MICHEL BASSOMPIERRE
AT CAEN LA MER
As part of Caen's millennium celebrations, ten monumental works by the Grand Master of contemporary sculpture Michel BASSOMPIERRE are on show in Caen and Ouistreham Riva-Bella until November.
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©Patrick CHAUVEL
EXHIBITION
Douceur Animale
©Maxime BOUVIER
Six sculptures can be seen in front of Caen Town Hall, while four others line the Promenade de la Paix in Ouistreham Riva-Bella.
MICHEL BASSOMPIERRE, GRAND MASTER OF CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE
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Born in Paris in 1948 into a family combining artistic sensitivity and scientific rigor, Michel BASSOMPIERRE developed an early fascination for drawing and the animal world. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, he developed an immediately recognizable style, combining technical mastery and pure emotion.
His works, created in bronze or marble, feature rounded animals - bears, gorillas, Asian elephants, pandas or horses - which he renders with remarkable gentleness and precision. Thanks to his rigorous knowledge of anatomy, he manages to capture the spirit of his subjects without the need for anecdotes. In his work, his “animal brother” becomes a sovereign presence: peaceful, magnetic, majestic.
Represented by numerous galleries (New York, London, Valencia, Miami, Venice, Paris...), Michel BASSOMPIERRE has countless collectors worldwide. His monumental sculptures, grouped together under the title “Fragile Colossi”, true emblems of endangered species, have been exhibited in prestigious venues in France, Monaco, Belgium, La Mamounia in Morocco and New York.