Mother Nature - Oligocene, around 30 million years ago - Fontainebleau - Sculpture, Perfection Found in Chaos - 450 mm - Natural Quartz Formation - Biomorphism - 2024
A sculptural masterpiece forged by time and nature: the Gogotte of Fontainebleau.
This extraordinary work of art that Mother Nature gave us is the result of an intricate geological process that originates in the famous Fontainebleau region in France, renowned for its pure white sand. During the Oligocene, about 30 million years ago, particular environmental conditions allowed the deposition of very fine quartz sediments. These sand grains, subjected to enormous pressures and the filtering action of mineral-rich underground waters, slowly cemented, forming the extraordinary and sinuous structures of the Gogottes.
Each gogotte is one of a kind, a true natural sculpture that challenges the conventions of modern art. The pure white of the Fontainebleau sand gives these formations a luminous and ethereal appearance, making each piece a work of art sculpted by the invisible hands of Mother Nature. These sculptures are not just geological formations; they are artistic expressions, crystallizations of geological moments that tell the story of a prehistoric environment transformed into art.
The admiration for gogottes lies not only in their aesthetic beauty or their extraordinary rarity, but also in their representing a visible and tangible link with the primordial forces of the Earth. Considered an artistic expression of enormous value, the Fontainebleau gogotte embodies the perfection encountered in chaos, a lasting tribute to the timeless creativity of nature.
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A sculptural masterpiece forged by time and nature: the Gogotte of Fontainebleau.
This extraordinary work of art that Mother Nature gave us is the result of an intricate geological process that originates in the famous Fontainebleau region in France, renowned for its pure white sand. During the Oligocene, about 30 million years ago, particular environmental conditions allowed the deposition of very fine quartz sediments. These sand grains, subjected to enormous pressures and the filtering action of mineral-rich underground waters, slowly cemented, forming the extraordinary and sinuous structures of the Gogottes.
Each gogotte is one of a kind, a true natural sculpture that challenges the conventions of modern art. The pure white of the Fontainebleau sand gives these formations a luminous and ethereal appearance, making each piece a work of art sculpted by the invisible hands of Mother Nature. These sculptures are not just geological formations; they are artistic expressions, crystallizations of geological moments that tell the story of a prehistoric environment transformed into art.
The admiration for gogottes lies not only in their aesthetic beauty or their extraordinary rarity, but also in their representing a visible and tangible link with the primordial forces of the Earth. Considered an artistic expression of enormous value, the Fontainebleau gogotte embodies the perfection encountered in chaos, a lasting tribute to the timeless creativity of nature.
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