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13 Sculpture by NES for sale

Darklight 9 – Sculpture lumineuse by NES — Darklight 9 – Sculpture lumineuse
Sculpture, *Metal sculpture*, *2023*
NES
$275 USD

Darklight 10 – Sculpture lumineuse by NES — Darklight 10 – Sculpture lumineuse
Sculpture, *Metal sculpture*, *2023*
NES
$290 USD

Darklight 11 – Sculpture lumineuse by NES — Darklight 11 – Sculpture lumineuse
Sculpture, *Metal sculpture*, *2023*
NES
$250 USD

Darklight 7 – Sculpture lumineuse by NES — Darklight 7 – Sculpture lumineuse
Sculpture, *Metal sculpture*, *2023*
NES
$290 USD

Darklight 6 – Sculpture lumineuse by NES — Darklight 6 – Sculpture lumineuse
Sculpture, *Metal sculpture/ Welding*, *2023*
NES
$290 USD

D’âme et de feu by NES — D’âme et de feu
Sculpture
NES
$1970 USD

From shadow to light by NES — From shadow to light
Sculpture
NES
$3835 USD

Tableau nº3 by NES — Tableau nº3
Sculpture
NES
$240 USD

Tableau acier et bronze n°3 by NES — Tableau acier et bronze n°3
Sculpture
NES
$270 USD

Astraea by NES — Astraea
Sculpture
NES
$600 USD

Le caprice des temps by NES — Le caprice des temps
Sculpture
NES
$710 USD

The dark tear by NES — The dark tear
Sculpture
NES
$415 USD

L’Antre by NES — L’Antre
Sculpture
NES
$525 USD

NES Biography

France, born 01/09/1979

Nes is an artist from Bordeaux who lives in the Medoc area. She was born in 1979.
As a metal designer, she makes sculptures and pieces of furniture out of recycled pieces of metal collected here and there. Her work shows a real strength, a proper identity derived from baroque and inspired by punk culture.
Soon she turned to art and creation. In 2003 as she was completing her languages studies by getting her degree, she discovered the art of working metal during a trip to Cuba. This was a real shock that drove her to start anew with a training period in metallurgy in 2004. Then, she specialized as expert welder for space (technicien soudeur à vocation spatiale) in 2006. In 2008, she completed her formation and became a fireworks expert.
Thanks to her formation and experience she got a technical mastership. Soon her works were spotted and journalists wrote articles about her (they can be found on the website). In 2007 she won a “Défi jeunes”. She was thus given the opportunity to meet interesting people, to become renowned and turn to professionalism. Many of her works were exhibited and she was asked to take part in many different projects. In 2009, she took part in the International French-speaking Nations Games in Beyrouth, where she stood for France. In 2010, she won the 2nd Art prize from the Medoc Rotary Club. She also received from Martin Hirsh (youth and sports minister) the 2nd Cultural Creation Prize.
Drouot quotation during the public auction " Jeune création contemporaine" ( March 22nd, 2014, Drouot Hotel, Paris). Listed on Artprice.
Artistic approach
“When I was 5, I visited the torture and Inquisition Museum in Santillana del Mar with my parents. I was both fascinated and terrified by the ability mankind has to make others suffer. The way men find so many techniques to develop monstrosity really scared me. My work transcends this monstrosity thanks to a soft appearance that hides the violent side of humanity. I want to show the dark side of mankind, human experience of suffering, man’s ability to hide the part of horror that lies deep inside in order to bring out the path from darkness to light.”
Nes freed her gesture and began to let people discover her world through her both baroque and poetic sculptures. Inspired by the punk music and culture, she draws strength from metal and turns it into a world of arabesques, curves and chains: strength of the material, fragility of aerial shape, a complex imaginary world poetic and tormented. From darkness to light, from chains to steel lace.
Both her baroque and fantasy worlds join into a unique goal which is to give a soul/ a second life to log forgotten industrial materials. She plays on appearances, shades, light and contrast. She works hostile elements until she can bide them to embody lightness, softness and grace. She is famous for using chainsaw chains in her art, and was therefore nicknamed “the iron lace-maker”.
“Here are some of the questions that drive me on:
How can we show analytical abilities and live together considering that each of us can have his share of monstrosity?
Where do the boundaries of extreme behaviour of human beings lie?
How can we break away from everyday life, from our perception illusions to lighten this suffering, to stop hiding our dark side?
How can we break free from prejudice and not to trust appearances?
How can we live with our dark side? Meditating, accepting, denying, rebelling?”

