NES - Tableau sculpture murale n°3- Métal

Tableau No. 3
Wall sculpture
40x2.5x50 cm
2015

Unique work signed by NES, French female sculptor artist working in metal
Sculpture in Steel/Metal
Metal sculpture technique, welding
Varnished - Steel color slightly gold on spots.
Delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity
Excellent condition
Weight of the sculpture 5.1 kg. The sculpture can be wall-mounted in 4 different positions.
Delivered with Colissimo tracked mail with insurance

Biography

Nes is a Bordeaux-born artist based in the Médoc. She was born in 1979. A metal designer, she creates sculptures and furniture from recycled metal pieces. Her work has a commanding presence and a distinct identity drawn from a Baroque universe and heavily inspired by punk iconography.
From an early age she oriented herself toward artistic creation. It was in 2003, while finishing her university studies with a degree in Foreign Languages Applied, that she discovered metalworking during a trip to Cuba. This discovery, which she regarded as a true revelation, led her to redirect her studies. She undertook a qualifying course in metallurgy at IFIP in 2004, followed by a specialization in 2006 as an industrial and space‑oriented welding technician. While continuing to explore contemporary art creation autodidactically, she completed her training by becoming a qualified pyrotechnician in 2008.
Her works quickly drew attention in the art world, standing out for their strong singularity and earning her several articles in the press (see press pack). In 2007, she won a Défi-Jeunes, a program initiated by the Ministry of Youth. For her, it was a true catalyst that propelled her toward professionalism. From then on, she is frequently commissioned at regional, national, and international levels. In 2009 she represented France at the international competition of the Jeux de la Francophonie, and she exhibited at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut. In 2010, she was invited to UNESCO in Paris where she presented her work in a solo exhibition. As national laureate of the Envie d’Agir program, she received the 2nd prize in cultural creation awarded by the High Commissioner for Youth. At the regional level (Aquitaine and Charente), she received the 2nd prize for art design from Rotary District 1690.
Drouot appraisal during the public auction “Young Contemporary Creation” (March 22, 2014, Hôtel Drouot, Paris).

Artistic approach

“At age 5, I visited with my parents the torture museum of the Inquisition in Santillana del Mar. The capacity of humans to make others suffer horrified and fascinated me at the same time. I was frightened by the ingenuity with which humans have demonstrated to develop so much monstrosity. My work transcends this monstrosity by presenting an appearance of gentleness that masks the violence that humanity can harbor within it. I want to show the dark side of humanity, the human experience of suffering, the capacity of man to hide the horror he buries deep inside, in order to highlight the passage from shadow to light.”
By freeing her gesture, Nes reveals through her sculptures a baroque and poetic universe. She taps into the strength of metal to lead the viewer into her world of arabesques, curves, and chains. Power in the material, fragility in the airy shapes emerging from a complex imagination. From darkness to light, from chain to the lace of steel…
A baroque universe, another more playful one, both converge with the same objective: to give a soul back to forgotten industrial elements. Playing with appearances, shadows, light, and contrasts, working with hostile materials until they are artistically guided toward softness and lightness. Her artistic signature, expressed through the use of chains from chainsaws, earned her the press nickname the “iron lace-maker.” Ambivalence between form and matter, subtlety of plastic language, misappropriation of materials.
“These are the questions that drive me: how to show discernment and live in society while considering that everyone may have a part of monstrosity in them? What are the limits of humanity’s extreme behaviors? How to detach from daily reality, from the illusions of our perception to ease this suffering, to stop hiding this dark part of ourselves? How to free oneself from prejudices and challenge appearances? How to live with this dark side of the soul? Meditate, accept, deny, rebel, renounce?”

