MICHEL BASSOMPIERRE
AT CRANS-MONTANA (Suisse)
EXHIBITION
A record altitude for the new exhibition by the Grand Master of animal sculpture.
For the first time in his career, Michel Bassompierre is presenting one of his works at an altitude of over 2,000 meters! A total of seven monumental works are on display in the resort until the end of March, in partnership with the Crans Montana Biennale.
After the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, Boulevard Haussmann in Paris and in parallel with the exhibition on Park Avenue in New York, his “Fragile Colossi” are taking up winter quarters in the “snow paradise.”
With this snow, brown bears, polar bears and emperor penguins are rediscovering one of the essential components of their natural habitat. In several iconic locations around the resort, visitors will be able to discover “L'Effluve” (The Scent), “Le Jeu” (The Game), “Les Abeilles” (The Bees) and “Le Campagnol” (The Vole), works with names evocative of the intimate lives of these animals, which the artist considers to be “his brothers.”
Scattered throughout Crans-Montana, the sculptures invite visitors to contemplate and wander. Snow, light, mountains... all these elements transform the works over the hours and seasons.
To discover:
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L''hôtel Chetzeron
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L'hôtel Six Senses
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L'étang Grenon
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Au Golf
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Dans le centre-ville
WHERE DO FIND THE ARTWORKS IN THE STATION
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.