Lucite - Pierre Giraudon - Paperweight - Lucite

Really something for the design lover.
Pierre Giraudon paperweight, Pop Art Lucite sculpture from the 1970s, glow-in-the-dark.

This Lucite object would look great as a paperweight on a desk, or on a living room or side table as a sculptural artwork. This object is in good condition. Only minor age-related marks on the underside. (can be polished away if desired)
The Lucite is beautifully clear, so it hasn’t yellowed.
See the photos for a realistic picture.

Biography
Pierre Giraudon, France (1923-2012)

Pierre Giraudon was born in Paris in 1923. After studying botany and biology at the Sorbonne, he moved to Canada in 1949, where he was appointed at the Montreal Institute of Biology. At that time, the United States developed the technique of preserving specimens in transparent plastic. The aim of this new technique was mainly educational: to make the plant and animal world accessible to everyone.
The recognition of his work in 1954 encouraged him to explore the artistic possibilities of this new technique. This recognition earned him participation in the first Triennale of Contemporary Art at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1956.
His solid scientific background and a more personal, artistic and poetic vision led him to create and design unique pieces for clients such as the National Education, the Théâtre des Champs Élysées, but also prestigious houses such as Dior, Hermès and even famous artists (Caesar, Dali, Arman), etc.
Pioneer, inventor, scientist and eclectic artist Pierre Giraudon dedicated more than fifty years of his life to this fusion project. In the eighties, his daughter Constance carried on Pierre Giraudon’s work. She adds a more personal and dreamier touch, in which reality and fantasy merge. Since her father’s death, Constance Giraudon has devoted herself completely to art.
In the sixties, seventies and eighties he made sculptures, lamp bases, and objects of colored resin, with or without inclusions. In addition to his own work, he worked for César. Pierre Giraudon, however, still refuses the title of artist, because he regards himself above all as a biologist.

He died in 2012.

DIMENSIONS: approx. 9.5 cm x 5.5 cm in cross-section


Will be well packed, shipped with tracking.