¡UN VENEZOLANO en el LOUVRE! ELÍAS CRESPIN 🇫🇷🇻🇪 Valen de Viaje

00:00 – Introduction to the story of Elías Crespin 00:55 – Who is Elías Crespin? Origin and Roots 02:12 – Kinetic Sculptures: Art, Mathematics, and Movement 04:24 – How His Electromechanical Works Work 05:46 – From Programmer to International Artist 06:59 – The Meaning of Shadow in Art 08:35 – The Power of Contemplation in His Work 10:55 – Dark Room: Galactic Art and Perception 12:39 – Geometry, Nature, and Connection with Venezuela 13:13 – Chronicles of a Venezuelan at the Louvre 15:58 – The Call That Changed His Life 17:55 – Technology Behind Kinetic Art 19:30 – Venezuela, Nostalgia, and Emotional Return 20:09 – Final Reflection: Resilience and Transformation “It was God’s will…” a dear friend in Trujillo would say when something was about to happen. And so it was with Elías Crespin, the only living Latin American artist with a permanent work at the Louvre Museum in Paris. I met him in Margarita, he introduced himself to me, I was delirious with joy, we hugged, and he invited me to see his exhibition in Caracas, at the Trinidad warehouses. He himself explained his work to me. I went in and stood motionless, staring at the moving sculptures. I swear they're like Soto's penetrables, which dance in the wind or change when you pass through them, but Elías's works can't be touched. "What if a gust of wind comes?" I asked Elías. He laughed with that warmth that accompanies him and explained with all the delicacy, "Valen, that box you see up there is a computer. I studied computer science. It's pure mathematics applied to art to achieve those movements. It takes months of programming." I opened my eyes wide. I laughed in disbelief. I'm a little embarrassed by my ignorance, but at this age nothing embarrasses you, and I'm grateful for not having read anything by Elías Crespin and his work, so I can arrive as I did: an ordinary lady invited by a genius to see his work. I want you to join me on this tour, through the Continuum (2025) exhibition at Hacienda La Trinidad with Elías, who reveals details of his life and work. How did the invitation from the Louvre come about? How did he become interested in art? We talk about the shadow as part of our being, about the patience of creators, about his inspiration from great masters like Soto, Cruz Diez, and his grandmother Gego. Elías explains how the mechanisms of his works work: a magician showing off his tricks. He reconnects with Venezuela after two decades. He's happy because it allows him to ease his nostalgia and show his work back home. He says goodbye with an inspiring message about the spirit of Venezuelans. How does mathematics become poetry? Only a sensitive engineer like Elías Crespin can achieve this. The computer artist creates electrokinetic sculptures that seem to have a life of their own. The choreography of each piece evokes images and emotions that contrast with our archival images of nature. We create metaphors with the movement of the sea, the trees, the flapping of birds' wings, the transformation and change that surrounds us in our daily lives, and which goes unnoticed by the rush we live in. Contemplation is the protagonist in this episode dedicated to the first living Latin American to have a permanent work at the Louvre: L’Onde du Midi (2020). SUBSCRIBE:    / @valendeviaje   Instagram:   / valendeviaje   Journalist/General Production: Valentina Quintero - @valendeviaje Digital Media Manager: Adeimar Bastidas - @adeimarbl Dir. Post Production Gustavo Mendoza - @el_tasto Editor Alexander Ramirez - @damianjr23 Script: Iván Zambrano Graphic Design Stephanye Cuellar - @stephanye._ Motion Graphics Andrés Ungaro - @gazoo69 YouTube Optimization Team: Barbara Mongou - @barbaramongou Ricardo Miranda - @popinteractivo