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by Julie Espiau
Sculpture : Sandstone 37 x 18 x 18 cm 14.6 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
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Sculpture: Sandstone
37 x 18 x 18 cm 14.6 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Artwork location: France
“Évanescence", a fascinating work by Julie Espiau from the series “Les Volutes Océanes", is a true celebration of water, this primordial element and mirror of the soul. Espiau, with remarkable mastery, freezes the incessant movement and fluidity of water in the permanence of ceramic, offering the ephemeral an eternal form. Each curve of this sculpture tells a story, each glazed surface carries within it a fragment of memory, transforming fluid into solid and capturing the essence of the emotional currents that flow through the human mind.
In its slender, sinuous silhouette, “Evanescence" evokes the capricious and deep nature of the ocean, as well as the vast expanses of human experience. The work, in its quiet beauty, reminds us that although everything seems destined to disappear, certain things are immortalized, providing a palpable presence to what is, by nature, transitory. The fluid and dynamic curves of the work, highlighted by the brilliance of the enamel, narrate the perpetual dialogue between water and the spirit, between the tangible and the intangible, thus crystallizing a liquid memory into a lasting expression.
This sculpture encourages us to perceive the space it occupies as a place charged with potential, a memory which, without an anchor point, would dissipate into oblivion. It stands as a powerful symbol of the cycles of life, a static representation of aquatic dynamics which, while reflecting the changing nature of our own existence, underlines its essential and life-giving character.
“Evanescence" is more than just a celebration of ephemeral beauty; it is a hymn to life itself, finding its most poetic expression in the water cycle. The work establishes a dialogue between the material and the implicit, honoring the essence of what is while questioning what could be. Espiau, through this creation, gives the sculpted void a power of expression equal to, if not greater than, that of modeled clay, capturing the invisible and making it tangible.
Ultimately, “Evanescence" is a meditation on the fluidity of life and the permanence of change, an exploration of how our emotions, like water, can shape and be shaped by our environment. It is a poignant reminder that, in the ebb and flow of existence, there are moments of pure beauty that, although fleeting, remain etched in the eternity of memory.
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"In this 360-degree turn, I reinvent myself in sculpture: it's a revelation . The earth soothes me, allows me to escape: I enter my bubble… With the passage to the earth, I put in form what I used to draw. Paradoxically my work as a sculptor is very influenced by the vision of the woman of colorist painters, such as Matisse and Gauguin , by the structuring of the bodies of Modigliani and those of Picasso and more surprisingly by the work of forms and colors of a Kandisnky."
My installation in 2018 on the Basque-Landes coast and the proximity to the ocean is a constant source of inspiration. To create, I draw on all the female representations and bodily attitudes that I find in my daily life, on the beaches or elsewhere, but also on the forms that I observe in nature. Then I let my imagination run wild.
“Much more than the simple representation of bodies, I tend to express heightened emotions. I go through the body envelope to bring out the intimate, the personal. What we want or cannot say. I works on the attitudes and emotions of women that I highlight by an opposition of curves and lines.In my creations, the effects of matter are essential to highlight the volumes.
The voids and the full are an integral part of my sculptures. One does not exist without the other. They complement each other, dialogue and intermingle to make room for an original creation. I model the material and sculpt the void, like so many destinations to reveal the emotions and the intimate.
Each piece is unique. My role as a designer is to help you find your own story. My sculptures are discovered with the eyes and appreciated with the fingertips. It is the beginning of the meeting between our perception and our deepest senses."
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