My involvement with the visual arts began at age 16 when I left the family farm to work in building construction. At 23, I entered the Fine Arts School to complete my education. In five years of study I earned a BA in sculpture and painting and gained great confidence to find my way in the art and design world. I had slowly acquired an extensive knowledge of many art techniques and perfected my abilities to express concepts and ideas through visual experiences. I continue to grow today as I experiment with other art forms and collaborate with artists of various expressions .
My Art is intellectual by nature and has a strong physical personality. Driven by my most inner consciousness, I seek independence from outside influences and trends. The ultimate motivation for me is to find feeling in our living bodies and transfer emotional concerns to the world.

Each piece, with the help of its tittle, evoke a very simple and direct topic. The intention here is to reach a large variety of people, regarding their culture and position, interrogating their behavior .
My choice with materials comes naturally to best support the idea I want to express. They also help connecting with different levels of sensibility and understanding.
I have a real passion about the making of an art piece. Lots of experimentations are involve in the process and so each piece construction can be described and reproduced. I give to each piece the necessary strength to withstand handling, touch and can be considered of archivable quality.

 

Exhibitions | Experience in Theater & Dance | Education | Professional Achievements

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2007 // ODE TO OUR PLANET,
TUNJI DADA Showroom, NYC
Preview of the 12 first pieces; mixed media

HOT STONES (work in process)
Installation with stones, nickel element and electricity

2003 // SIGN DANCE
WAH Center, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC
30 resin pictures floating in the air of a higth-ceiling room + dance performance

2002 // SEISMO-GRAPH,
WAH Center, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC
40 framed blind drawings made in commuting situation

1996 // TOTEM
(group show), Central station, Strasbourg, France

1995 // CLIMAX
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, Strasbourg, France
Instalation of  2200 sqft with 5 large drawings and 2 sculptures which suggest the idea of « in between ». Including a performance lasting 30 minutes which brought together 12 dancers, actors, musicians and singers

1994 // COPY/PASTE
Stimultania gallery, Strasbourg, France
20 sculptures to put forward a suggestion of the relationship between the picture and the object

1992 // FIND THE ARROW,
Public square, Strasbourg, France
A playful and ephemeral installation of 30 photographs in a public square

1990 // IMAGE/OBJET
Private studio, Toulouse, France
16 pieces to show the relationship between the drawing and the object

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EXPERIENCE IN THEATER AND DANCE

1999-2007
Contact Improvisation Dance
Practice, few performances

1994-1995
Kepler, the necessary language, Strasbourg, France
Director : Armand Gatti (duration of the project : 8 month)
Teacher assistant of Kung Fu for the daily physical exercise of the 60 actors

1990-1998
Martial Arts (Kung Fu) Practice, teaching and group demonstrations

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EDUCATION

1992
Fine Art School, Strasbourg
Specialization in graphic design and calligraphy

1990-1991
Fine Art School, Exeter, England
Specialization in sculpture and lithographic printing

1985-1990
Fine Art School, Toulouse, France
Diplome National Supérieur d’Enseignement Plastique (DNSEP ) sculpture and painting (equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts)

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

2001-2007 // FREE LANCE SCULPTOR / DESIGNER - NEW YORK
• Launching of Fproduct, (furniture, object and industrial design studio) www.fproduct.net
• Research, Development and Design for several industrial and furniture design companies
• Model and mold making for props/set design companies and for artists

1999-2001 // PESCE STUDIO - PRODUCT DESIGN - NEW YORK
Assistant of Gaetano Pesce ; - development of prototypes, uniques pieces - Research and experimentation of new materials and techniques

1992-1999 // FREE LANCE SCULPTOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER - STRASBOURG / FRANCE

Object’s design
1995-1999
Creation of furnitures and lamps (mixed media)

Graphic design
1997-1999
Art direction of trinational school handbook for Council of Europe

1992-1999
Visual identity and sign for different types of companies Calligraphy for advertising agencies Typographic creations

Museography / Scenography
1998-1999
Electropolis Museum, Mulhouse, France
Design and artwork of traveling exhibitions Collaboration with few architects for museum: - Graphic design and visual identity - Models, signal system, showing furnitures, graphic and relief cartography

Sculpture
1992-1999
Use of many materials and techniques from mold to cast with any materials, carving in stone and wood, lettering, fusing glass, trophy, modeling, paperwork, woodwork Research and experimentation of new materials and technics

1996
Project of monumental sculpture using new technologies
( 3D morphing, rapid prototyping, stereolithography)

Wall painting
1992–1999
Several wall painting in public and private places

1991-1992
ANTOINE GRAFF STUDIO, STRASBOURG, FRANCE
Realization of limited editions of bas-reliefs in resins and polymers, engraving and silk-screen for the French artists Armand, César, Sosno, Villeglé.