![]() ![]() 1966, Vancouver, Canada, raised 1967, San Juan, Puerto Rico), is an American contemporary artist who has developed a unique sculptural language ofOrganic Minimalism breathing life-like qualities into reductive forms. Towering at 8 feet tall, the Monoliths comprise part of her Unidentified Object series, invoking connections to mystical worlds beyond Earth. Colón’s Pods series of wall works embody life-force communicating transformative universal energy. Possessed with hypnotic colors, the ZENITH organic forms reflect the life that surrounds them, acting as mirrors of universal time. To coincide with the unveiling of ZENITH, the gallery will present new sculptures from Colón’s Pods and Monoliths bodies of work. Informed by astronomy, the curvatures of the ZENITH works represent the energetic pull observed when cosmological objects are located at the closest point in space to each other. Colón describes the four capsules as celestial bodies containing fragments of the earth, the sky, the stars, and the cosmos. Collaborating with BERNARDAUD was an exciting process of navigating into undiscovered territory, where past, present, and future merged cosmically into the ZENITH objets d’art.’’ - Gisela Colón It became a fascinating endeavor to take a traditional, historic, centuries old material and mold it into something novel and futuristic. For me as an artist, it presented a challenge because my work relates to envisioning the future. ‘‘There is such a long and rich history associated with porcelain. Inspired by the immutable aspect of porcelain, the artist worked for two years with BERNARDAUD’s research and development team inside a proprietary laboratory chamber which she spiritedly refers to as “La Chambre des Mystères.” In this “Mystery Room,” she developed in collaboration with BERNARDAUD scientists, the groundbreaking metallic rendering technique which coats the porcelain. Invited to work at the BERNARDAUD founding site in Limoges, France, Gisela Colón saw porcelain as an opportunity to expand her creative process. The four-part art installation, with its iridescent prismatic surface, is issued in a limited edition of 75. ![]() ![]() Known for her monumental futuristic sculptures, Colón has devoted herself to working with porcelain for the first time, creating four lustrous organic forms inspired by cosmic forces. GAVLAK Palm Beach is proud to announce ZENITH, the United States release of a sculptural collaboration between the renown French porcelain company BERNARDAUD and artist Gisela Colón. ![]()
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