WALL SCULPTURE - 2021 HAND-FORMED AND HAND-ENGRAVED OXIDIZED MAILLECHORT & LEATHER 3 x H160 x + W50 CM / H 62,9 x W19,6 IN THE ALL +/- 170CM X +/- 160CM (66,9 INCHES X H 62,9 INCHES)
AQUILON, like an imprint shaped by the blast of the wind…
In Greek and later Roman mythology, the deities of the winds or Anemoi (in ancient greek), venti (in Latin), are children of Heaven and Earth; son of Eos, goddess of the Dawn and of Asteros "the star", are the spirits of directional winds. They are closely tied to the seasons : Borée, the North Wind, embodies the cold breath of winter; Zephyr, the West Wind, embodies the light breezes of spring; Notos, the South Wind, embodies the rainstorms of late summer; Euros, the East Wind, embodies the storms of autumn. Among the Romans, Borée becomes AQUILON. In the literature, aquilons refer to the turbulent and cold air currents of the North. The word comes from the Latin aquilo, "eagle" because they are as fast as the king of birds.
In this unique triptych wall sculpture, Alexandra and Grégoire still play with the traces left by the intelligence of the hand to form a skin of metal, like beaten by winds, whether they are gentle or tumultuous. AQUILON is a unique creation made of fully formed and hand-engraved oxidized maillechort and dressed with a leather skin in a discreet and elegant finish.