LE CYCLE DE L'EAU

Artiste /Artist : Vincent Tétu Date création/Creation time : 2019 Matériaux/Materials : Limestone from Châteaupanne Description : The work is a hymn to change, to renewal, to infinite perpetual cycles. These principles that we find at various scales in nature, invite us to contemplation and to surpass ourselves. The water cycle is a testimony of a revolution and evolves from a primordial, raw material to the polished and sublimated stone. Presentation of the artist and his approach: Vincent Tétu was born in 1981 in the Creuse. His career is marked by various influences. He trained in Angers in stone cutting, then in ornamental sculpture and heritage restoration. Afterwards, he left for Italy where he made his first wood sculptures and a monumental sculpture in volcanic tuff. Working with various materials such as wood, stone and metal, the sculptor draws his inspiration mainly from nature and its movements. Description : WATER CYCLE (Châteaupanne limestone) It is an ode to changes, to renewals and to constant and infinite cycles. These concepts have various aspects in nature: they invite us to contemplation and to the surpassing of oneself. Water cycle shows a revolution and changes in a raw and essential way toward a polished and sublimate stone. Presentation of the artist and his/her approach : Vincent Tétu was born in 1981 in the Creuse department. His career is full of various influences. He learned stone cutting in Angers, then ornamental sculpting, and studied heritage restoration. He went to Italy, where he makes his first wooden sculptures and one monumental volcanic tuff. He works wood as well as stone and metal, and finds inspiration in the movements of nature mainly.