Jean-Michel Othoniel: Wild Rosebuds Is a Garden of Glass
Showcasing colorful mirrored glass sculptures and gritty paintings on gold leaf, Wild Rosebuds by Jean-Michel Othoniel is a must see.
Legendary French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel is presenting two series of work at Perrotin Gallery in New York this month. Showcasing colorful mirrored glass sculptures and gritty paintings on gold leaf, Wild Rosebuds is a must see.
Installation view of Jean-Michel Othoniel: Wild Rosebuds at Perrotin New York, 2021
Kiku – Ayameiro (Iris color) 2020
The exhibition includes works from both the “Kiku” and “Rose” series. The glass sculptures are inspired by the ?Kiku? ? the Japanese word for the chrysanthemum flower. Made from individual blown glass spheres threaded on an unseen metal support, each abstracted flower feels like it might float into the air at any moment. The top-down color gradients (each sphere is a slightly different intensity of color) and mirrored glass lend a surprising weightless quality. Looping strands of saturated oranges and greens are reflected into other orbs within the same work, often recalling DNA strands and providing a greater illusion of infinity. All the works are part of Othoniel’s larger “infinite knots” series ? inspired by a mathematical theory called wild knot theory used to calculate the infinities of reflections contained within one sphere of mirrors.
Kiku – Akakoiro (Red incense color), 2020
Even the titles of the works are a treat, as Jean-M...
Legendary French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel is presenting two series of work at Perrotin Gallery in New York this month. Showcasing colorful mirrored glass sculptures and gritty paintings on gold leaf, Wild Rosebuds is a must see.
Installation view of Jean-Michel Othoniel: Wild Rosebuds at Perrotin New York, 2021
Kiku – Ayameiro (Iris color) 2020
The exhibition includes works from both the “Kiku” and “Rose” series. The glass sculptures are inspired by the ?Kiku? ? the Japanese word for the chrysanthemum flower. Made from individual blown glass spheres threaded on an unseen metal support, each abstracted flower feels like it might float into the air at any moment. The top-down color gradients (each sphere is a slightly different intensity of color) and mirrored glass lend a surprising weightless quality. Looping strands of saturated oranges and greens are reflected into other orbs within the same work, often recalling DNA strands and providing a greater illusion of infinity. All the works are part of Othoniel’s larger “infinite knots” series ? inspired by a mathematical theory called wild knot theory used to calculate the infinities of reflections contained within one sphere of mirrors.
Kiku – Akakoiro (Red incense color), 2020
Even the titles of the works are a treat, as Jean-M...
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