Pascal Pierme
Artwork International
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“Translating the visual to the verbal is near impossible, no matter how representational the work, but Pierme finds descriptive language by way of metaphor and poetics.”
-Jacqueline Hirsh Greene on a review of Pascal Pierme’s Recent Works
Francois Mitterrand said, “I love the person who is searching, yet I am afraid of the one who thinks he has found the answer.” In my life I have much more pleasure with the questions than with finding the answers, except when the answer is a new question. And that is where the obsession to create begins.
My work presents a sweet interrogation versus a statement. Success occurs when the viewer feels involved in the creativity. They ask their own questions that are perhaps different from mine, even if to find the same answer. To me, nothing is more boring than to be in total control.
I am inspired by the verb more than the adjective. I want my work to be recognized by its essence, not by the way it appears. By not being locked in to a “category” I am able to maintain freedom. This allows for a constant evolution in medium and subject.
Much like creating a novel in just a few sentences, I am creating a fundamental alphabet with which to speak my own language. Getting to the essential is the most difficult part for me and for many artists. We often put too much varnish on words, expressions, or attitudes. Through this process my work has become more minimal. Maturity has also given me the ability to take more risks
For decades, balance, movement, inquiry, architecture and nature have been reoccurring themes in my work. I am interested in assimilating what is not supposed to fit - the combining of contrasting elements. My main ingredient is chemistry. I feel the movement and then freeze that moment in the interaction and take a “snapshot” – capturing a split second in the evolution. Thereby creating something that is abstract and at the same time, quite figurative. As such, my work can be experienced as organic. It moves. It is alive, it comes from somewhere, it is going somewhere, and you feel that by what you see.
I try to sculpt in a way where I can change my mind until the last minute. My creativity is at its best when I push the medium of my work to its limit.
Art, amore, and adventure!
"Wood has its own intelligence, It knows many things, and it teaches them to me. In this way, I understand what I want to do with it, so that the final image reflects its innate qualities as well as my own thoughts and feelings.” - Pascal
Pascal Pierme is a Frenchman who settled in Santa Fe in 1997. Prior to that time, he had gained a European reputation as a promising young sculptor. He fielded a series of solo exhibitions in France and Switzerland, and worked on collaborative projects with Pierre Cardin and others. Pascal's career has blossomed in America. He has been awarded several commissions for large-scale installations. Galleries and collectors alike have responded to the simplicity of his approach, which balances geometric abstraction with organic form. There is an undertone of symbolism as well, a hieroglyphic shorthand that hints at other visual languages. Pascal was influenced from a very young age by his grandfather, a wood sculptor. It was from him that Pascal developed his love for wood and his passion for working with it. He creates an extraordinary range of abstract meditations that seem to arise directly from the material itself, rather than from a conscious plan. He has an extraordinary rapport with his materials, concocting his own varnishes and resins as well as creating bronze-like patinas on non-metallic surfaces. He works with a variety of precious woods and creates sculptures that express the texture, aroma, and strength of each. He considers wood to be a feminine material - warm, colorful, full of surprises, and not always easy to control. Therefore, many of his sculptures have a feminine cast, with elegantly swelling contours and subtle curves. Conversely, he sometimes works with more angular, masculine themes, such as his Fleche (Arrow) series, and the wood responds with a robust presence. Pascal's technique is interactive. Each work of art is characterized by a graceful balance, a meticulous attention to detail. Even as he carves and burnishes, he allows the piece to guide him.
UPCOMING:
“Vue d’en haut’’
Pascal Pierme Solo Exhibition
12 November –18 December 2021
Opening Reception: 12 November (Friday)
5-8pm (Pascal Pierme will be present)
100 W Tahquitz Canyon Way #110
Palm Springs, CA 92262
346-4243
mail@hohmann.art
In his long career, Pascal Pierme has made over 3,600 unique works of art, a representation of which are covered in this monograph published by GF Contemporary, Inc. Titled Origines & Life, the 244-page documentation has been made possible by the loyal collectors and fans who believe so strongly in his work. Included are essays from journalistHollis Walker and art historian Robin Clark.Pierme is a Frenchman who gained early acclaim as a young artist in his home country before moving to Santa Fe, N.M. in 1997. Since then, he has received recognition on a global scale for his wall-hung and freestanding combinative sculptures.Inspired from a young age by his maternal grandfather, Pierme works primarily in wood, manipulating form, volume and negative space to balance the abstract and the organic and creating further intrigue through the use of repetition and colour.
I am privileged to share the art of Pascal Pierme through Origines & Life. -Deborah Fritz, owner GF Contemporary
707 Canyon Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
505-983-3707
“Organic Geometry”
A solo exhibition by Pascal Pierme
April 16 -May 29, 2022
Opening: (Friday) May 6th
6-8pm (Pascal Pierme will be present)
450 Harrison Avenue,
#31 Boston, MA 02118
Tel. 617-262-4400
susan@lanouegallery.com
Spring Hours: Tues -Sat: 12-5
Additional Hours by appointment
To know more about the artist, please contact:
Samantha Paige Furgason, President
Santa Fe, New Mexico USA
1 505 / 982 7447
sam@artworkinternational.com
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