Sculptor Anthony James immerses viewers in an otherworldly universe of neon light.

Sculptor Anthony James immerses viewers in an otherworldly universe of neon light. 

With these geometric globes, Anthony James references a mathematical experiment in unity used by Plato to demonstrate an ideal compositional system of perfect symmetry in three dimensions. They combine glass, steel, and led structures, taking numerical calculation into an almost psychedelic realm.

’ Anthony James’ work takes up the concepts of the universal and transcendental in order to demonstrate the impossibility of their representation,’ a description of the project reads.

‘the historical cosmology of Plato is a primary inspiration, both for the sculptures of icosahedrons and for the silhouette of baroque architect Francesco Borromini’s dome for Sant ‘Ivo in Rome.’ Modern design and beauty of its shape but also in the way it was constructed.

Source: designboom | architecture & design magazine

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