Interview with La Robotte

Valérie Chauffour Blémy discusses the Jiggy x Artsper x La Robotte collaboration

Interview with La Robotte - illustration 1

Valérie Chauffour Blémy, the artist also known as La Robotte

Artsper has teamed up with La Robotte and US-based brand Jiggy to create a stunning new puzzle that's available now. The puzzle features an artwork by one of our favorite young artists, La Robotte. The end result? A puzzle so beautiful it should be hung and framed with the rest of your collection. Find out more in our interview with the artist, and purchase the puzzle here!

1. Hi Valérie! We're so excited to be partnering with you on such an exciting product. Before talking about our collaboration, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? How did you come to be an artist?

Hello and thank you for this beautiful collaboration! For the last two years, I've started to consider myself an artist, but it wasn't always so obvious. I have always wanted to create things, but don't all children have that in them? 

At the beginning, I was very ambitious but didn't have the financial means to conceive my artwork. I wanted an imaginary escape button, so I could escape a situation when I felt out of my depth. Ultimately the least expensive means of creating for me was paper and pencils, which allowed me to draw all my projects and stories. 

Creation, science and drawing were my greatest passions. During my studies, however, I was encouraged to pursue science, but I quickly realized that I needed art, too. So I stopped everything to study applied art. I then worked in a 2D animation studio, experimenting with special effects and video games. 

One day, when it was time for me to think about my commitments and my artistic approach, I finally made the choice to become an artist. It's the only field that allows me to escape, create without limits and be who I want while being totally free.

Interview with La Robotte - illustration 1
Interview with La Robotte - illustration 1

To the left, La Robotte creating MENACÉE n°1 / To the right, the Jiggy x Artsper x La Robotte jigsaw puzzle

2. The Jiggy x Artsper x La Robotte collaboration is, as Jiggy says, a puzzle worth framing. Can you speak to where you see the intersection of puzzles and art?

I believe that the main quality that you need to have when you want to finish a puzzle is patience. You need a lot of patience when you practice art, you also need to make a lot of mistakes like when you build your puzzle, but little by little you get the final result.

3. A topic we've been really interested in recently here at Artsper is the idea of objects and furniture as art. What do you feel an art object adds to a home space?

An art object first of all brings a story, but mainly it adds humanity by its very nature. All this makes an art object unique and allows it to contribute to the soul and resonance of a space. This is what makes a place poetic and alive.

Interview with La Robotte - illustration 1
Interview with La Robotte - illustration 1

To the left, La Robotte creating MENACÉE n°2 / To the right, La Robotte in her studio

4. Your distinctive style that you've developed as La Robotte is the perfect fit for an art object collaboration. Can you tell us more about the development of your style?

It took me a long time to find my style. I succeeded the day I decided to cover a 140 x 100 cm board without constraint, saying to myself "do what you want, and if it's ugly, it doesn't matter". That day I started to create MENACÉE N°01, the first portrait of a series which raised money for the protection of endangered species, and which obtained the silver medal of the Salon National des Beaux Arts in June 2021 in Paris. Since this first portrait I have been combining the same two techniques: scientific drawing (which is very classical and academic) and my more abstract, imaginative drawing, something I nurtured during my experiences in the world of the cinema of animation. I then make sure to pay special attention to the colors, which I use to conjure emotion in my drawings.

5. What do you want people to take away from this collaboration?

I want everyone to feel connected to the piece. This drawing particularly evokes the restlessness of January 2021, when we were impatiently waiting for the return of arts, escapes and music in our lives. It is an opportunity to take time for ourselves and reflect on what fulfills and makes us happy.

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Auswahl von Kunstwerken

Gemälde, Tangata Manu - Bird man, La Robotte

Tangata Manu - Bird man

La Robotte

Gemälde - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm

1.000 €

Gemälde, La dynamique des corps - Jours 02 - 04 - 05 - 08, La Robotte

La dynamique des corps - Jours 02 - 04 - 05 - 08

La Robotte

Gemälde - 21 x 60 x 0.5 cm

400 €

Drucke, Menacée n°1 - Reproduction digigraphie, La Robotte

Menacée n°1 - Reproduction digigraphie

La Robotte

Drucke - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm

500 €

Drucke, Janvier L'attente, La Robotte

Janvier L'attente

La Robotte

Drucke - 42 x 42 x 0.2 cm

150 €

Drucke, Oeuvre à porter n°02 - Février - Planète Terre, La Robotte

Oeuvre à porter n°02 - Février - Planète Terre

La Robotte

Drucke - 90 x 90 x 0.2 cm

290 €

Drucke, Oeuvre à porter n°01 - Janvier - L'attente, La Robotte

Oeuvre à porter n°01 - Janvier - L'attente

La Robotte

Drucke - 90 x 90 x 0.2 cm

290 €

Gemälde, Menacée N°01, La Robotte

Menacée N°01

La Robotte

Gemälde - 140 x 100 x 1 cm

Verkauft

Drucke, Proxima 2390, La Robotte

Proxima 2390

La Robotte

Drucke - 42 x 42 x 0.2 cm

150 €

Gemälde, Menacée N°02, La Robotte

Menacée N°02

La Robotte

Gemälde - 140 x 100 x 1 cm

8.000 €

Gemälde, Menacée N°03, La Robotte

Menacée N°03

La Robotte

Gemälde - 140 x 100 x 1 cm

5.000 €

Drucke, Amis imaginaires - Confinement, La Robotte

Amis imaginaires - Confinement

La Robotte

Drucke - 40 x 30 cm

75 €

Drucke, Godzilla, La Robotte

Godzilla

La Robotte

Drucke - 30 x 40 cm

198 €

Drucke, Les Trois Grâces, La Robotte

Les Trois Grâces

La Robotte

Drucke - 40 x 30 cm

75 €

Drucke, Sorcières, La Robotte

Sorcières

La Robotte

Drucke - 40 x 30 cm

75 €

Drucke, The masked life, La Robotte

The masked life

La Robotte

Drucke - 40 x 30 cm

75 €