4 pas dans les nuages
1966
Blue plexiglas, white neon, painted iron
200 x 237 x 60.5 cm (78 3/4 x 93 5/16 x 23 13/16 in.)
Behind a cloud of plexiglass and painted metal, a neon bird in flight shines a diffuse light on the flat surface. Linking two of Martial Raysse's favourite materials, plastic and neon, 4 Pas dans les nuages (4 Steps in the Clouds) unites colour in the mass with living colour. This incongruous combination, which shows a blue cloud, deviates from naturalism and produces a powerful visual effect.
Raysse often uses neon for its flashiness, but here its vibrancy is obliterated. Reduced to a white light with blurry contours, it looks like a calming, almost divine symbol that fosters contemplation.
Deeply rooted in the Pop Art world Raysse liked so much early in his career, the sculpture 4 Pas dans les nuages is in the Pinault Collection. It was first exhibited at the "Sequence 1" show in 2007 at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice.
Raysse often uses neon for its flashiness, but here its vibrancy is obliterated. Reduced to a white light with blurry contours, it looks like a calming, almost divine symbol that fosters contemplation.
Deeply rooted in the Pop Art world Raysse liked so much early in his career, the sculpture 4 Pas dans les nuages is in the Pinault Collection. It was first exhibited at the "Sequence 1" show in 2007 at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice.
Exhibitions
Martial RAYSSE © Adagp, Paris.
Martial RAYSSE © Adagp, Paris.
Photo : Santi Caleca
Exhibition view, Sequence 1, Palazzo Grassi, May 5 - November 11 2007.
Martial RAYSSE © Adagp, Paris.
Photo : Santi Caleca
Exhibition view, Sequence 1, Palazzo Grassi, May 5 - November 11 2007.
