Floating on Air

When it's festooned with Winnie the Pooh characters, it's a mobile. When it's strung with abstract shapes, it's "kinetic art." The works of Salvador Presta fall into the latter category (as to whether he likes Pooh, we wouldn't venture a guess). Presta's works explore the interaction of space and light...

By Michelle Matthews

July 26, 2007

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When it's festooned with Winnie the Pooh characters, it's a mobile. When it's strung with abstract shapes, it's "kinetic art." The works of Salvador Presta fall into the latter category (as to whether he likes Pooh, we wouldn't venture a guess). Presta's works explore the interaction of space and light through the use of bright colors mixed with transparent objects, all suspended on nylon line, creating the illusion of defying gravity. Besides his asymmetrical art, Presta is credited with introducing the MADI movement in Italy; he is also a poet and a painter. (Kinda makes us feel like we haven't done enough with our lives.) The Suspended World of Salvador Presta is open at the Museum of Geometric and MADI Art, 3109 Carlisle St. Admission is free and the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday. Visit geometricmadimuseum.org.
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Michelle Matthews

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