NES - Darklight 10-Sculpture Lumineuse

Darklight 10

Luminous sculpture
(Dia. 21.5 x 45 cm H)
2023
Unique signed piece
Steel
Varnished sculpture

Delivered without bulb (E14)

Weight of the sculpture: 4.5 kg

Contemporary design. Luminous sculpture. Unique work signed by the artist NES, a French female sculptor working in metal.
Delivered with invoice and certificate of authenticity.
Emits a warm ambient light.
In mint condition
Equipped with a black E14 socket, standard socket
1.5 m black cord with on/off switch on the cord. Delivered without bulb

Good functioning and safety verified

The item will be carefully packed and shipped via Colissimo, insured with tracking.

Profile

Nes is a Bordeaux-based artist living in the Médoc. She was born in 1979. A metal designer, she creates sculptures and furniture from reclaimed metal pieces. Her work has a strong presence, a definite identity drawn from a baroque universe and heavily inspired by punk iconography.
Very early, this young woman turned toward artistic creation. It was in 2003, while finishing her university studies with a degree in Applied Foreign Languages, that she discovered the art of working with metal during a trip to Cuba. This discovery, which she perceived as a true revelation, led her to redirect her studies. She pursued a qualification in metallurgy at IFIP in 2004, then a specialization in 2006 as a welding technician with an industrial and space-oriented vocation. While continuing to explore contemporary artistic creation autodidactically, she completed her training by becoming a qualified pyrotechnician in 2008.
Her works quickly caught the art world’s attention, standing out for their strong singularity and earning her several articles in the press (see press kit). In 2007, she won a Young Challenge, a program set up by the Ministry of Youth. For her, it was a true catalyst propelling her toward professionalism. From then on, she is frequently commissioned at regional, national, and international levels. In 2009 she represented France in the International Francophone Games, and exhibited at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut. In 2010, she was invited to UNESCO in Paris, where she exhibited her work in a solo show. As a 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 in art design from Rotary District 1690.
Drouot valuation 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 man has devised to develop so much monstrosity. My work transcends this monstrosity with an appearance of gentleness that hides the violence humanity can carry within it. I want to show the dark side of humanity, the human experience of suffering, the ability of man to conceal the horror he buries deep inside himself, 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 draws on the power of metal to lead the viewer into her world of arabesques, curves, and chains. Power in the material, fragility in the airy forms emerging from a complex imaginary. From darkness to light, from chain to steel lace…
A baroque universe, another more playful one, both converge toward the same objective: to give a soul back to forgotten industrial elements. Playing with appearances, shadows, light, and contrasts, working with hostile materials until guided artistically toward softness and lightness. Her artistic signature, expressed through the use of chains from a chainsaw, earned her the press nickname the “iron lace-maker.” The tension between form and matter, the subtlety of plastic language, the subversion of materials.
"The questions that drive me: how to show discernment and live in society while considering that everyone may have a monstrous part inside? 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 defy appearances? How to live with this dark side of the soul? Meditate, accept, deny, rebel, give up?"

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 for the “3rd International Sculpture Competition” of the Biennale Europea d’Arte Fabbrile di Stia (02/09–05/09/21, Stia, Italy)
International symposium “Metal symposium” and exhibition on the “Metal Trail” (11/06/18–15/06/18, Mlada Boleslav, Bohemia Central, Czech Republic)
Exhibition during the SNBA 2018 Beaux 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)
Gallery Capa Esculturas exhibition (12/09–21/10/2014, Madrid, Spain)
Exhibition “Step by Step” (09/05–09/06/14, Louveigné, 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 “Salon Internacional de Mujeres Artistas” (06/03–22/03/12, Maracena, Granada, Spain)
Permanent sculpture exhibition “Carpe Diem”: private collection of the Riviera Hotel & Beach Lounge (from 14/05/11, El Manara Corniche, 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, El Manara Corniche, Beirut, Lebanon)
Exhibition and selection for the international Francophone Games competition. Residency. Intervention in a school in Saïda. (27/09/09–06/10/09, UNESCO Palace of Beirut, Lebanon)
Permanent exhibition of the sculpture “Pulsations and Convergences”: private collection of the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais (from 06/10/09, Beirut, Lebanon)

Public/commercial commissions

Public commission from the Lacanau town hall: 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 Justice 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 of Vic-le-Comte and the Departmental 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 Departmental 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 of Aiguillon (47) (12/10/16)
Acquisition of the sculpture “Les Trois Portes” by the Beychac et Cailleau media library/art gallery (10/05/16)
Public commission: the Soulac-sur-Mer town hall: 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 of UEAJ 33: internship with youth from Juvenile Justice Protection, aimed at social and professional insertion (2013, UEAJ 33, Bordeaux)
Public commission of the Gironde General Council. Trophies “Mission Agenda 21” (15/10/2012, Gironde General Council, Bordeaux)
Public commission of UEAJ 33: creation of paintings for the restaurant training “le P’tit Creux.” Practical internship with youth from Juvenile Justice Protection, aimed at social and professional insertion (09-10-11/05/12; 14-15-16/05/12; 05-06-07-08/06/12; 11-12-13-14-15-18-19/06/12, Listrac-Médoc workshop)
Public commission of the Avensan town hall: 20th anniversary of twinning with Castrillo de Murcia (04/2012)
Creation of a monumental mission cross (02/2012, Avensan town hall (33))
Public commission: creation of a monumental sculpture for the entrance of a media library (Inauguration on 10/09/11, Beychac et Cailleau)
Creation of trophies for the Michelet Challenge. Practical internship with youth from Juvenile Justice Protection, aimed at social and professional insertion. (2010/2011, UEAJ 33)
Creation of sculptures for the school parking lot. Project carried out with the participation of children. (2009, Avensan town hall (33))