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Pol Bury

Pol Bury

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signed ‘Pol Bury’ on the reverse
painted masonite and electrical motor
61 x 122 cm (24 x 48 in.)
Executed in 1959–1960.

Provenance

Claudine Strebelle Collection, Paris
Calmels Cohen, Paris, 15 November 2002, lot 52
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Brussels, Galerie Saint-Laurent, Pol Bury. Punctuations, 27 February - 17 March 1960

Literature

Rosemary E. Pahlke, Pol Bury : mit Oeuvrekatalog, Brussels, 1994, no. 60-4, p. 131
Gilles Marquenie, Pol Bury Online Catalogue Raisonné, no. RO52

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Essay

I am searching for the point which exists between the moving and the non-moving.’ – Pol Bury

In 1952, Pol Bury visited an exhibition of kinetic works by Alexander Calder, which proved to be highly influential on his practice thereafter. Creating both two- and three-dimensional pieces, the concept of motion remained an important component in his work, and he began to include electrical motors in many of his compositions, as seen here in the present work. These motors prompted various elements of the works to twist and spin, exploring the intersection between movement and stillness. The cylindrical form that can be seen here was also a popular motif that appeared in various iterations throughout his career, later featuring in his larger scale sculptural arrangements and public fountains.
Bury was born in La Louvière, Belgium on April 26, 1922, and was a member of the ZERO network active in the 1950s and 60s, participating in many of their acclaimed international exhibitions. The present work was included in the show Pol Bury. Punctuations at Galerie Saint-Laurent in 1960.

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