About Sof

Going by the nickname of Sof, the rising efficiency and mosaic artist grew up in France and now lives in Germany.

His [re]definition of mosaic entails gentle, magnetic fields, and matter. In his work, the whole lot transforms via time. The viewer itself converts right into a performer, participating within the artwork by interacting and reshaping the piece. The brand new performer connects with matter whereas touching, feeling, and shifting the tiles, releasing the sunshine behind. By this confrontation, matter reveals meanings. Every sequence is known as after its materials utilizing anagrams, inviting one to decrypt and dive into essentially the most immaterial past.

“I broke mosaic to extract an interactive system from the core of this historic approach, extending the strategy of creation to anybody’s attain.”

Hue&Eye just lately had the prospect to interview Sof, to find extra about what drove him to make artwork.  

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When or how have you ever understood you needed to turn into an artist?

I began finding out artwork and utilized arts on the age of fifteen. I’ve all the time saved creating alongside my skilled life as a graphic designer, and in the previous few years, I devoted myself full-time to producing superior items that I needed to see and really feel in actuality.

Might you briefly describe your approach and inform us what drives you to make artwork?

I exploit completely different methods to create my items, however the genesis of this challenge was to discover and break the codes of 1 particular approach which is Mosaic.

As a youngster, we weren’t allowed to work with computer systems in school as a result of the lecturers needed us to develop our brushwork and spontaneity expertise.

Due to this fact, I felt the necessity to dive into digital experimentation at my mother and father’ home, whereas visiting on weekends.

This expertise with pixels drove me to analysis the Mosaic approach. Since then, I’ve all the time labored on this challenge alongside my skilled life, producing small items that I sometimes promote.

What began as a private exploration then advanced, incorporating parts like gentle and magnetism. That’s when it turned my drive to see it coming true.

Producing my mosaics is essentially the most satisfying and fulfilling exercise for me. It’s a journey about dedication and pushing the boundaries of creation. That’s what strikes me.

What’s the principal characteristic that all through the years has principally modified in your work or follow?

What has modified is the manufacturing of items which might be extremely technical resulting from their particular elements.

But additionally the meanings and poetry they’ve acquired.

I used to supply for the sake of the item and the pure exploration of bending the foundations of Mosaic, with out paying a lot consideration to the topics.

Now topics emerged virtually naturally, they had been kind of hidden throughout the supplies. This evolution introduced me to turn into extra detailed in deciding on these supplies and the way I’d work with them. It allowed me to begin my exploration of the depth of Matter.

Which artist primarily evokes your work? And is there one thing else, outdoors visible arts, that retains you motivated?

A mixture of a number of the greatest figures of up to date artwork today. A mixture between Eliasson, Kapoor, Hirst, and Kwade. They’re the monuments that I love. Experiencing their exhibitions brutally immerses your physique and spirit.

I work at a a lot smaller scale, however nonetheless, I attempt to produce one thing comparable across the relation between the viewer and the weather.

Outdoors visible arts, what retains me motivated and in addition evokes my work are music and science.

Music is in fixed movement and has an interactive essence because it penetrates our system to make our physique transfer virtually by itself!

Science is an important software for understanding our universe and what it’s made from. It’s meals for artistic ideas if you need to contain a bigger spectrum.

How would you want folks to have interaction together with your work?

No matter they really feel like, by merely work together bodily with the items as a result of that’s the concept. Additionally by participating in my recreation and attempting to decrypt the meanings that stand behind every sequence or piece. I give some hints concerning this recreation and I’d discover it humorous already if folks attempt to clear up the anagrammatic enigmas. The concept is that it creates a reveal that emerges from their evaluation. It’s one other approach to work together once more.

Unfold the phrase! Do you could have something thrilling on the horizon?

One thing thrilling is on the horizon: to get revealed in Hue and Eye!

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