Exhibition The Dynamics of Fluids at George V and Auteuil agencies
The IDA agency is pleased to present “The Dynamics of Fluids,” a collective exhibition designed for BARNES International by the co-founders of the IDA agency, Florence Marmiesse and Camilla D’Alfonso, along with artists Lisa Ouakil, Léa Dumayet, Olga Sabko, and Béatrice Bissara.
To be found within reflections from four artists of the BARNES Auteuil office, covering the southern 16th district, as well as BARNES George V, bringing together the expert departments: BARNES Properties & Châteaux, BARNES Commercial Realty, and BARNES Exceptional Properties.
Fluids, those substances that flow, are the subject of a science: fluid dynamics, which studies their properties, such as speed, pressure, density, and temperature, depending on space and time. Fluids are everywhere: in our bodies, in nature, in the universe. The exhibition “The Dynamics of Fluids” presents the reflections of four artists on our relationship with matter, nature, and humanity. The artists explore the perception of movement related to the reflection of light. They use various techniques to create works connected to transformation. Their works evoke a sensitivity to the human body and its place in the world. Between reality and a dreamlike universe, they invite the viewer to explore their own perceptions and to question their place in the universe.
Lisa Ouakil designs her canvases around the analogy between the materiality of paint and human flesh, exploring the relationships between the body and the landscape, with a deep attention to color. The canvases develop from photographs of rocks, minerals, or unique natural spaces. The goal is to embed the plastic work in a sensation, to capture a moving form.
The work of Olga Sabko is a reflection on the nature of time and the difficulty of grasping it. Olga treats her subject as an indeterminate and fluid element within which events take shape. She seeks to give form to time and its content while formalizing her physical and emotional relationship with it. The viewer is invited to discover the sculpture from different angles and with different effects of light, in order to always see it in a new way.
The practice of Léa Dumayet, primarily sculptural, is based on a search for the characteristics of materials, particularly metal and elements of nature, whose potential and breaking points she explores. Her sculptures and installations are often fragile, in balance. With her pieces Souffle and Vulcain, Léa creates gentle and repetitive waves, coming from the internal movement of wax. The wax transitions from a liquid state to a solid state within minutes as it cools, finding the point of balance with these three constraints of time, space, and force.
By creating connections between the body, space-time, and consciousness, Béatrice Bissara questions the evolution of humanity's relationship with the world, and the gradual questioning of a dualistic vision of a dominant Western world where man is separated from nature, in favor of a more cosmological vision where man is no longer the center of the world. The series Skin Sea represents forms derived from the marine world. The artist creates a meditative state and awakening to the living through movement and the vibration of colors. The pictorial repetition of gestures involves the body and carries a meditative and hypnotic value, which is transmitted from the maker to the observer.
Florence Marmiesse, co-founder of IDA, explains:
We designed this exhibition as a space for reflection within BARNES, where the works offer us a new perspective on the world.
Didier Six, Director of Real Estate Operations at BARNES, explains: “BARNES embodies a certain vision of the art of living, which we strive to emphasize in our daily activities. We are thus an engaged player in the art market and support emerging talents in contemporary creation. We are therefore happy to collaborate with these four artists who have a unique vision, and to exhibit them within our House: BARNES George V and BARNES Auteuil.”
Camilla D’Alfonso, co-founder of IDA: “The exhibition is an invitation to contemplation and inspiration for collaborators and clients.”
IDA: IDA is a consulting agency specializing in the development of artistic projects, collaborations, art acquisitions, conservations, exhibitions, custom orders, and events. Fluids are in constant evolution and perpetual movement. Their variations communicate with one another, creating a world of harmony. The works presented in “The Dynamics of Fluids” invite us to contemplate the world in a new light. They remind us that matter is in constant evolution and that humanity is a fragile being.
The exhibition “The Dynamics of Fluids” can be viewed from November 29, 2023, to February 29, 2024, at the BARNES George V and Auteuil agencies.
Partial exhibition visits open or by appointment until February 29, 2024. (contact: 06 45 57 64 81)
BARNES George V, 14, avenue George V - 75008 Paris Monday to Friday 9 AM - 6 PM
BARNES Auteuil 1 Rue Michel Ange, 75016 Paris Monday to Friday 9 AM - 7 PM; Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM
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