Pauline Bastard, ‘Over the rainbow’ (2009)
A lot of her works are videos that I can’t show you here, because her website’s so Flashy… so go there.
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Pierre Ardouvin
Pierre Ardouvin, ‘Les Quatre Saisons’ (2010)
Pierre Ardouvin is participating in WHAT’S THE POINT OF GIVING YOU ANY MORE ARTWORKS?
Ferdinand Cheval’s ideal castle
Ferdinand ‘Postman’ Cheval’s ‘ideal castle’.
Cheval began the building in April 1879. He claimed that he had tripped on a stone and was inspired by its shape. He returned to the same spot the next day and started collecting stones.
For the next 33 years, during his daily mail route, Cheval carried stones from his delivery rounds and at home used them to build his Palais idéal, the Ideal Palace. First he carried the stones in his pockets, then a basket and eventually a wheelbarrow. He often worked at night, by the light of an oil lamp.
Cheval spent the first two decades building the outer walls. The Palace is a mix of different styles with inspirations from the Bible to Hindu mythology. Cheval bound the stones together with lime, mortar and cement.
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Michel de Broin
Michel de Broin, ‘Nuit Blanche’ (2009)
The largest mirror ball ever made was suspended from a construction crane 50 meters above the ground to render the starry sky to the citizens of Paris for one night in the Jardin du Luxembourg during the Nuit Blanche event.
Camille Laurelli
‘Stacked Lego bricks’ by Camille Laurelli.
Here are some more random images taken from his blogspot, which is like a look into his studio…
Laurent Perbos
Perbos made this series of dysfunctional pingpong-tables:
‘M.J.C. (Module de jeux compact’ (2003)
‘Ping pong pipe’ (2002)
‘J.O.’ (2003)
Davide Balula
Davide Balula, ‘Heartbeat Exciter (Stimulateur cardiaque)’ (2006)
Recordings of human heartbeats at different speeds sending magnetic charges into the plants.
Josué Rauscher
Josué Rauscher, ‘Remue-ménage‘ (2008)
Rauscher is an artist living and working in Avignon, France.
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