Pol Bury
Subtitle: Time in Motion
By: edited by Gilles Marquenie ; with contributions by Pierre Alechinsky [and 6 others]
Publisher: Mercatorfonds-Bozar Books
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Brussels
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780300229127
Subjects: Exhibitions
Other titles: Time in motion
Description: Pol Bury (1922-2005) was a Belgian painter, sculptor, jewellery designer, writer and graphic artist. He started out as a surrealist painter under the influence of René Magritte and Yves Tanguy, and later exhibited with the Jeune Peinture Belge group and the Cobra movement. Around 1953, however, Bury became fascinated by contemporary sculpture, inspired by Alexander Calder, and became one of the protagonists of kinetic art. Characteristic of his work is the extreme slowness of the often unpredictable movements that take place in his sculptures and objects. For the general public Bury is probably best known for his fountains and sculptures in public spaces.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.