NES exhibitions, studies, awards...

All exhibitions and events are specified on my website.

Drouot quotation during the public auction " Jeune création contemporaine" ( March 22nd, 2014, Drouot Hotel, Paris). Listed on Artprice.

International exhibitions

Exhibition and selection at the « 3rd International Sculpture Competition » of the Biennale Europea d’Arte Fabbrile de Stia (02/09-05/09/21, Stia, Italy)
International symposium « Metal sympozium » and exhibition on the « Metal Trail » (11/06/18-15/06/18, Mlada Boleslav, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic)
« Arts du feu » exhibition at the H.R GIGER museum (17/10/15 - 23/10/15, Gruyères, Switzerland)
Capa Esculturas gallery exhibition (12/09 /14 - 21/10/14, Madrid, Spain)
« Pas à pas » exhibition (09/05/14 - 09/06/14, Louveigné, Belgium)
Exhibition at the « Feria Internacional del Arte de Granada »( 7/05/12 - 12/05/12, Churriana de la Vega,Granada, Spain)
Exhibition at « FIARTE 212 »(8/04/12 - 20/04/12, Churriana de la Vega, Granada, Spain)
Exhibition at the « Salón internacional de Mujeres Artistas » (6/03/12 - 22/03/12, Maracena, Granada, Spain)
Permanent exhibition of the sculpture « Carpe Diem » : Riviera Hotel and Beach Lounge's private collection (since the 14/05/11, Cliff Road El Manara, P.O.Box: 11-4021 Riad El Solh 1107 2150, Beirut, Lebanon)
Exhibition of new pieces produced during the art symposium "Riviera Fusion" (12/05/11 - 30/06/11,Riviera Hotel & Beach Lounge, Cliff Road El Manara, Beirut, Lebanon)
Art symposium « Riviera Fusion » in Lebanon : art residency and exhibition (10-14/05/11, Riviera Hotel & Beach Lounge, Beirut, Lebanon)
Exhibition during « La Nuit Blanche » (02/10/10, Brussels, Belgium)
« RE-CYCLE » exhibition (13/09/10 - 26/09/10, Brussels, Belgium)
« Pas à pas » exhibition (11/09/10 - 11/10/10, Louveigné, Belgium)
Exhibition and selection at the international contest of the Jeux de la Francophonie. Residency. Intervention in a school at Saïda. (27/09/09 - 06/10/09, Unesco Palace of Beirut, Lebanon)
Permanent exhibition of the sculpture « Pulsations et Convergences » : private collection of the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais (since the 06/10/09, Beirut, Lebanon)
« Oeuvres fraîches » exhibition (01/09/09 - 06/10/09, Gallery of the Lebanese university, Beirut, Lebanon)

Individual exhibitions

Exhibition at Château de Rochecotte (04/05/19-26/07/19, Saint-Patrice / Coteaux-sur-Loire (37)
Exhibition « Un château pour un artiste » au Château Bastor-Lamontagne (15/05/12 au 31/08/12, Preignac, Sauternes)
« Un château pour un artiste » exhibition at the Château Beauregard (01/06/11 and 31/08/11, Pomerol (33))

Exhibition at the Lalaudey Castle (01/04/10 - 30/04/10, Moulis en Médoc (33))
National laureate Envie d'Agir. Exhibition during the formal award ceremony for the cultural creation second price, rewarding the initiative and the commitment of the youth with Martin Hirsh (17/03/10, Unesco, Paris)

