Thanks to Miles Pettit’s recent blog post “Is 3D Always the Best Approach” over at Escape Studios I was introduced to the brilliant, beautiful and mind blowing work of Dutch artist Levi van Veluw!
In a world where we are faced with a constant barrage of incredible CG imagery and animation it is exciting and refreshing to witness an amazing work created and performed in the physical world. At first glance I was convinced most if not all of Levi’s three part work “Origin of the Beginning”, or the documenting videos to more precise, had to be CG. The complexity of the character and environment coupled with the smooth camera work suggested no other possibility. Upon closer inspection I realized to my amazement this was 100% real. Not only that but these videos are simply documents representative of many live performance by Veluw. Do yourself a favor and take a moment to watch each of his videos below.
To put these scenes into the context of a gallery show here are some more shots of the full installation from Levi’s website. As you can see the installations take the form of a room within a room creating a startling contrast between the familiar and his work. I can only imagine what it would be like to walk into a gallery space and be presented with such a scene! I truly hope I will get a chance to see one of Levi’s performances in person. Such beautiful work.