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| Keywords: nicolas lavarenne nicolaslavarenne sculpteur sparts sparts gallery spartsgallery antibes 2016 ete monumental monumental sculpture monumentalsculpture côte d'azur côtedazur paca bronze The exhibition-«A CIEL OUVERT»-Nicolas LAVARENNE-ANTIBES 2016 This summer, Antibes will raise your eyes skyward by honoring the artist Nicolas Lavarenne 18 years after « sculptures sous le soleil d'antibes « for which he was the laureate in 1998. From June the 19th until September the 18th Antibes old town will be invaded by 19 monumental sculptures of Nicolas Lavarenne. Plunging from the ramparts above the sea, suspended between two streets, watching out over the city from the sea gate or else defending the « Pré aux Pecheurs » esplanade , there is no doubt that the bronze sculpted figures will set Antibes in motion, perched on their stilts, redefining artistic contours and spaces. "The poles make the sculptures dance. They are out of bronze, but become light then", the artist tells. "My research led me to sculptures in bronze, elevated, as if taking flight, by means of systems based on tripods, stilts, poles, shafts, which propel them towards the sky. These act like lines of force, high tension wires, flashes of lightning - vigorous, rigorous, minimal. They contrast markedly with the knotted complexity, almost Baroque, of the human body, where morphology and gesture give an infinite variability to each anatomical element". Nicolas Lavarenne’s sculptures are carried out with the most obvious meticulousness. The detail is there, but it is not him whom one retains, it is its extension... "Sensuality is also very apparent - for me every muscle is a letter in the alphabet of the human body, it palpitates." It is not the bronze itself which captivates us, but rather the passion in the work. Being detached from materiality seems a paradox for a sculptor, but in reality, this is an integral part of his work, since he is striving to reach the soul. Guillaume Furet , curator. The exhibition-«A CIEL OUVERT»-Nicolas LAVARENNE-ANTIBES 2016 This summer, Antibes will raise your eyes skyward by honoring the artist Nicolas Lavarenne 18 years after « sculptures sous le soleil d'antibes « for which he was the laureate in 1998. From June the 19th until September the 18th Antibes old town will be invaded by 19 monumental sculptures of Nicolas Lavarenne. Plunging from the ramparts above the sea, suspended between two streets, watching out over the city from the sea gate or else defending the « Pré aux Pecheurs » esplanade , there is no doubt that the bronze sculpted figures will set Antibes in motion, perched on their stilts, redefining artistic contours and spaces. "The poles make the sculptures dance. They are out of bronze, but become light then", the artist tells. "My research led me to sculptures in bronze, elevated, as if taking flight, by means of systems based on tripods, stilts, poles, shafts, which propel them towards the sky. These act like lines of force, high tension wires, flashes of lightning - vigorous, rigorous, minimal. They contrast markedly with the knotted complexity, almost Baroque, of the human body, where morphology and gesture give an infinite variability to each anatomical element". Nicolas Lavarenne’s sculptures are carried out with the most obvious meticulousness. The detail is there, but it is not him whom one retains, it is its extension... "Sensuality is also very apparent - for me every muscle is a letter in the alphabet of the human body, it palpitates." It is not the bronze itself which captivates us, but rather the passion in the work. Being detached from materiality seems a paradox for a sculptor, but in reality, this is an integral part of his work, since he is striving to reach the soul. Guillaume Furet , curator. | ||||
