Alexandre Dang

Alexandre Dang (born 19 May 1973 in Strasbourg, France) is a French visual artist. He lives and works currently in Brussels, Belgium.

Biography

« The Dancing Solar Forget-Me-Not » (for Child Focus) - Alexandre Dang - Royal Green House Laeken, Brussels, 2010

He comes originally from a scientific background (Engineer at the Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) and at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris).

Alexandre Dang has developed his own artistic creation; he realizes works incorporating solar energy to enable them to move (« kinetic art »). He is part of an artistic movement called Solar Art or Solar Artwork, which incorporates solar energy in artworks.[1]

Alexandre Dang started his artistic work in 2004. He has been influenced by artists like Alexander Calder with his mobiles and stabiles and Jean Tinguely with his machines. He creates especially in situ installations with "Dancing Solar Flowers".

"Each solar flower is made up of a motor and a solarcell. The solar cell collects and turns sunlight into electricity. With electricity, the motor starts and the flower moves".[2]

« The Dancing Solar Forget-Me-Not » - Alexandre Dang - Royal Green House Laeken, Brussels, 2010

"This is socially conscious art that prompts reflection upon respect for the environment, sustainable development, forms of renewable energy, and more generally, the sustainability of our modes of production and consumption".[1]

Beyond the aesthetic dimension, his works also trigger debate on the use of energy today and on the energy perspectives in the future. In addition, he organizes regularly workshops to raise public awareness on sustainable energy through art. Some workshops were held notably in schools (European School of Uccle(Brussels), European School of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Brussels)...), during the European Solar Days or during festivals such as the festival Couleur Café.

He supports Solar Solidarity International (a Non Profit International Association) which raises awareness about solar energy and contributes financially to solar electrification projects in developing countries (schools, hospitals...).

Alexandre Dang has supported the solar electrification of the hospital of Daga-Youndoum, in Senegal; the solar electrification of a school in M'Pédougou, in Mali; the electrification, heating and solar cooking of the orphanage MikumiKids in Tanzania.[3]

Exhibitions

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Prices

Workshops

Conferences

2013

2012

2011

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Le French May, "Alexandre Dang, Dancing Flowers"17 April - 23 June 2013
  2. 2.0 2.1 HKET (Hong Kong), "Alexandre Dang, creator of Dancing Solar Flowers", 20 May 2013
  3. China Daily, "The power of art", 9–15 July 2010
  4. Arte Arti, (French) "La danse de fleurs", 1 June 2013
  5. Le Soir, (French) "Le monde est beau", 26 June 2013
  6. French Institut of Bilbao, Agenda de Marzo 2013, (Spanish) "Expo s ición", Institut Français Bilbao
  7. I love museums guide, "What's on" vol.3, July/September 2012
  8. L'Œil, (French) "Alexandre Dang, pour une écologie plasticienne", September 2013
  9. The Parliament Magazine, (French) "Dancing in the moonlight", avril 2011
  10. La Tribune de Bruxelles, (French) "Tour&Taxis se souvient de Sh a nghai", 5–11 April 2011
  11. Nice-Matin, (French) "Exposition Arplastix jusqu'au demain à l'office de Tourisme", 4 December 2010
  12. La Libre Belgique, (French) "Fleurs Solaires Dansantes" 23 June 2010
  13. New Europe, « The Dancing solar Magnolias », 18–24 July 2010 / China Daily, « The Power of Arte Power of Art », 9–15 July 2010
  14. La Libre Belgique, (French) "Des Fleurs pour toute l'année" 28 April 2010
  15. Foaia Transilvana, (Romanian) "Artistul care face florile sa dan s eze", 8 December 2009
  16. Nos’arts, (French) "Découvreur de talents, 125 artistes actuel s" November - December 2009
  17. La Dernière Heure, (French) "Child Focus au 116 000", 18 April 2009
  18. La Capitale, (French) "Les offres les plus déjantés de Truc Tr o c", 2 February 2009
  19. New Europe, (French) "Solar flowers go dancing for Europe" 24 février - 1er mars 2008
  20. Commission en Direct, (French) "The Solar Flowers dancing agai n for Europe" 23–29 March 2007
  21. French Institut of Bilbao, Agenda, (Spanish) "Conferencia encuentro", March 2013

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