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Alta Costura by Cristian Zuzunaga
Eng Limited Edition
It is not the first time that a lampshade is used as canvas for an artist’s work. But it is the first time that the canvas, which will later become a lampshade, measures three metres long by one wide. This is an enormous temptation for any artist. Cristian Zuzunaga has worked on it with his personal style, for which he has obtained international acknowledgment and which for this occasion we have called: Pixel-Op-Art. Born of a Catalan mother and Peruvian father, Zuzunaga discovered the beauty hidden in the microscopic while he was studying biology. To decompose images into their infinitesimal parts, to turn them into standards and systems, ended up becoming the hallmark of his work. Although his strength is colour, for this commission we asked him to use black and white. The result is a tribute to the hypnotic Optical Art and to a light fixture called Alta Costura (Haute Coture), originally designed by Josep Aregall, which is about to commemorate its quarter of a century of commercial life. A limited edition of just 25 lamps has been produced, hand printed by the author in the silkscreen workshop.
Alta Costura by Cristian Zuzunaga
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Alta Costura by Cristian Zuzunaga
Cristian Zuzunaga (Barcelona, 1978)studied Biology and worked as a model for several years, travelling around New York and Paris and finally ending up in London, where he discovered his artistic leaning, developing a passion for design and beginning to create this own language in pixels, which has given him international renown. He has worked for Ligne Roset, Kvadrat and the Tate Gallery, among others, and since 2010 he has his own firm: Zuzunaga. He currently lives part of the time in the British capital and another part in a peaceful country house in Catalonia where he continues perfecting his singular graphic artist skills.
Alta Costura by Cristian ZuzunagaTechnical information
GRUPO LUXIONAPaseo de la Ribera, 11508420 CanovellesBarcelona, Spain
T +34 93 846 69 09F +34 93 846 57 09
Original design Josep Aregall
Design Alta Costura byCristian Zuzunaga
Dimensions cm / inches
Limited edition of 25 numbered and signed pieces, Hand printed by the artist in the silk screen printing in 180 hilos’ workshop. PVC shade, black base and column in Axalta paint
260
102 23/64”
19 11/16”50