Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.

Elias Crespin was born in Caracas Venezuela, where he lived until his recent move to Paris; both his parents are mathematicians and his grandmother was the famous artist Gego (Gertrudes Goldschmidt). Elias grew up visiting her and her partner, the designer & artist Gerd Leufert, in their studio where he was encouraged to make hand-crafts, and learned how to work with different materials. Crespin, having a mathematical mind studied and graduated in Computer Science from Venezuela’s Central University. He delved into the mathematics of graphics and learned how to model formulas. After working for various software companies and then his own consulting firm he decided to use his skills toward the making of art.

Crespin creates poetic metamorphoses in keeping with the tradition of Venezuelan Constructivism. His wire grid structures, which seem to float in the air, are moved by threads attached to motors hidden by a slender box at the ceiling. A computer program triggers the signals that cause Crespin’s sculpture to continually adopt new forms of appearance. His sculptures bridge the gap between technology and poetry, between geometry and playful change.