Wabé

France  • 1961

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French artist, Wabé was born in Marseilles in 1961. Even if her father was a docker, that did not stop her from practicing sculpture in her free time. Her mother, on the other hand, was a musician. growing up in an environment where art played a main role, Wabé discovered papier-mache at the age of 11. Her passion for this material has not fade since then, she even made her own brand. After stopping her Geman courses, she moved to Paris to study art. Once she graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Paris in 1989 she devoted herself full time to her passion.

Her colorful and vivid sculptures in papier-mache, represent animals and human beings in an artistic research that follows the same line as that of Niki de Saint Phalle. The artist does not represent reality, but a dream world, an imaginary world inhabited by creatures with exorbitant eyes.

"It is not the materials used that create art, but the way we look at it. Hours of hard work cannot be turned into a precious masterpiece, even if it is made of gold. And yet a medium as humble as paper; papier mâché sets free Wabé’s instinctive talent to create rich, dreamlike landscapes teeming with vitality and hidden depths. Wabé is neither careful nor respectful of norms and natural order. She steps joyfully into unchartered territories of the contemporary art world. She leads us to places where children dream and play amongst animals, to the corners of our imagination."
René TURC, "Wabé, Bifaces et autres merveilles", Edition Grandir, 2014.

Wabé's work has been particularly exhibited in France and Switzeland.
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All artworks of Wabé
Sculpture, Petite fille verte, Wabé

Petite fille verte

Wabé

Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 22 cm

$2,259

Sculpture, Remember Atlanta, Wabé

Remember Atlanta

Wabé

Sculpture - 24 x 18 x 15 cm

$1,920

Sculpture, Surpris Par la Nuit, Wabé

Surpris Par la Nuit

Wabé

Sculpture - 44 x 23 x 21 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, Grande Ivresse Verte et Jaune, Wabé

Grande Ivresse Verte et Jaune

Wabé

Sculpture - 54 x 34 x 23 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, La Horde, Wabé

La Horde

Wabé

Sculpture - 150 x 65 x 50 cm

$5,421

Sculpture, Alice dans la maison du L. Blanc, Wabé

Alice dans la maison du L. Blanc

Wabé

Sculpture - 130 x 54 x 27 cm

$5,421

Sculpture, La grotte aux ours, Wabé

La grotte aux ours

Wabé

Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 30 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, Personnage n°1060, Wabé

Personnage n°1060

Wabé

Sculpture - 11 x 5 x 1 cm

$402

Sculpture, Entre air et terre, Wabé

Entre air et terre

Wabé

Sculpture - 37 x 37 x 20 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, Danseuse, Wabé

Danseuse

Wabé

Sculpture - 40 x 24 x 14 cm

$2,823

Sculpture, Homme poisson, Wabé

Homme poisson

Wabé

Sculpture - 8.7 x 8.5 x 1.8 cm

$356

Sculpture, Petit dragon 1056, Wabé

Petit dragon 1056

Wabé

Sculpture - 11 x 5 x 1 cm

$402

Sculpture, Dragon 1058, Wabé

Dragon 1058

Wabé

Sculpture - 5 x 11 x 1 cm

$395

Sculpture, Spatial solitude, Wabé

Spatial solitude

Wabé

Sculpture - 44 x 42 x 6 cm

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Sculpture, Ivresse Eden, Wabé

Ivresse Eden

Wabé

Sculpture - 34 x 21 x 9 cm

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Sculpture, Diablotin bicéphale, Wabé

Diablotin bicéphale

Wabé

Sculpture - 34 x 27 x 16 cm

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Sculpture, L'oiseau de feu, Wabé

L'oiseau de feu

Wabé

Sculpture - 30 x 28 x 20 cm

Sold

Sculpture, Trouble #2, Wabé

Trouble #2

Wabé

Sculpture - 112 x 54 x 42 cm

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Who is the artist?

French artist, Wabé was born in Marseilles in 1961. Even if her father was a docker, that did not stop her from practicing sculpture in her free time. Her mother, on the other hand, was a musician. growing up in an environment where art played a main role, Wabé discovered papier-mache at the age of 11. Her passion for this material has not fade since then, she even made her own brand. After stopping her Geman courses, she moved to Paris to study art. Once she graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Paris in 1989 she devoted herself full time to her passion.Her colorful and vivid sculptures in papier-mache, represent animals and human beings in an artistic research that follows the same line as that of Niki de Saint Phalle. The artist does not represent reality, but a dream world, an imaginary world inhabited by creatures with exorbitant eyes."It is not the materials used that create art, but the way we look at it. Hours of hard work cannot be turned into a precious masterpiece, even if it is made of gold. And yet a medium as humble as paper; papier mâché sets free Wabé’s instinctive talent to create rich, dreamlike landscapes teeming with vitality and hidden depths. Wabé is neither careful nor respectful of norms and natural order. She steps joyfully into unchartered territories of the contemporary art world. She leads us to places where children dream and play amongst animals, to the corners of our imagination."René TURC, "Wabé, Bifaces et autres merveilles", Edition Grandir, 2014.Wabé's work has been particularly exhibited in France and Switzeland.

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What is Wabé’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Colorful pop sculptors

When was Wabé born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1961