MICHEL
BASSOMPIERRE
IN CLISSON
Animal Column
Dimensions: 55 x 55 x 245 cm
Clay
In 1998, the town of Clisson acquired an Animal Column, created by animal sculptor Michel BASSOMPIERRE during an artist residency.
Comprising a turtle, two Asian elephants, a polar bear, a brown bear, an Asian rhinoceros and an African rhinoceros, topped by a woman with a wolf's head, this work is unique in the artist's career. It is currently on show at La Garenne Valentin in Clisson.
MICHEL BASSOMPIERRE, GRAND MASTER OF CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE
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Michel BASSOMPIERRE is one of the most important artists in the field of contemporary animal sculpture.
Born in Paris in 1948, he was captivated from childhood by drawing and modeling. He grew up between an artist mother and a scientist father. This duality will influence his future work, which combines a resolutely contemporary plastic approach with an essential anatomical rigor.
Trained in René LELEU's studio at the School of Fine Arts in Rouen, Michel BASSOMPIERRE learned to look. Thanks to the thousands of sketches he made at the zoo or in the circuses, he built his understanding of the body of the animal, this skilfully articulated machine whose line and movement he captured. In line with François POMPON , he gets rid of the anecdote to get to the point.
Favoring animals with round shapes, bears, gorillas, elephants or horses, he achieves a silhouette that is both soft and precise, where light never strikes the shadow. This visual relationship translates his link to the wild world for which he nourishes a great fascination, far from any anthropomorphism.
A LOOK BACK AT THE CREATIVE PROCESS
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