Park Avenue
Catalogue
- Year
- 1966
- Dimensions
- Image: 102.3 × 77 cm (40 5/16 × 30 3/8 in.); Canvas: 112 × 88.2 cm (44 1/8 × 34 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Pol Bury
Artist
Printmaking
Pol Bury was a French sculptor and kinetic artist whose motorized bronze and wood constructions produced barely perceptible movements, challenging the stillness traditionally expected of sculpture. Working primarily from the 1950s onward, he created wall-mounted and freestanding pieces that combined mathematical precision with subtle mechanical action, often incorporating pulleys, gears, and motors to generate imperceptible shifts in form. His work bridged Constructivism and Kinetic Art, reducing gesture to its most minimal register. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.
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Studies for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (Études pour Les Demoiselles d'Avignon) from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso)
1973 · Lithograph from a portfolio of thirty-one lithographs (one with aquatint, one with collotype, one with screenprint), twenty-two screenprints (one with embossing, one with flocking, one with stencil), eleven etchings (five with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint, one with aquatint, drypoint, and engraving), three aquatints (one with etching), and two woodcuts
3069 White Dots on an Oval Background
1966 · Wood, nylon and motor
Untitled from X Cinetizations
1966 · Screenprint
16 Balls, 16 Cubes in 8 Rows
1966 · Wood, nylon and motor
1,914 White Points on Sapele Background
1964 · Plastic-tipped nylon wires with wood panel and motor
Rods (62), Balls (31) and Boxes
1964 · Wood with cork, nylon wire and motor
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified