For Art Brussels’ Monumental Artworks section, selected by Carine Fol (Curator, Art in Public Space, City of Brussels), Vandergucht has produced his largest sculpture to date. Standing at over three metres tall, this oversized chair evokes Robert Therrien’s subversion of the everyday, rendered in the signature style of Vandergucht’s FRANS design collection. Standing at an unreachable height and appearing unstable or unsteady - a fragility belied by the folded, interlocking metal panels and exaggerated riveting of its construction - functionality is questioned and formalism is foregrounded in its post-industrial production.Following an upbringing spent surrounded by car parts in his father’s garage, Arthur Vandergucht developed a fascination for metal-work and craftsmanship. Influenced by civic architecture, industrial engineering and the urban environment, his practice is characterised by pleated metal sheets and repetitive, decorative riveting. Exposing the evidence of their own-making and with a brushed, matte aluminium finish, his sculptures employ a minimalist approach to both structure and aesthetics. Vandergucht resolutely refutes the phrase the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, instead placing importance on the role each individual element plays in an object’s overall design and function.Details: Arthur Vandergucht, FR04 Sculpture, 2025, brushed aluminium, 350 x 160 x 130 cm
On view: 25 - 30 April, 2025 Location: Brussels Expo
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