PAPILLON

Artistes/Artists : Alex & Manon Date création/Cration time : 2017 Matériaux/Materials : Steel Description: Realized by the technique of arc welding, this monumental sculpture draws its realism from the ethological approach of the two artists. The latter document and feed on their subject in order to reproduce the animal's instinct and movement as well as possible. Presentation of the artist and his approach: Self-taught artist, Manon Perrier grows up in the Périgord. At 20, she joined an artists' collective in Anjou, where she met in 2017 Alexandre Guilmard. The latter is from Anjou and has various professions (magician, illustrator, tattoo artist?) before devoting himself to sculpture. From their meeting will be born multiple works with animal silhouettes. Description : A BUTTERFLY (steel) Thanks to the arc welding technique, the realism of this monumental sculpture becomes obvious and shows both artists?ethological approach. Indeed, they gather information and feed on their subject in order to reproduce as precisely as possible animal instinct and motion. Presentation of the artist and his / her approach : Manon Perrier is a self-taught artist who grew up in the Perigord region. When she was 20, she joined a group of artists in Anjou, and met Alexandre Guilmard, an artist living in Angers. The latter had various artistic experiences (he was a magician, an illustrator, a tattoo artist) before devoting himself to sculpting. They created lots of wildlife style works together.