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Salfo Dermé (Yabré) is an artist from Burkina Faso, born in 1974 in Ouagadougou.

He comes from a family of art casters, who have been working in this field for five generations, Salfo Dermé « Yabré », the name of his grand father, also a brass caster), and has been creating his sculptures since the age of 18 and pours lost wax on them in his studio in Koudougou. He lives and works in Africa, where he manages a team of 5 employees, to whom he passes on his know-how.

Since 2002, he has been traveling in Europe (mainly France and Belgium) to supervise introductory courses, where all the steps, from wax to bronze, not to mention molding and furnace manufacturing are addressed.

In Africa, lost wax bronze is a thousand years old know-how, which is passed on from one generation to another. However, one has hardly been able to achieve the same mastery as Salfo Dermé, and his experience allows him to make gigantic sculptures today, of which the largest can reach 3.60 m and 600 kg.

Salfo Dermé also created an association, Nerketia to promote emergence and artistic exchanges in Burkina Faso. He donates a part of the profits to schools and health programs in Burkina.



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All artworks of Salfo Dermé (Yabré)
Sculpture, Femme feuille, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Femme feuille

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 30 x 17 x 11 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, L'élégance, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

L'élégance

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 49 x 17 x 8 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, La jeune fille pressée, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

La jeune fille pressée

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 36 x 24 x 14 cm

$1,694

Sculpture, Femme feuille et enfant (Saison des pluies), Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Femme feuille et enfant (Saison des pluies)

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 47 x 20 x 16 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, Sans titre (mère et enfant), Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sans titre (mère et enfant)

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 55 x 15 x 23 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, Femme feuille, saison des pluies, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Femme feuille, saison des pluies

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 32 x 15 x 11 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Les danseurs, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Les danseurs

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 66 x 36 x 17 cm

$2,597

Sculpture, Pour la paix, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Pour la paix

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 77 x 27.5 x 17.5 cm

$3,953

Sculpture, Femme qui lit, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Femme qui lit

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 36 x 10 x 10 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Femme feuille (Saison sèche), Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Femme feuille (Saison sèche)

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 50 x 20 x 13 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, Sans titre (femme fleur), Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sans titre (femme fleur)

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 51 x 23 x 14 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, Sans titre (porteuse), Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sans titre (porteuse)

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 48 x 12 x 13 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Vache Watusi, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Vache Watusi

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 18 x 26 x 10 cm

$1,129

Sculpture, Danseuse au foulard, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Danseuse au foulard

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 24 x 7 x 10 cm

$282

Sculpture, Femme feuille assise et enfant, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Femme feuille assise et enfant

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 44 x 21 x 18 cm

$2,033

Sculpture, Les saisons soeurs (les pieds dans la latérite), Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Les saisons soeurs (les pieds dans la latérite)

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 29 x 17 x 11 cm

Sold

Sculpture, La femme qui lit, Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

La femme qui lit

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 27 x 23 x 21 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Sans titre (la femme qui marche), Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sans titre (la femme qui marche)

Salfo Dermé (Yabré)

Sculpture - 49 x 17 x 21 cm

Sold

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Who is the artist?

Salfo Dermé (Yabré) is an artist from Burkina Faso, born in 1974 in Ouagadougou.He comes from a family of art casters, who have been working in this field for five generations, Salfo Dermé « Yabré », the name of his grand father, also a brass caster), and has been creating his sculptures since the age of 18 and pours lost wax on them in his studio in Koudougou. He lives and works in Africa, where he manages a team of 5 employees, to whom he passes on his know-how. Since 2002, he has been traveling in Europe (mainly France and Belgium) to supervise introductory courses, where all the steps, from wax to bronze, not to mention molding and furnace manufacturing are addressed. In Africa, lost wax bronze is a thousand years old know-how, which is passed on from one generation to another. However, one has hardly been able to achieve the same mastery as Salfo Dermé, and his experience allows him to make gigantic sculptures today, of which the largest can reach 3.60 m and 600 kg.Salfo Dermé also created an association, Nerketia to promote emergence and artistic exchanges in Burkina Faso. He donates a part of the profits to schools and health programs in Burkina.

What are their 3 main works?

What is Salfo Dermé (Yabré)’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Classical Figurative Sculptors, African Aesthetic, Art deco-style artists, Folk Art

When was Salfo Dermé (Yabré) born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1974