Thursday, June 28, 2012

Ironic Trophies




After its recent exhibition dedicated to Franco Matticchio, Galleria dell'Incisione in Brescia
 is hosting Bestiaryfeaturing the sculptures and drawings of French artist Quentin Garel.
Born in Paris in 1975, the son of artist and teacher Philippe Garelat a very young age Quentin
became interested in art, which he studied at the École Supérieure des Beaux Arts, 
the Art Institute of Chicago, and Casa de Velasquez in Madrid. 





Whether sculpting or drawing, the constant focus of Garel is the animal world, 
which he studies and portrays in its its strenght, dignity and vulnerability.
While his first works celebrated livestock, a group of animals that suffers much
due to the common barbarian practices of contemporary industrial breeding, 
today his subjects also include wild animals from the jungle and the savannah.






Garel's eye is ironic and precise, and his creatures are full of character.
He often represents them as a head or torso, and sometimes as skull and bones.




His sculptures are made of wood or other materials including bronze, iron and ceramic. 
The orangutan bronze sculpture above has been worked to give it the feeling of wood.
The sculptures are often conceived as installations for outdoor public spaces. 



Garel also draws with pencil, charcoal and watercolors on large sheets of paper.
These beautiful studies are exposed alongside with the sculptures.




The exhibition is on until the 15th of July.

7 comments:

  1. These are stunning! Wish I could visit his exhibition. I love the materials he uses, too. Thanks for sharing these images, Laura

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  2. Wow! So incredible. Would love to see this exibit.

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  3. Jaw dropping work, especially that gorilla head in progress. many thanks to you for sharing this gem!

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  4. Wow. Just amazing. I'm in awe. Wish I could be there to see it. What he does with wood is amazing. And then he makes the bronze look like wood, that's even more amazing. Really gorgeous work. Thanks for sharing it.

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  6. thanks for your comments!
    I'd love to have one of these in my house or garden...

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