Folon. The sculpture.
Mercator Fund| N° d'inventaire | 23272 |
| Format | 23 x 31 |
| Détails | 208 p., publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Brussels, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9789462302716 |
Sculpture represented a challenge in the career of Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005). World-renowned for his posters and paintings, the Belgian artist resolutely threw himself into statuary around 1990, whether in modeling or direct carving. Encouraged by his friend César, Folon would translate his sculptures—nearly 400 in total—in bronze or stone. Characterized by their frontality, Folon's sculptures draw inspiration from primitive art, from the Cyclades to the Etruscans, from African masks to Native American totems. Largely human-centered, they embody themes once treated graphically and thus project the artist's universe into natural environments: landscapes, gardens, parks. Illuminated by various specialist perspectives, this book revolves around the previously unpublished photographs of Thierry Renauld. A friend of Folon, this Brussels photographer followed the artist's major installations and sculpture exhibitions, whether in Brussels or Knokke, but also at the Château de Seneffe in Pietrasanta, at the Castelo de Sao Jorge in Lisbon, on the heights of Florence or in the Domaine régional Solvay in La Hulpe. Jean-Michel Folon planned to produce this book, for which he wrote the preface. He passed away too late. Fifteen years after the artist's death, this work finally sees the light of day.
Sculpture represented a challenge in the career of Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005). World-renowned for his posters and paintings, the Belgian artist resolutely threw himself into statuary around 1990, whether in modeling or direct carving. Encouraged by his friend César, Folon would translate his sculptures—nearly 400 in total—in bronze or stone. Characterized by their frontality, Folon's sculptures draw inspiration from primitive art, from the Cyclades to the Etruscans, from African masks to Native American totems. Largely human-centered, they embody themes once treated graphically and thus project the artist's universe into natural environments: landscapes, gardens, parks. Illuminated by various specialist perspectives, this book revolves around the previously unpublished photographs of Thierry Renauld. A friend of Folon, this Brussels photographer followed the artist's major installations and sculpture exhibitions, whether in Brussels or Knokke, but also at the Château de Seneffe in Pietrasanta, at the Castelo de Sao Jorge in Lisbon, on the heights of Florence or in the Domaine régional Solvay in La Hulpe. Jean-Michel Folon planned to produce this book, for which he wrote the preface. He passed away too late. Fifteen years after the artist's death, this work finally sees the light of day.