(Caracas, Venezuela, 1965)
His training in engineering and computer science is essential for the development of his work, which combines two universes: art and programming. The encounter with the work of Jesús Rafael Soto led him to discover the potential of abstraction as a form of mathematical representation. His first artwork, Malla electrocinética I (2004), is the result of a reflection process on the mathematics of movement. By using motors controlled by custom software, he manages to animate geometric modules whose kinetic metamorphosis alludes to both dance and mathematical analysis.
In 2018, Crespin was commissioned by the Louvre Museum to develop L’Onde du Midi (2020), a large-scale mobile sculpture in which 128 metal cylinders hang from nylon cables connected to programmed engines that generate algorithmically-driven movement. The undulations and transformations of the piece create a choreography whose motifs are the lines and planes of the museum’s architecture, materializing the abstraction of the formal continuities between work and space. Crespin’s research concerns time, form, and movement, not only as kinetic elements tied to aesthetics, but also as mathematical elements, tied to analysis and programming.
His works have been exhibited in several international solo and group exhibitions, including the International Exhibition in Astana; the XIII Cuenca Biennial; the Busan Biennial in Korea; the Grand Palais; the Maison de l'Amérique Latine; the Musée de la Musique in Paris; the Musee de Louvre; the Fondation Boghossian; the Verrière Hermès in Brussels; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH); and the Ullens center for contemporary art in Beijing.
He currently lives and works in Paris, France.
Elias Crespin
Cuadrado Flexionante Rojo, 2018
Aluminium, nylon, motors, computer and electronic interface
100 x 100 x 0.70 cm
39 10/27 x 39 10/27 x 35/127 in
Unique
Elias Crespin
Tetralineados Gray Blue, 2022
Aluminium, nylon, motors, computer and electronic interface
154 x 20 x 20 cm
60 80/127 x 7 111/127 x 7 111/127 in
Unique
Elias Crespin
Trianguconcéntricos Alu Rouge 50, 2021
Aluminium, nylon, motors, computer and electronic interface
51 x 51 cm
20 10/127 x 20 10/127 x 10/127 in
Edition 1 of 3
Elias Crespin
Tetralineados Aluminium 63, 2019
Aluminium, brass, nylon, motors, computer and electronic interface
63 x 14 cm
24 102/127 x 5 65/127 in
Unique
Elias Crespin
Trianguconcéntricos Alu Bleu 50, 2021
Aluminum, nylon, motors, computer, and electronic interface
51 x 51 cm
20 10/127 x 20 10/127 x 10/127 in
Edition 3 of 3
Elias Crespin
Tetralineados Alu Brass 2, 2022
Aluminum, brass, nylon, motors, computer, and electronic interface
155 x 14.30 x 14.30 cm
61 1/42 x 5 80/127 x 5 80/127 in
Unique
Elias Crespin
Circuconcéntricos Alu Bleu 50, 2020
Aluminium, nylon, motors, computer and electronic interface
Ø 50 cm
Edition 2 of 3
