Laurence Jenkell (1965) - Bonbon Rouge

Work "BONBON ROUGE", 43 cm, the most emblematic color of the artist, the most sought-after and the most difficult to find today.
Materials: Plexiglas
Dimensions: 43 cm on crystal plexiglass base 17 x 15 x 1.5 cm.
Signed JENK - 1/1 - 2021
Gallery value: €6,500
LAURENCE JENK, A FRENCH ARTIST RECOGNIZED ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
Better known under the name Laurence JENKELL, in 2020 the artist changed her signature to a shorter name with modern consonance: JENK.
The objective?
To evolve her identity to better protect her new works. FRENCH CONTEMPORARY SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF ARTS AND LETTERS
EXHIBITS WORLDWIDE

Clarification on the artistic identity of Laurence JENK(ELL)
It is important to note that Laurence JENK and Laurence JENKELL are one and the same artist.
A name change linked to a legal parenthesis
In 2020, following a contentious separation with her agent — who held 51% of the JENKELL company – the artist was forced to simplify her signature to “JENK.” After a legal procedure, she ultimately regained full use of her original surname.
An opportunity for collectors
From an expert and art market perspective, works signed “JENK” during this precise period hold particular interest:
Rarity: They mark a very short time window in her career.
Historical value: As is often the case for pieces marked by biographical or legal singularity, these works could acquire a specific value over time.
For more details on her career and the chronology of her creations, I invite you to consult her biography on her official site.

IN A FEW WORDS
Laurence JENK was born on December 31, 1965. She lives and works in Vallauris, Alpes-Maritimes. Known and recognized for her sculptures in vibrant colors, she creates bonbons larger than life, in bright colors and varying sizes, in materials such as bronze, Plexiglas, aluminum, and marble.
More than a medium, the candy interpreted by Laurence JENK has become a language. Her works engage in a reflection and a cultural process: the Bonbon subject combining simplicity and universality.
The great freedom and no less great determination with which Laurence JENK pursues her research, develops her themes and enriches her repertoire of forms, commands admiration and reveals an authentic artist’s temperament. The Bonbon remains the hard core of her creative identity, but she skillfully explores all its possibilities.
In only about ten years, her Candies, but also their more or less direct offshoots, the iconic Wrappings, the ADN, the Robots, the Butterflies... have conquered the planet. Recently she has expanded her “wrapping” and the twisting gesture to other materials and forms, such as the “Wrapping Fridge” or the “Jelly Wrap.” Although the Candy remains her favored subject, her latest packaging creations reflect environmental issues such as the depletion of coffee-producing lands, the proliferation of disposable non-biodegradable products, and the poaching of endangered animals.
Laurence JENK’s work is present in more than 25 countries. She is represented by numerous galleries and is part of major private, public, and institutional collections.