Sophie Bocher

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The work of the clay at the origin of all its sculptures recalls the essential relationship of man to earth. Sophie Bocher thus seeks to return to a form of primitivism where emotion would be expressed in the most refined and authentic way possible. Between sculptural shape and raw emotion Sophie Bocher has been a sculpture for 20 years. It was at the turn of a learning of painting, drawing and sculpture at the workshops of the Beaux Arts in the city of Paris for 3 years that she learns, experiences and defines her own style. Since 2014, his work has been turned towards the experimentation of materials, bronze, plaster, cement, sandstone and their singular property. Chamotté and concrete sandstone are chosen for their raw appearance, and to give an impression of minerality and destitution. The artist is marked by the work of large sculptors like Brancusi or Henri Moore. A word of Henri Moore can echo his work: "The great and eternal problem is to combine the sculptural form as well as human sensitivity and meaning, that is to say to preserve the primitive form with its human content . »» A development of forms through a constant balance Sophie Bocher's plaster or bronze works are smooth and tense, they give off sweetness, calm and serenity. The color, when there are, is used to emphasize the material effects obtained and highlight the shapes. In the midst of the diversity of textures is created a balance between abstraction and figuration, bringing the idea of ​​human to its essential and universal form. In more abstract works, balance is often created by possible recompositions of the work which is in constant motion, the modulations of the elements of the sculpture being often possible. Thierry Savatier, art historian and journalist, wrote on the blog Culture du Monde.fr a full article on his work: http://savatier.blog.lemonde.fr/2017/05/24/les-culptures- Epurees-de-Sophie-Bocher/ To read: Interview with Sophie Bocher on Kazoart's blog

Sophie Bocher Artworks

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    Filiation 1/8 by Sophie Bocher

    Filiation 1/8

    Sculpture - 150x23 cm
    Pink Hybrid, 1/8 by Sophie Bocher

    Pink Hybrid, 1/8

    Sculpture - 36x55 cm
    Hommage à Man Ray, 2/8 by Sophie Bocher

    Hommage à Man Ray, 2/8

    Sculpture - 11x9 cm
    Nage Libre, 2/8 by Sophie Bocher

    Nage Libre, 2/8

    Sculpture - 15x86 cm
    She's dancing, 3/8 by Sophie Bocher

    She's dancing, 3/8

    Sculpture - 29x20 cm
    Siesta, 4/8 by Sophie Bocher

    Siesta, 4/8

    Sculpture - 13x12 cm
    Vibrations by Sophie Bocher

    Vibrations

    Sculpture - 40x56 cm
    Amour brut by Sophie Bocher

    Amour brut

    Sculpture - 53x11 cm
    Totemik by Sophie Bocher

    Totemik

    Sculpture - 190x50 cm
    Rondeurs by Sophie Bocher

    Rondeurs

    Sculpture - 110x70 cm

    La porteuse d'eau

    Sculpture - 126x65 cm

    Swing

    Sculpture - 37x27 cm

    Amitabha

    Sculpture - 15x13 cm

    Tango, 7/8

    Sculpture - 24x16 cm

    Petit bouddha

    Sculpture - 9x10 cm

    Siesta

    Sculpture - 70x80 cm

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