Polydore

Style: Kinetic Art;

Place: Haine-Saint-Pierre

Born: 1922

Death: 2005

Biography:

Pol Bury was a Belgian sculptor and kinetic artist. He began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge and COBRA groups. Among his most famous works is the fountain-sculpture L'Octagon, located in San Francisco. His work was included in a 2008 auction at Christie's, the lot said to be the first of its kind in this kind of work. Among other locations, Bury's work is included in the Chelsea Art Museum's permanent collection. He was born in Haine-Saint-Pierre, Belgium in 1922 and passed away in 2005.