CRESCENDO
Authors: Stephen Dean, Jean-Marc Huitorel
Publisher: Éditions Marval / Rue Visconti
For 20 years, Stephen Dean has been transforming ladders into monumental light installations. He has transported them to various locations, from ancient vaulted cellars to glass and steel buildings, airports, universities, museums, and even outdoors.
Recently, he occupied the apse of the Basilica/Cathedral of Saint-Denis for a year.
This book brings together sketches, collages, and photographs, all the tools Stephen Dean uses in his obsessive quest for the immediacy of color. The book reveals his explorations of color transparency through watercolor to a mastery of air coloration with his metal and glass sculptures, transforming not only the objects themselves but also the surrounding space.
Seemingly so simple, each of Stephen Dean's ladders is a strong visual signal. The metal gives the sculpture a solid and tangible structure, while the dichroic glass adds an ethereal dimension through its complex interactions with light and architecture. Each work captures and transforms light, offering color and reflection plays that change depending on the viewing angle, thus creating a sensory experience of space. Throughout the history of painting and visual arts, ladders have always been a powerful symbol, representing ascent, transition, and the connection between heaven and earth. From the religious iconography of medieval frescoes to the Symbolist works of the 19th century, ladders have served as metaphors for deep and universal concepts. This book places Stephen Dean's sculptures within this historical tradition, showing how he reinvents this ancient symbol with modern materials and techniques.
'Crescendo' offers a deep dive into Stephen Dean's work, highlighting the transformation of simple forms into subtle and emotionally powerful works of art.
'Color is the place where nature collides with human nature' Stephen Dean.
- Year
- 2025
- ISBN
- 978-2-86234-479-9
- Pages
- 96
- Price
- 18.96 EUR — In stock
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