Truteau (1970) - The Botanist Alien

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Frédéric Truteau's The Botanist Alien is a unique PLA sculpture (12 × 20 × 9 cm) with a resin flower, signed and dated 2025, sold directly by the artist with a certificate of authenticity.

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The Botanist Alien
Work from the series "the alien lost/stuck on earth"
3D object, Alien in PLA, Flower in resin, painted and varnished
(Do not expose to excessive heat)
Original Work
Unique Piece
1/1
Signed
(Sold without the spray can)
Delivered with certificate of authenticity
Artist listed on Artprice and Artnet
France,
Shipping with insurance

About the work:
"Aloe" (Alien Lost On Earth) embodies a human being who feels like a stranger in the modern world, immersed in a society where cultural richness seems to be in decline, growing insecurity, and a future devoid of clarity. This evocative character transports us into the heart of a deep nostalgia for the 1980s, a time that poignantly reflects a past now distant and irreplaceable, carrying timeless memories.
Despite feeling out of place in this world, he nevertheless tries to blend in, exploring subtleties to gradually assimilate.

About the artist:
Frédéric Truteau, self-taught painter, was born in Marseille in 1970; he now lives near Aix-en-Provence.
With Frédéric Truteau, humor and irony are precious artistic tools. A device to counter the commonly accepted ideas and situations. Dare, disrupt, upset, surprise, no matter what. For Frédéric Truteau, the essential is to provoke a reaction by sharing his own vision of things.

The Botanist Alien
Work from the series "the alien lost/stuck on earth"
3D object, Alien in PLA, Flower in resin, painted and varnished
(Do not expose to excessive heat)
Original Work
Unique Piece
1/1
Signed
(Sold without the spray can)
Delivered with certificate of authenticity
Artist listed on Artprice and Artnet
France,
Shipping with insurance

About the work:
"Aloe" (Alien Lost On Earth) embodies a human being who feels like a stranger in the modern world, immersed in a society where cultural richness seems to be in decline, growing insecurity, and a future devoid of clarity. This evocative character transports us into the heart of a deep nostalgia for the 1980s, a time that poignantly reflects a past now distant and irreplaceable, carrying timeless memories.
Despite feeling out of place in this world, he nevertheless tries to blend in, exploring subtleties to gradually assimilate.

About the artist:
Frédéric Truteau, self-taught painter, was born in Marseille in 1970; he now lives near Aix-en-Provence.
With Frédéric Truteau, humor and irony are precious artistic tools. A device to counter the commonly accepted ideas and situations. Dare, disrupt, upset, surprise, no matter what. For Frédéric Truteau, the essential is to provoke a reaction by sharing his own vision of things.

Details

Era
After 2000
Plastic type
PLA
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Country of origin
France
Style
Folk Art
Material
Plastic, Resin
Artist
Truteau (1970)
Title of artwork
The Botanist Alien
Signature
Hand signed
Edition
Unique Piece
Year
2025
Colour
Green, Pink, Yellow
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
20 cm
Width
12 cm
Depth
9 cm
Sold by
FranceVerified
2290
Objects sold
100%
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