Nicolas Cesbron

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Nicolas Cesbron is a

Champagne, France. His work has been referred to as "the new Art Nouveau," walking the line between woodwork and sculpture. In an interview, he explained, "the objects I have carved a soul beyond the functionality."[1]

Cesbron's studio is a remodeled ironworks space, at Saint Denis between Fort de Briche et le Boulevard Périphérique in Paris. He has shown his work in Barcelona, Brussels, Paris, and cities throughout Germany. A sculptural wooden staircase he created is installed in the Christian Louboutin Ginza boutique in Tokyo.[2]

He was interested in woodworking as a child, but under pressure from his parents, studied physics instead. He went on to teach at a university in the Ivory Coast in West Africa where, in his spare time, he became interested in the African art of wood-carving. Thereafter, he returned to France and earned his Ph.D. in physics at a university there while developing his own woodworking skills.

Cesbron had his first major art exhibition in 1994 at the Musée de l'Orangerie in the center of Paris. It aroused a great deal of attention and after another year as a physicist at the university, he turned to art as a profession.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Expo: Nicolas Cesbron - exposition In/Visibilité - 60, rue Gabriel Péri - Saint Denis - Jusqu'au 24 octobre 2011 Auteur Caroline Hauer".
  2. ^ "Nicolas Cesbron". Verket.
  3. ^ "Nicolas Cesbron". Verket.