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Sophie Verger

August 24, 2020 12:03 AM \

We love animals hence we are enamored by the sculptures of French artist, Sophie Verger.  Born in Paris In 1970, she ROEDERER Academy of Art.1971, Nissim school of CAMONDO and was admitted to Beaux-Arts in 1971.She continued on her chosen path with classical training at the FAVRAT workshop. In 2003 she exhibited her first bronze sculptures at the POMPON Museum and museum exhibitions and galleries continue to this day. On an interview with L’Oiel du Prince Gallerie she says this about animal sculptures:

“My animals are very human … It is not the subject in sculpture that is important, at least for me, but what we do with it. I don’t feel like an animal because I’m not looking for a detailed anatomical representation of the animal. I have worked a lot on anthropomorphism with reference to antiquity and myths.
The advantage of animals is their anatomical particularities which widen the field of forms which I can play to arouse an emotion and their multiple symbolic values generating ideas. I feel material, form and emotion and the difference between man and animal is small if we exclude the neural faculties of the former which make him a super predator, but also certainly an artist….”

More of her work can be seen on her website and on Facebook.

Images:  Courtesy of Sophie Verger.

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Victoria Villasana

August 21, 2020 12:03 AM \

Victoria Villasana was born in Guidalajara, Mexico, resided in London and is currently living in Mexico.  She studied design at ITESO University in Mexico then moved to London to work and train as a florist and fashion stylist.  Embroidered black and white photos started as a hobby in 2014.  She was inspired by East London street art, began placing the embroidered images in the street and eventually became well-known.  In an interview on The Book of Man she says this about what moves her to create:  

“Everything moves me – since I was kid I always felt a really strong urge to create. I felt my best when I was making things and I think we all do, I think humans we are naturally makers and creators that’s why we can connect through art easily. I’ve have always been concerned with social issues and art became a good medium for me to express them.”

More of her work can be viewed on her website and Instagram.

Images:  Courtesy of Victoria Villasana.

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Albert Chamillard

August 19, 2020 12:03 AM \

Tucson-based artists Albert Chamillard builds his drawings with only pen and paper using well-worn books and found pieces of paper.  He spends hours working in layers beginning with a herringbone pattern of back and forth slashes. He repeats the process often reversing it until he seemingly creates an optical illusions.  He started small using notebooks but has since developed larger scale works.  On Zócalo magazine he says this about art:

“I try to make stuff that looks beautiful and is enjoyable for me to make. You start to question it too much and that just gets in the way.  There’s a human act called art, and I’m a part of it. I understand the compulsion to do it. It’s a way of responding to your world.”

You can view more of his work on Instagram and Etherton Gallery.

Images:  Courtesy of Albert Chamillard.

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