Art fairs

Exhibition Salon international d'art contemporain Art3F (11-13/03/22, Nantes (44)))
Exhibition during the Salon des Beaux Arts 2018 of the SNBA (13/12-16/12/18, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris)

Public orders / Public collections
Public order from the DTPJJ Aquitaine Nord, Ministry of Justice : creation of trophies for the national competion "Le Parcours du Goût"(11/23)
Acquisition of the sculpture « La Force d'âme » by the Vic-le_Comte town hall and the Conseil Départemental du Puy-de-Dôme (Le Trampoline, place de l'olme, Vic-le-Comte (63) (13/11/21)
Acquisition of the sculpture « Thétis » by the Conseil Départemental de la Charente-Maritime (County Council, Atrium de la Maison de la Charente, La Rochelle (17) (20/08/18))
Acquisition of the sculpture "The Dark Tower" by the Aiguillon town hall (47) (10/12/16)
Acquisition of the sculpture "Les Trois Portes" by the media library/art library of Beychac et Cailleau (05/10/16)
Public order from the Soulac-sur- Mer town hall: sculpture created during the urban residence and public performance « Urban Welding Art ». (03/05/13 - 12/05/13, Basilique square, Soulac-sur- Mer (33))
Public order from the UEAJ 33. Sculptures creation with the UEAJ 33. Training course with young people from the Judicial Youth Protection Services for the social and professional integration (2013, UEAJ 33, Bordeaux)
Public order from the Conseil Général de la Gironde. Trophies « Mission Agenda 21 » (15/10/2012, Conseil Général de la Gironde, Bordeaux)
Public order from the UEAJ 33 : creation of murals for the restaurant « le P'tit Creux ». Training course with young people from the Judicial Youth Protection Services for the social and professional integration(09-10-11/05/12; 14-15- 16/05/12; 05-06- 07-08/06/12; 11-12- 13-14- 15-18- 19/06/12, Listrac-Médoc workshop)
Public order from the Avensan town hall: 20th twinning anniversary with Castrillo de Murcia (04/2012)
Creation of a monumental Christian mission cross (02/2012, Cussac-Médoc town hall (33)).
Public order : creation of a monumental sculpture for the entrance of a multimedia library (Opening ceremony 10/09/11, Beychac et Cailleau (33))
Public order from the UEAJ 33 : creation of trophies for the Michelet Challenge. Training course with young people from the Judicial Youth Protection Services for the social and professional integration (08-09-10/02/11; 08-09-10/03/11; 05-06-07/04/11; 19-20-21/04/11; 03-04- 05/05/11, Listrac-Médoc workshop)
Public order : creation of sculptures for a school car park (07/09, Avensan's town hall)

Résidencies/Performances

Exhibition « Résonances » for the « 500 ans de la Sainte Chapelle » and art residence (09/09-06/11/21 ; residence : 21-25/09/21, Le Trampoline,Vic-le-Comte (63))
Metal and stone sculpture symposium(14/08/18-20/08/18, Surgères (17))
International symposium « Metal sympozium » and exhibition on the « Metal Trail » (11/06/18-15/06/18, Mlada Boleslav, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic)
Public performance during the « Confluences » Festival (21-22/10/17, Aiguillon (47))
Metal sculpture Symposium (9/05/16 - 14/05/16, Les Forges de Fraisans (39))
Public performance during the Jazz Ô Lac Festival (13 et 14/07/15, port de Lacanau)
Urban residence and public performance « Urban Welding Art » (03/05/13 - 12/05/13, Basilique square, Soulac-sur- Mer (33))
« Les rencontres du Fer » symposium (16/08/2012 to the 22/08/2012, Arras en Lavedan (65))
Exhibition and artist'residency during the « Nuit des Soudeuses » (04/08/12 - 05/08/12, Granville (50))
Art symposium « Riviera Fusion » in Lebanon : art residency and exhibition (10-14/05/11, Riviera Hotel & Beach Lounge, Beirut, Lebanon)
Exhibition and selection at the international contest of the Jeux de la Francophonie. Residency.(27/09/09 - 06/10/09, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon)

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