On Three Series of my Sculpture

Leonardo, Vol. 5, pp. 233- 234. Pergamon Press J972. Printed in Great Britain. ON THREE SERIES OF MY SCULPTURE Cesar Bailleux* Fig. I. 'Moon Project', polyvinyl chloride sheet, acrylic paint, 60 x 32 x 39 cm, 1968. I like to work with new types of materials and to employ modern techniques, for they are representative of the kind of life I know. Someday I hope to visit the Moon ; however, my 1968 series of sculpture called ' Moon Projects' (Fig. I) is not proposed for installation there. 233 Fig. 2. 'Rotating Objects', audio-kinetic sC'ulptllre, Plexiglas, acrylic paint, 120 x 58 x 20 cm, 1969- 70. Instead, the purpose of these sculptures is to crelte the feeling of something extraterrestrial on Earth. I do not continue to work long with any particular idea. Whenever I find that 1 am getting accustomed to one direction, I stop and seek another one. My 'Moon Projects' series was followed by 'Flashes and Sounds', a series of sculpture, each accompanied by synchronized flashing lights and sounds which seem to produce a kind of hypnotic effect on the viewer. Then I made a series called ' Rotating Objects' (Fig. 2). These are meshing forms of contrasting * Artist living at Pietr Van Hobokenstraat LO, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. (Received 30 March 197 1.) 234 Fig. 3. 'Project for Another Atmosphere', Plexiglas, fluorescent lights, 70 x 50 x 50 cm, 1971. Cesar Bailleux colours, which rotate at equal speed about vertical evenly spaced axes. The direction of rotation changes from one form to the next. Sounds are produced that fluctuate in frequency relative to the frequencies of the turning forms. I cannot explain the psychological effects of witnessing these repetitive changes in colour and sound, but I know that they give me a pleasant feeling. 'Project for Another Atmosphere' is my most recent series (Fig. 3). These sculptures are intended to convey a feeling of the vastness of the universe and of the unknown. Most of the elements incorporated are round or spherical, which to me suggest non-aggressiveness. These jewel-like objects are made from Plexiglas and they are illuminated from below by fluorescent lights. REFERENCES 1. Cesar Bailleux, Exhibition catalogue (Antwerp: Witgeverij Gilbert Goos, 1970). ...