France Archives - The Mechanical Art & Design Museum https://themadmuseum.co.uk/project_category/france/ The Mechanical Art & Design Museum Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:30:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://themadmuseum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-favicon-32x32.png France Archives - The Mechanical Art & Design Museum https://themadmuseum.co.uk/project_category/france/ 32 32 Jean Pierre Galopin https://themadmuseum.co.uk/project/jean-pierre-galopin/ Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:17:10 +0000 http://themadmuseum.co.uk/?post_type=project&p=1263 The post Jean Pierre Galopin appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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Jean-Pierre Galopin
Jean Pierre Galopin
Jean Pierre Galopin was born in 1956 in Brittany, France. Since he was young, Jean Pierre has been captivated by putting different elements together, computer engineering, electronics and construction sets.

His highly amusing beautifully crafted pieces of art are conceived in his workshop. This hideaway is chock-a-block full of bits of machinery, electronic parts, wood and metal workings, computers, cables of all colours and stacks of books going right up to the ceiling. “It is a bit disorganized and chaotic but it is my paradise. Here I give life to my ideas” said Jean Pierre Galopin.

Jean is the co-author of a World Patent for washing machines and his creations have been referenced by well known and respected automata artists such the famous American inventor Dug North and Mechanical Lizard. “I want to write poetry in 3D, I find it funny!

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Didier Legros https://themadmuseum.co.uk/project/didier-legros/ Tue, 05 Jul 2016 11:51:17 +0000 http://themadmuseum.co.uk/?post_type=project&p=1194 The post Didier Legros appeared first on The Mechanical Art & Design Museum.

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Didier Legros
Didier Legros
Didier Legros is a renowned French kinetic artist. Based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Didier creates unique pieces or original editions, comprising of 3, 5 or 8 pieces, all numbered and signed. “I will be quite happy if my creations contribute in a small way to making urgent matters seem less urgent and to developing imagination as a vital element in our lives. The small joys and little nothings that shape our daily lives.” Didier Legros.

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