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Brutalist Kinetic Art Table Lamp
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ProfessionalThiers, FranceOn Whoppah since February 2024 • 23 sales
Product description
A brutalist table lamp from the 1960s-70s, made of reconstituted stone and decorated with a stylized female face in intaglio. A true piece of kinetic art, this lamp reflects the style of Roy Adzak and his "hollow-face illusion" in negative relief. The sculpture is inverted and carved in intaglio, giving the viewer the illusion of facial movement, as if the sculpture were following them with its gaze as they move. The material (cut stone powder) and the raw, brush-worked back are hallmarks of 1970s brutalist design. The idea was to create a dialogue between the raw mineral material (very heavy and cold) and a warm light source. The reconstituted stone powder gives a very aesthetically pleasing travertine effect. Produced in a small, handcrafted series as lamp-sculptures by an unidentified French art publisher, hence the "Modèle Déposé / LOI 1957" stamp on the base. The mask is actually hollow (concave), but the brain only recognizes faces in three dimensions (convex). Light placed inside the cavity cancels out natural shadows. The brain "corrects" the image, and as soon as the viewer moves, the parallax is reversed: the light and the hollow create visual movement, and the face appears to move its head. In very good overall condition, supplied with electrical system and bulb, functionality not guaranteed upon delivery. Dimensions: 17.5 x 11 x 13 cm.
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ConditionVery goodColorsBeige, CremeMaterialStoneNumber of items1Height17 cmWidth13 cmDepth11 cm
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ProfessionalThiers, FranceOn Whoppah since February 2024 • 23 sales