1965) is a Venezuelan artist.
He lives and works in Paris.

Elias Crespin studied computer science in Caracas. SEPTE OF ARTISTS – His grandmother is the Venezuelan artist of German origin Gertrud Goldschmidt (Gego) and his grandfather Gerd Leufert, painter and graphic – and son of mathematicians, creates in motion sculptures that calls “electrocinetics”. He began to work on his first sculpture in 2002. The idea came to him by visiting an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Caracas, in front of the Virtual Cube by Jesús Rafael Soto: by observing him he begins to reflect on the computer and mechanical solution that could make him move in space ^[first] .

He works on his first experimental work starting from his previous research in computer planning. Two years after, Electrochinetic mesh i It is finished. He starts working on other sculptures and immediately participates in collective exhibitions in Venezuela. His first personal is held at Cultural Production Channel of Caracas, in 2006.

In 2008 he moved to Paris, where he met Carlos Cruz-Diez, one of the most important Venezuelan living artists and residing in Paris, who encourages him and urges him to continue working without distractions. Just the research around the color of Cruz-Diez inspires him and begins to insert colored plexiglas elements in his sculptures ^[2] . His sculptures are now present in the collections of important international institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), El Museo del Barrio (New York), the Museo De Arte Latino American (Buenos Aires) and the Nacional de Bellas Artes Museum (Buenos Aires) and are exhibited in the whole world. His works are presented at the Denise René Gallery in Paris and at the Cecilia de Torres Ltd. Gallery in New York.

Its “electrocinetic” sculptures are composed of simple geometric figures and numerous elements: triangles, squares, rims, lines that float in the space suspended with nylon threads and slowly draw movements similar to a dance, thanks to a computer programming that translates moving mathematical formulas. The joint movement of the elements composes the choreography, the form in constant change of the work: the sculpture turns little by little, crosses the moments of chaos to then return to flow harmoniously.

The lighting often constitutes an additional element, the projected shadow creates the effects of splitting the work. The “texture” also is an integral part of it, the artist uses the most diverse materials: plexiglas, aluminum, stainless steel, copper and also plays with color.

His work Circuconcéntricos transparent of 2013 is exhibited within the exhibition Dynamo. A century of light and movement in art. 1913-2013 At the Grand Palais in Paris from 10 April to 22 July 2013, an exhibition dedicated to the history of art that has focused on the study of light and movement.

Personal:

• Electrocinetic , Cultural Production Channel, Caracas, Venezuela (2006)
• Hiperficies , Length Ars, Paris, France (2010)
• Visionary Collection Vol. 14. Elias Crespin Electrokinetics , Museum Haus constructive, Zurigo, Svizzera (2011)
• Elias Crespin. Parallels , Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York, NY, USA (2012)
• The op! Elias Crespin Museum museums in Hermeon, Paris, France (2012)
• Elias Crespin. Suspended time, Galerie de la Marine, Nice, France (2014)

Collective:

• Life Forms , Kinetica Museum, London, England (2006)
• Writings , Cecilia de Torres Ltd., New York, NY, USA (2009)
• North Looks South , Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, USA (2009)
• Eleven eleven types , Mendoza Sala, Caracas Foundation, Venezuela (2011)
• Cosmopolitan Routes , The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, USA (2011)
• Turbulence , Special cultureL Louis Visitton, Paris, France (2012)
• Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection , The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, USA (2012)
• Tribute to Denise René , Denise duge River, Paris, France (2012)
• Contemporary dialogues from collection , Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas, Venezuela (2012)
• Turbulence II , Villa Empain – Fondation Boghossian, Bruxelles, Belgio (2013)
• Interior travel , Private house, Brussels, Belgio (2013)
• Gestures of thought , La Verrière Business Foundation Hermès, Brussels, Belgio (2013)
• Kinetic art, digital art , Galerie Denise René Espace Marais, Parigi, Francia (2013)
• Cinetik! , Stämpfli Foundation, Sitges, Spagna (2013)
• Dynamo. A century of light and movement in art. 1913-2013 Children’s a palais, Paris, France (2013)
• Movements and lights , Center for Contemporary Art Frank Popper, Marcigny, Francia (2013)
• Homage to Denise René, Espace-Expression, Miami, FL, USA (2013)
• Drawing in Space, Monica de Cardenas Gallery, Zuoz, Switzerland (2014)
• Invisible structures, Klovicevi Dvori Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia – Fondition Vasarely, Aix-en-Provence, Francia (2014)
• Horizon required, Itinerant Museum in Ile-de-France (2014)

• The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, USA
• El Museo del Barrio, New York, Ny, Uas
• Collection Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, Miami, Fl, USA
• Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2005

«Armando Reverón Award» Au 61 Arturo Michelena Hall, Athenaeum of Valencia, Valencia, Venezuela

2004

« Artist’s Choice Award » à ArtBots 2005, Saints Michael and John’s Church, Dublino, Irlanda

Exhibition catalogs:

Elias Crespin. Suspended time, Text by Pierre Sterckx, Galerie de la Marine: Nice, France, 2014

Elias Crespin. Parallels, Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.: New York, Ny, USA,

Elias Crespin. Hiperficies , Long-uprges: Paris, France, 2010

Dynamo. A century of movement and light in art. 1913-2013 , edited by Serge Lemoine, Rmn: Paris, France, 2013

Turbulence II , Boghossian Foundation / Louis Vuitton cultural space: Brussels, Belgio, 2013

Articles:

Virginie Chuimer-Layen, “Elias Crespin and the poetry of kinetics”, in The Gazette de Drouot , n ° 6, 15 February 2013

Amélie Adamo, “Elias Crespin. Algorithm sculptor ”, in Absolutely art , 49, September/October 2012

Victoria Verlichak, «Geometric Choreographies», in Art Nexus , 78, 2010

Official web page of the artist