Petroc Sesti
Petroc D. Sesti (1973) is a British artist, born in London and currently living and working in London.
He is most noted for the production of artwork that lies at the intersection between art and science. His work has been exhibited internationally and is part of private and public collections. He has exhibited at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, Boghossian Foundation in Brussels and represented Great Britain at the 9th Shanghai Biennale.[1]
Early Life and Career[edit]
Sesti’s first UK exhibition was the 2001 group show Shot in the head[2], held at the Lisson Gallery, London. He later moved to New York where he had his first solo show with his gallery –Vanishing Point in 2008.[3]
Since then Sesti has continued to exhibit internationally and represented the UK in the 9th Shanghai Biennale, Reactivation, in 2012 with the work Elan Vital.[4] Other notable exhibitions include: Solar Relay, Aeroplastics Gallery, Brussels, 2017; Anatomy of the Void, Sculpture in the City, City of London borough, London, 2016[5]; Turbulences II, The Boghossian Foundation Brussels, Villa Empain, Brussels, 2013[6]; Turbulence, The Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 2012[7]; British Art Today: New Works, Etemad Gallery, Dubai, 2011[8]; and Fluid States at Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, 2008.[9] Sesit’s work is currently held in many collections worldwide, including: MONA Museum, Tasmania; the Kistefos Museum, Norway;[10] Boghossian Foundation, Brussels; YUZI Museum China; Rockefeller Collection, New York; Qatar Foundation HQ, Doha; London; David Roberts, London; Bernhard Starkmann, London.
Work[edit]
Neuropsychologist and Art Critic, Phillip Romero, wrote that Sesti’s work “pushes the boundaries of art and science and goes beyond both”.[11] Sesti is particularly interested in themes such as motion, chaos, light, and void, exploring in particular the ever-changing relationships between artwork, environment and the viewer.
Sesti’s artworks play with the intertwined combination of both natural and technological elements. Amongst the examples is a series of works inaugurated by Event Horizon. This series consists of a spinning vortex within a class container, usually an upside-down bell jar or a sphere, that is filled with optic oil. It was featured in the scientific exhibition “Surface Tensions - The Future of Water” at the Science Gallery in Dublin[12] and many variations of it are now held in art collections around the world, such as Kistefos Museum in Norway[13] and the Qatar Foundation HQ in Doha, UAE.[14]
Other Activity[edit]
Philanthropic activity has always been an important part of Sesti’s life & work. He is a judge and supporter to the AON Community Art Awards at the Cheesegrater tower in London.[15] He is an ambassador for the Prudential Eye Awards in Singapore, member of their contemporary art awards selection committee and co-presenter of their sculpture prize held at Singapore’s Art Science Museum.[16] He is also a member and supporter of the Elephant Family Charity, donating artworks to auction to support their mission of preventing the extinction of the Asian Elephant.[17] Sesti also exhibited in the launch exhibition for Art of Kindness, London, which is a digital art business that bridges the worlds of art and philanthropy.[18]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Shanghai Biennale". www.shanghaibiennale.org. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "A Shot in the Head | Exhibitions | Lisson Gallery". www.lissongallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Paul Kasmin Gallery" (PDF).
- ↑ shivanunark (2013-01-14), Power station of Art, SHANGHAI, China - PETROC SESTI - ELAN VITAL - 2012, retrieved 2017-10-12
- ↑ "Sculpture in the City London Launches Sixth Annual Public Art Programme - Artlyst". Artlyst. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Exhibition Turbulences II | Villa Empain – Fondation Boghossian". www.villaempain.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Turbulences chez Vuitton". Le Huffington Post (in français). 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ Review, Jyoti Kalsi, Special to Weekend (2011-04-08). "Quartet opens new horizons". GulfNews. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Kim Keever & Petroc Sesti | Carrie Secrist Gallery". www.secristgallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Energy-Matter-Space-Time - Kistefosmuseet". kistefos.museum.no (in norsk). Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "EVENT HORIZON". dublin.sciencegallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ Monoyios, Kalliopi. "Dublin's Science Gallery In New York". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Energy-Matter-Space-Time - Kistefosmuseet". kistefos.museum.no (in norsk). Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ www.hodfords.com, Web Design by Hodfords Production -. "10 Chancery Lane Gallery | Petroc Sesti". www.10chancerylanegallery.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Aon.co.uk".
- ↑ "Pussy Riot To Attend Prudential Eye Awards In Singapore - Artlyst". Artlyst. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Elephants Forever - Within our lifetime one of the most iconic species on the planet may cease to exist". Elephants Forever. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ↑ "Art of Kindness Launch Exhibition". www.kweekweek.com. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
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