Five Essentials: Artist and sculptor
Hungarian/British artist Balint Bolygo creates machine-like sculptures that explore the boundaries between science and art. Ahead of Kinetica Art Fair, he tells us about the five things he needs to make his work...
Full name/age/job title:
Balint Bolygo, 35, Sculptor and engineer artist.
What does your job involve?
Making sculpture that works – I make time-based sculpture that reveals processes and presents the viewer with a chance to discover.
1. My morning coffee
Essential to kick-start the day and body into action. The time over coffee is crucial to plan the day ahead and make some kind of order from chaos ahead!
2. Patience
Some of my work requires weeks, if not months, of careful engineering and fabrication – without this [it] would not bear fruit. Sometimes, days of work can result in something not working – the “back to the drawing board” feeling requires [patience].
3. Tape measure and calipers
Knowing sizes and measuring things during the making of sculpture is good – as it keeps the nasty surprises that can crop up later at bay.
4. Glasses
I would not see without these.
5. Sketchbook
A good and important tool to keep those ideas from floating away. It is also a sort of diary, as it keeps the idea processes in chronological order.
Have a look at Balint’s work on his website.
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See Balint’s work at Kinetica Art Fair, Ambika P3, London from 9 to 12 February. Kinetica is a platform for art that explores kinetic, electronic and other technology.