
(Caracas, 1965)
Elias Crespín’s work combines two universes: Art and Engineering. Trained as a computer programmer, 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 reflexive process about the Mathematics of movement: using motors controlled by personalized software, he manages to animate geometric modules whose kinetic metamorphosis alludes to dance as much as to mathematical analysis.
In 2018, Crespín 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 motors that generate algorithmically-driven movement. The undulations and transformations of the work create a choreography whose motif are the lines and planes of the museum’s architecture, materializing the abstraction of the formal continuities between work and space.
Crespín’s research thus concerns time, form, and movement, not only as kinetic elements, tied to aesthetics, but also as mathematical elements, tied to analysis and programming.
Currently, Crespin lives and works in Paris, France.
Elias Crespin
Circuconcéntricos Fluo Rouge 60, 2016
Plexiglas, nylon, motors, computer and electronic interface
60 cm Ø
Elias Crespin
Cuadrilateros Copper, 2018
Copper, nylon, motors, computer and electronic interface
Edition 2 of 3
80.50w x 64d cm
Elias Crespin
Cuadrado Flexionante Rojo, 2018
Painted aluminium, nylon, motors, computer, electronic interface
100w x 100d cm
39 10/27w x 39 10/27d in
Unique
Elias Crespin
Tetralineados Alu Brass 154, 2017
Aluminium, brass, nylon, motors, computer, electronic interface
154h x 20w x 20d cm
60 17/27h x 7 111/127w x 7 111/127d in
Unique
Elias Crespin
HexaNet On Tubes, 2015
Aluminium, brass, nylon, motors, computer, electronic interface
73h x 65w cm
28 37/50h x 25 75/127w in
Unique
Elias Crespin
Circuconcéntricos Orange 60, 2016
Pexiglas, nylon, motors, computer, electronic interface
Ø 60h cm
Ø 23 28/45h in
Unique