French sculptor Thierry Martenon, who trained as a cabinet maker, expertly combines materials, textures and patinas in this collection of wood sculptures.
[nonmember]This archived post is for Members Only. Click here to become a member or to get a one day pass. If you are a member, please login to view the post. [/nonmember] [private_archives]Martenon keeps his process simple – staying away from high tech tools – “It’s good to work with almost nothing” he says. Stunning. The portfolio is brimming – make sure you spend some time looking at each year.
Maple, steel
Maple, copper
Maple
Ash
Ash, leather
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Be still my heart! Thierry’s shapes are stunning, his work powerful and humane/mumorous both. They are also just like my shapes (to me anyway) and set me thinking that there are design attractors, big magnets that we get near and that fwooooosh! compel us into combinations of volume, silhouette, mass, surface texture. So that people from all different cultures and eras can be found making the same kinds of things. Not derivative as much as we are drinking at the same tavern, as the sufis would say. Wonderful as ever, Susan. Thanks!
Tory
What a fabulous artist, thank you for introducing Thierry, Susan. As Tory said, great shapes and universally found. I love the harmonious textures and natural patinas of the sculptures, they need nothing else.