Artwork details
- Medium : Bronze With Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 16.3in, Height: 3.5in, Depth: 9.4in
- Edition : All editions sold (12 / 12)
- Artist's proof : 4
About this artwork
FLEUR D'ÉCUME represents a woman lying in a riverbed. Like the river, it represents life and a source of life. This analogy between the watercourse and human life is a theme that I have often developed. Two patinas of different colors oppose each other. One brown, fixed on the smooth parts expresses fluidity and the other, green on the two bands that frame the woman's body underline the mineral nature.
Bernard Métranve
France
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
- Art Fair Participant
- Works on commission
« I am looking for a work that will surpass the previous ones while being able to suggest an array of emotions and stay alive despite the action of time. »
Bernard Métranve is an award-winning French sculptor who has exhibited in Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Métranve works are now abstract, but what links the different methods, techniques and themes explored throughout his artistic career is the search for harmony and the purity of lines. His bronze works begin with modelling the piece in clay, from which he then makes a wax impression that is sent to a foundry. Lastly, he controls the cast iron, carving and patina of the composition.