L'Instant Retenu, 2026
Sculpture : metal, resin · 29 x 19 x 16 cm 11.4 x 7.5 x 6.3 inch
$469
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29 x 19 x 16 cm 11.4 x 7.5 x 6.3 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Description
An incandescent, almost insolent orange bursts forth from the white silence.
The pot, frozen in an illusion of crumpled metal, seems to have yielded under the pressure of the gesture—as if the material itself had softened, abandoning all rigidity. From its heart overflows a vivid, thick, almost carnal paint that does not drip: it spills, stretches, spreads across the floor like a presence that refuses to disappear.
The paintbrush, planted there, suspends time. Neither painting nor entirely abandoned—it becomes the witness to an interrupted gesture, an energy abruptly halted. The grey of its handle contrasts with the burning brilliance of the orange, like an attempt to control an overwhelming emotion.
And that puddle at my feet… it's not an accident. It's a deliberate escape, a freedom that overflows the boundaries, that escapes all restraint.
Everything seems to indicate: colour has taken over.
Presentation
When metal becomes emotion…
Yannick Bouillault's studio is located on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in western France. It is in the face of this vast expanse that he has forged a close connection with creation since a young age. Trained in boilermaking, he first worked as a technician before devoting himself fully to sculpture in 2016, driven by a spontaneous and visceral impulse.
Passionate about materials—mainly steel—and fueled by philosophy, Yannick Bouillault strives to reveal the hidden beauty of metal. With his technical mastery, he transforms this raw, cold material into a vehicle for emotion. Each work is born from a dialogue between reflection and feeling, between tension and calm.
Curious about phenomena and attentive to the energy of the world, he draws inspiration from both movement and absence, from the visible and the invisible. In his work, realism and surrealism intertwine to give birth to sculptures that are both powerful and sensitive. Playing with shapes and colors, he gives metal an unexpected lightness, sometimes even a poetic grace.
A self-taught sculptor, Yannick Bouillault has established himself as a unique voice in contemporary metal. His works, exhibited in France and abroad, now travel the world, driven by a universal emotion.
All of the artist's sculptures are designed and crafted entirely by him. Each piece comes with a numbered certificate of authenticity.
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