Atomix brings to light the ordered beauty of matter in movement. Made of clear acrylic and hand assembled, the frame contains, in a single layer, 6000 precision stainless steel balls, in free motion. When the object is moved the microballs, like atoms under stress, carry the transferred energy to their limit of elasticity and magically reorganize their structure. Its quick random patterns demonstrate the unbelievable yet existing accidents of nature. It measures 5 inches square. (Museum of Modern Art, New York 1972)
Simulation atomique de plus de 6000 billes d’acier inoxydable de 1mm de diamètre sur une épaisseur, représentant autant d’atomes à 5 millions de fois leur taille.
Atomic simulation of more than 6000 stainless steel balls of 1mm in diameter on one layer, to represent real atoms as 5 million times réplicas.
Publication
The ‘Atomix’ : a teaching model of atomic structures in solids and liquids
Metals and materials, March/April 1972
Kiik is a unique, functional product to help cure body discomforts and mind obsessions
This hand pill is recommended for breaking all habits ‘bad or good’
Use it to stop smoking or start drinking
KiiK retains warmth and smells, ‘dogs love it’
KiiK carries its own magnetism and electrical magic potential because of its two poles + and –
KiiK is not what you eat or sniff ‘it is what you play with’
Use KiiK at any time and in any way you feel like using it
Kiik is the only ideal non-pill for quick temporary relief from any ailment
Directions
Unscrew the cap as with any regular pill bottle + hold the container with your left hand
Spill the KiiK on the carpet or in your other hand
Fondle and manipulate to your heart and mind ‘delight’
* if symptom persist, use the bottle
Caution
Handle with care ‘do not shake before using’
Avoid contact with eyes
Keep a sufficient amount of cotton in the bottom of the bottle to secure the KiiK firmly in its container
For external use only ‘requires no refrigeration’
For children under the age of three, consult your KiiKologist
Ingredients
Solid stainless steel, two inches long, three-quarter of an inch wide, eight ounces in weight
Manufactured in Canada by the Montreal Screw Machine Company
Note
KiiK is a prototype by artist François Dallegret for one of three 17 foot long elements in a project for a children’s playground at the University of Chicago for architect Walter Netsch
KiiK and the enclosed poster were first presented as part of a graphic version of the theme « Dialogue-America-Europe » at the 1968 International Design Conderence in Aspen, Colorado, directed by Reyner Banham
The Iris Clert Gallery in Paris is presided over by a Greek-born charmeuse who is credited with discovering such far-out artistic types as Jean Tinguely, whose machine-operated sculptures literally destroy themselves, and the monochromist Yves Klein, who used his nude models as living paintbrushes. Eighteen months ago the gallery was the scene of a unique exposition of the astrological automobiles of François Dallegret. Dallegret, an architectural student at the Ecôle des Beaux Arts, conceived and created twelve motorcars to suit the personalities of those born under the twelve Zodiac signs. His work has appeared in such European magazines as TWEN, MARIE-CLAIRE and ADAM. This is his first appearance on this side of the Atlantic.
Dallegret's designs are the result of raising the tools and techniques of the draftsman to those of a craftsman. Working at a drawing board and using only the draftsman's standard instruments, Dallegret has succeeded· in creating a series of automobiles that will never be built, but no matter. Are you a Sagittarian? Dallegret's carryall "bus" surely fits your outgoing personality .. Or, are you a Taurean? (General U. S. Grant was a Taurean.) Then Dallegret's powerful vehicle best suits the personality of 'the determined person born under this sign. Are you perhaps a Leo? (Henry Ford was, too.) What better motorcar could you buy or imagine than the regal Leo chariot dreamed up by Dallegret?
For the record, Dallegret was born in Morocco on September 25, 1938, which, of course, makes him a Libran.
He drives a Bugatti 57 and owns three Citroëns and a Simca ali roadsters, none of which are Libran cars.
La Machine, œuvre interactive de François Dallegret, 1966
En 1966, François Dallegret réalisa une œuvre interactive unique et d’avant-garde, intitulée La Machine. Mesurant près de 10 mètres de long par 2 mètres 40 de haut, la sculpture, constituée principalement de longues lames d’aluminium extrudé, lesquelles furent conçues à l’origine pour le Pavillon de la France à l’Expo 67, permet de traduire en son, le mouvement des visiteurs entrant en interrelation avec l’œuvre.
Exposée pour la première fois à New York en 1966, à la Waddell Gallery, La Machine fut présentée par la suite au Milwaukee Art Center, au Museum of Contemporary Art de Chicago, à la UCLA Gallery et au Phoenix Art Museum ainsi qu’au Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. Depuis cette importante tournée nord-américaine de la fin des années 60, La Machine fut retirée du circuit des expositions
L’intérêt de La Machine repose sur son originalité, son interactivité et sa modernité, toujours d’actualité 40 ans après sa conception. Œuvre phare des années 60, La Machine nous révèle aussi le parcours singulier de son concepteur dont les premières œuvres, les dessins mécaniques, furent exposées à Paris en 1962 à la Galerie Iris Clert, et dont le travail de création continue, aujourd’hui, d’attirer l’attention d’institutions prestigieuses comme le Centre Pompidou et le Musée d’art moderne de New-York.
Prototype réalisé par François Dallegret et Richard Bouchoux en 1976 à Montréal dans le Studio de God & Co au 4825 Sainte-Catherine ouest à Westmount, Québec, Canada
Elle a été présentée au Salon de l’Homme à la Place Bonnaventure dans le cadre de l’exposition Les Machinations de Dallegret en 1977.
Cette machine fume neuf cigarettes et émet la fumée conséquente à une telle consommation.
Elle a été concue à l’époque de la création du paquet de cigarettes et de la boite à tabac La Québécoise dessinés par François Dallegret et fabriqués à Louisville, Québec par Bastos du Canada Limitée.
Montréal 1977
Construction mono-bloc en mousse de polyuréthane plastifié blanc.
Exposition
Sacrifice Mou
Salon de l’Homme Montréal 1977
GO & CO : François Dallegret Beyond the Bubble
© 1964 François Dallegret