The formations2016 — 2024 (W3 family)
series · the bolt, extruded into space

W3-Dimensional

2016 — 2024 (W3 family) · in the studio registry: 2016–2023

The bolt — his symbol of time, speed and transformation — extruded into objects and environments: the wireframe geometry of cyberspace made physical. Three branches: Dimensional (2016–2023), Dynamica (2016, Spectra Flair pigment on steel) and Structural (2020–2024, up to the COLOR SPACE cubes).

It debuted in his first US solo show (Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, 2016) alongside the Noosphere installation. In the street: the Las Vegas “3D mural” (2016, expanded in 2017 with solar neon — the world's first mural powered by solar energy) and the walkable environment W3-Dimensional BKK in Bangkok.

techniqueUV ink and enamel on MDF and acrylic · Spectra Flair on stainless steel and PMMA — depending on the branch

Transformation happens right in between the past and the future state. I find change and dynamism is the quintessence of the present times. These retro-futuristic bolts evoke these feelings in me: the old, the forthcoming, the twist, mutability, impermanence, speed…

Felipe Pantone, PRAESENTIA (2020)
Las Vegas · the 2016 “3D mural”, by day
Las Vegas · the 2016 “3D mural”, by day · felipepantone.com
Las Vegas · by night, with the solar neon (2017 expansion)
Las Vegas · by night, with the solar neon (2017 expansion) · felipepantone.com
The bolt at room scale — walkable W3 environment
The bolt at room scale — walkable W3 environment · felipepantone.com
W3-Dimensional · panel — UV ink and enamel, the bolt extruded
W3-Dimensional · panel — UV ink and enamel, the bolt extruded · felipepantone.com
W3-Dimensional · the bolt over an optical grid
W3-Dimensional · the bolt over an optical grid · felipepantone.com
W3 composition · bolts in spectral gradient
W3 composition · bolts in spectral gradient · felipepantone.com

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