From the lengths of the black twine, the thread and advantageous metals, Jeanne Vicerial convenes the powerless energy, transformers of armor and protecting garments in a brand new sequence of sculptures. Drawing on her work physique entitled Weapons, The artist continues to create enigmatic sculptures that query the character of presence, consciousness and alter.
Within the present artist’s solo exhibition, NymphosisAt Templon, the mysterious darkish figures stand in a silent and contemplative remark. Some works, equivalent to “Persefone N ° three” or “Présence, Amnios”, depicts the looks of human faces, whereas others like “Mue N ° 9, nymphosis” could be inhabited by one thing extra as a world spirit or a bodily deity.
Vicerial has lately launched metals equivalent to copper and gold in physique cavities in its works, emphasizing the feminine energy and inner vitality, which the gallery describes as “objects-le-le-off”. For the artist, these works are concentrated across the nature of metamorphosis, each within the means of translating a single rope size into a totally shaped sculpture, in addition to within the organic and emotional ways in which girls remodel over time.
Like her Weapons, the figures in Nymphosis possess particular person pressure that accelerates when gathered. Vicerial makes use of phrases like “Gardienne” in his titles, French for “Guardian”, to contain safety. “Mue” interprets to “Molt”, equivalent to the way in which an animal might pour the feathers or pores and skin to make room for brand new progress.
The fragile and smooth figures, his vicerial figures are concurrently tall, elegant, timeless. The artist positions his vulnerabilities as strengths, touching within the taboo of ladies’s society and within the inevitable cycle of life.
Nymphosis Continues in Paris till July 19. Discover extra on the vicerial web site and on Instagram.
