SPHERICAL CREATIONS

 
Perfect forms, said the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, do not exist in the physical world. They reside as abstract ideas, pristine and unchanging, in a place beyond heaven. The objects we perceive are mere shadows mimicking these pure forms. Artist Dario Santacroce may be giving Plato cause to reconsider. With his latest series of sculptures Spherical Creations, he has set himself this challenge: to create the most perfect physical form possible today, with the knowledge, tools and technology available to humans at the dawn of the 21st century. --------------------------------- Les formes parfaites n’existent pas à l’état naturel, disait Platon, le philosophe grec. Ces idées abstraites, primitives et immuables résident au- delà du paradis. Les objets que nous percevons sont de simples ombres qui imitent ces formes pures. Le travail de Dario Santacroce pourrait remettre en cause la théorie de Platon. Avec sa dernière série de sculptures Creations Sphériques, l’artiste a relevé le défi qu’il s’est lui-même lancé : créer la forme physique la plus parfaite possible à l‘aide des connaissances, des outils et de la technologie dont disposent les êtres humains en ce début de XXIe siècle. Filmmaker : Hugo CLOUZEAU https://www.behance.net/hugoclouzeau Shot on gh4 Edit on Premier pro cc15 Motion design After Effects cc15

SPHERICAL CREATIONS by Dario Santacroce - A short film by Hugo Clouzeau.

 

Perfect forms, said the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, do not exist in the physical world. They reside as abstract ideas, pristine and unchanging, in a place beyond heaven. The objects we perceive are mere shadows mimicking these pure forms.

Artist Dario Santacroce may be giving Plato cause to reconsider. With his latest series of sculptures, he has set himself this challenge: to create the most perfect physical form possible today, with the knowledge, tools and technology available to humans at the dawn of the 21st century.