Sebastian Brajkovic Fibonacci
Price on request
Edition of 8 plus 4 AP
2015
Patinated Bronze, Metal Embroidery, Linen Fabric
98 x 88.5 x 45 cm
38.6 x 34.8 x 17.7 in
In Fibonacci, artist Sebastian Brajkovic warps a 17th century chair through space, following the mathematic principles of proportion that underpin the golden ratio, or Fibonacci sequence.
Humans have applied the Fibonacci sequence to music, architecture, and most recently coding theory. Examples of this sequence are seen in the arrangement of leaves on a stem, lengths of connecting human bones, DaVinci’s Mona Lisa, and even Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water. By appropriating the spiral to the design of the chair, Brajkovic achieves a playful, yet elegant visually balanced work.
The intricate embroidery work of the chair’s upholstery was done by the hand of Jean-Francois Lesage, who is known for his work with Parisian fashion brands Chanel and Dior.
The result is hypnotic, as the eye is drawn from the chair’s traditional form into a whirlpool of abstraction, and back again.
Artist
Sebastian Brajkovic
The Dutch-Croatian-Indonesian designer was born in 1975. Sebastian Brajkovic holds a keen interest in the divide between art and design, and exploring the border between the two has long fuelled his practice. He graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2006 and burst onto the art-world scene with his project Lathe. He investigates the notion of perspective and distortion of form through his sculptural furniture pieces.
Exhibitions
About Nature, Technology and Humankind Maarten Baas | Sebastian Brajkovic
17 Jan – 30 Apr 2020
