Damian Ortega creates mind-blowing sculptures suspended in mid-air.

Ortega finds a way to turn everyday objects into extraordinary pieces of art.

As he says, “I’m interested in those very everyday attempts to produce meaning.

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(Humorously, Boston Globe called it a “car manual diagram brought to life.")

Materialista

Materialista is the word used in Mexico to describe a truck that transports construction materials.

What our mind identifies as a truck is actually only the vehicles chromed parts and the space between them.

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Champ de Vision

Take a step back and you’ll see something staring right back at you.

A space filled with 6,000 colored modules are suspended from the ceiling.

The viewer is meant to experience the very process of perception that links eye to brain.

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Ortega bought the tools at a Berlin flea markets.

It was part of the That Was Then … [viaMy Modern Metropolis]

Similar:Kinetic Sculpture at BMW Museum

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