Designing for Versailles: Olafur Eliasson | Brilliant Ideas Ep. 32

Olafur Eliasson was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and it's where he still has one of his studios. The work that put Olafur on the map was the weather project, in the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern in London, in 2003. It featured a glowing, half sun, that was reflected and completed by a mirror in the ceiling. Smoke and mirrors is one of his specialities.

[@user-re1lu4nv9o]

He is unique and so engage with climate and artistic projects at the same time.

[@davidaguilarsoto6552]

Seeing this in person was incredible.

[@betweendreams5]

That's it, if you wanna a new world, start from the beggining, Olafur do this with art and sustainability

[@ferrariloverofficial]

gorgeous. an artist i adore

[@Felix9lives]

"Not so friendly for selfie type of art" LOL!

[@lovepeace3041]

Wonderful but the brilliant and under-recognized sculptor Joan Brigham should be acknowledged as the originator and inspiration behind his vapor work.

[@oldpossum]

I wish I could have seen the Tate Modern exhibit..

[@christicas9328]

I wish I could have seen the Tate Modern exhibit?

[@smith89930]

I LOVE U ELIASSON

[@edixasanchezpacheco3692]

11:23 an artist becomes a sort of “brand” 🤔

[@milangeespedersen3593]

Great

[@hoomalumalu]

would it be bragging if I said 'no one has ever said "oh, was that a work?" about my work?

[@parathink]

Could you cut out the "Ideas" chant musical thing

[@sitabudhyarto2516]

😍😍😍

[@carskateboard1]

Please, ask youtube so they can put subtitles in Portuguese! thank you

[@kirstycollins4237]

I love Olafur Eliasson's artwork. He is incredibly hard working and thoughtful. I do have major issues with Versailles and everything it represents, corruption, suffering and elitism. Donald Trump would feel very at home there! If you want to save the environment, save the environment. Some shiny artworks created in a mega-art studio in a gold-plated empty palace that cost millions of dollars is actually counter-productive. A lot of air miles and hundreds of staff wages could have saved a lot of forests.

[@cinnamonbeardstud]

But you can sure as hell bet that a lot less people would have seen it if it wasn't there. Get a grip.

[@ewaaste]

Can anyone tell me how he acquires his staff? What do they receive in return for working with him?

[@Yanaschaf]

Why? Do you think it's different from other firms?

[@gracecarroll3704]

money obviously lol, working in the arts is just the same as working in any other industry

[@skstan1965]

Bloomberg millions fund 'artist' = 200 person staff.

[@CarolineWardfika]

No subtitles :(

[@RichardCorral]

Isn't that an old joke about solar powered flashlight

[@RichardCorral]

OAulafwuah Ellislon 0:42

[@dennyoconnor8680]

"It's static but its influence on you is fluid" Well, so is a commode, however I would not call one "brilliant".

[@Felix9lives]

LMFAO! brilliant!:))

[@ewaaste]

stop comparing

[@Yanaschaf]

So what? If an artist said about his work: 'it's red and that evokes a feeling of warmth' (or something like that), you'd cry about how a red carpet can do the same.

[@kayem3824]

Minimalist Disneyland.

[@art307]

Bal

[@ZetaReticulian]

Is this art?? Or Walmart?

[@IAMN0TGAY]

what a hippie

[@davidfosford]

a rich, smart, creative hippie*

[@dplus7344]

You must be a war head to mention such a thing

[@Yanaschaf]

How is a corporate artist a hippie? Asking for a friend.

[@vic3925]

worst serpentine pavilion ever. a big far- -king lone brown car - -toon shark!

[@art307]

Badest idea in the world, this artist have any art eligibility, is this an art????????. Wow bloomberg

[@danielnichols5632]

The art world is such BS and I speak as an artist

[@hurdellift]

Another high-tech pseudo-artist with no inside.

[@smith89930]

yo u r wrong thx bye

[@cinnamonbeardstud]

You don't have to like it. That's the point.

[@lodyneervoort]

What a nonsense.

[@Yanaschaf]

Actually, no. There is a lot of thought and sense in his works. You're of course allowed to not like it, even hate it. But you need to be precise in your criticism, because in the mindless way you tried to demean his work, you actually got defeated by it. :)