Selected exhibitions

Exhibition “Resonances” for the 500th anniversary of Sainte-Chapelle and artist residency (09/09-06/11/21; residency: 21-25/09/21, Le Trampoline, Vic-le-Comte (63))
Exhibition and selection at the “3rd International Sculpture Competition” of the Biennale Europea d’Arte Fabbrile of Stia (02/09-05/09/21, Stia, Italy)
International symposium “Metal sympozium” and exhibition on the “Metal Trail” (11/06/18-15/06/18, Mlada Boleslav, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic)
Exhibition during the SNBA 2018 Fine Arts Fair (13/12-16/12/18, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris)
Exhibition “Arts du feu” at the H.R GIGER museum (17/10-23/10/15, Gruyères, Switzerland)
Capa Esculturas gallery exhibition (12/09-21/10/2014, Madrid, Spain)
Exhibition “Pas à pas” (09/05-09/06/14, Louvergné, Belgium)
Exhibition at the “Feria Internacional del Arte de Granada” (07/05-12/05/12, Churriana de la Vega, Granada, Spain)
Exhibition at “FIARTE 2012” (08/04-20/04/12, Churriana de la Vega, Granada, Spain)
Exhibition at the “Salón internacional de Mujeres Artistas” (06/03-22/03/12, Maracena, Granada, Spain)
Permanent exhibition of the sculpture “Carpe Diem”: private collection of the Riviera Hotel & Beach Lounge (from 14/05/11, Corniche El Manara, P.O. Box: 11-4021 Riad El Solh 1107 2150, Beirut, Lebanon)
Exhibition of fresh works created during the art symposium “Riviera Fusion” (12/05-30/06/11, Riviera Hotel & Beach Lounge, Corniche El Manara, Beirut, Lebanon)
Exhibition and selection for the international Jeux de la Francophonie competition. Residence. Intervention in a school in Sidon. (27/09/09-06/10/09, UNESCO Palace in Beirut, Lebanon)
Permanent exhibition of the sculpture “Pulsations et Convergences”: private collection of the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanese (from 06/10/09, Beirut, Lebanon)

Public commissions / Public collections

Public commission by the town hall of Lacanau: monumental sculpture “Fòrga” created in homage to the heritage site “La Forge” - Permanent exhibition in front of the town hall (07/24, Lacanau (33))
Commission from the Interregional Directorate for Juvenile Judicial Protection (DIRPJJ) – Southwest - (Trophies for the “Parcours du goût” -(13.5x17x35 cm-11.5x16x29.5 cm-11.5x14.5x26.5 cm)-(07/23))
Acquisition of the sculpture “La Force d’âme” by the town hall of Vic-le-Comte and the General Council of Puy-de-Dôme (Le Trampoline, Place de l’Olme, Vic-le-Comte (63)) (11/13/21)
Acquisition of the sculpture “Thétis” by the General Council of Charente-Maritime (Atrium of the Maison de la Charente, La Rochelle (17)) (08/20/18)
Acquisition of the sculpture “The Dark Tower” by the town hall of Aiguillon (47) (12/10/16)
Acquisition of the sculpture “Les Trois Portes” by the Beychac et Caillau Médiathèque/Artothèque (10/05/16)
Public commission: the town hall of Soulac-sur-Mer: sculpture created during the urban residency and public performance “Urban Welding Art” (05/03-12/05/13, Place de la Basilique, Soulac-sur-Mer)
Public commission: UEAJ 33. Practical workshop with youths from Juvenile Judicial Protection, aimed at social and professional insertion (2013, UEAJ 33, Bordeaux)
Public commission: Gironde General Council. Trophies “Mission Agenda 21” (10/15/2012, Gironde General Council, Bordeaux)
Public commission: UEAJ 33: creation of paintings for the restaurant training “Le P’tit Creux.” Practical workshop with youths from Juvenile Judicial Protection, aimed at social and professional insertion (05/09-06/07/12; 05/14-06/15/12, 06/11-06/18/12, Listrac-Médoc workshop)
Public commission: City of Avensan: 20th anniversary of twinning with Castrillo de Murcia (04/2012)
Creation of a monumental mission cross (02/2012, town hall of Cussac-Médoc (33))
Public commission: creation of a monumental sculpture for the entrance of a media library (Inauguration 10/09/11, Beychac et Cailleau)
Creation of trophies for the Michelet Challenge. Practical workshop with youths from Juvenile Judicial Protection, aimed at social and professional insertion. (2010/2011, UEAJ 33)
Creation of sculptures for school parking lots. Project carried out with the participation of children. (2009, town hall of Avensan (33))