Xavier Veilhan

Violeta, floue / blurred #stereolithography #workinprogress @violetak

“The Residents” are now teenagers. 15 years ago (already!) they were installed in Lyon. Joyeux 15ème anniversaire aux « Habitants » de Lyon ! “Roller Girl ; The Penguins ; The Bear ; Man on the Phone ; The Penguin ; The Pizza Delivery Man" (The Residents, 2006) Cité Internationale, Lyon (France) Public work commissioned by the Communauté urbaine de Lyon With the help of Binôme Design Photo © Florian Kleinefenn #adagp #xavierveilhan #leshabitants #theresidents #lyon #binomedesign

Frank Ocean “In my room” Benny revival remix

Avec Nathalie, toujours un grand moment. Merci pour ta voix et ta présence. #toutlunivers #residence #subsistances

Day one @subsistances_lyon for the new performance “tout l’Univers”@tokyoround79 @agth_tassbatass @francoise_lebeau

A supermodel can be short ! Proven here with Ayrton. In the second picture taken by @ora_ito 8 years ago, I was holding him. Now, he is posing like a pro for a new series of sculptures.

Photogrammetry session chez @frederic_lucazeau with supermodel, Okapi 🐶. Multi-camera #photogrammetry allows for an instant 3D capture. Working on a new show chez @galerieperrotin NYC this autumn #3dcapture #xavierveilhan #dogshoot #frenchpointer #braquefrancais

#fbf to 5 years ago, when my largest « Light machine » to date found its permanent spot in the @galerielafayette men’s department store in Paris. In resonance with this busy space, both public and private, I wanted to develop a work that was both image and light, constantly renewed, at the scale of the 3-floor high atrium. The images I create for my light machines fluctuate between abstraction and figuration, as if their visioning process has already occurred. They rekindle our souvenirs, to find images memorized. « Light Machine » (2016) Aluminium, glass, electronic components, Led lights 13 x 9 m | 42,5 x 29,5 ft Courtesy of Galeries Lafayette Photos by @dianearquescontributions #xavierveilhan #adagp #lightmachine

I wanted to create a Mobile that I could imagine in my own home. « Mobile n°3 » (2020) generates its own environment and creates a context that is its own, even when relocated. The context is embedded within the work. The work is presented at @galerieperrotin Tokyo for my show CHEMIN VERT until May 15. « Mobile n°3 » (2020) Aluminium, polyurethane paint, carbon, cork, ink 70 x 70 x 56 cm | 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 22 in Photos by @kei_okano

By blurring the silhouette, I look for a form of simplicity that echoes Paleolithic sculptures. I get rid of all the raw angles to obtain a feeling of movement and fluidity; the impression you get of someone passing by. Romy was an intern at my atelier some years ago. She had the posture of a young contemporary woman and a natural charisma in her way of standing that could represent a whole generation. She is the precise silhouette of her time. Each of us could picture someone we know when looking at her. "Romy" is part of my show CHEMIN VERT at @galerieperrotin Tokyo, open to the public until May 15. "Romy" (2020) Birch plywood, carbon, polyurethane varnish 200 x 42,5 x 36,5 cm | 78 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. Photos by @kei_okano

« Debora » belongs to a new series of marquetry works born from a back-and-forth between the 3D object and its image. They are based on pictures taken from sculptures that, at the time of the shooting, were interacting with their environment and catching a particular light. The exact result is translated within these simplified forms, hand-painted at the atelier. What interests me most in marquetry works is the ambiguity and tension that exist between the sculptural object and its representation. One possesses a materiality, whereas the other is but an evanescent image. The work is part of my new show CHEMIN VERT at @galerieperrotin Tokyo, open to the public until May 15! « Debora » (2020) Birch plywood, acrylic paint 80 x 60 x 2,5 cm / 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 x 1 in. Photos by Kei Okano #xavierveilhan #perrotin #perrotintokyo #marquetry #marqueterie #adagp @kei_okano

STUDIO LIFE pt. 3 Caution ! High energy ! Isaac Hayes conducting Disco Connection live at the studio in 1975 *via*@omarsdetroit