« because art can be born from remains »
I find my inspiration in old tools that have survived for generations, and I transform the memory into emotion (hence my nickname ...). Without a sketch or plan, it is the object or the "centerpiece" tool that dictates the form. This shape preexists in the elements that I put together and try to reveal by adding and removing until I get the final shape. A promising future for these tools, saved from oblivion, uselessness & destruction ... Thus transformed and transfigured, another life is given to them: that of a work of art.
El Condor Pasa 42x38cm
Dualité 50x55cm
Kiss Me 44x24cm
Voluptua 68x42cm
Athenaï 71x45cm
Ingenue 58x36cm
Apocalypse 75x45cm
Liberty 62x40cm
Intimité 54x29cm
Poids du Monde 48x30cm
Mère et l’Enfant 35x15cm
Nid d’Amour 40x21cm
Défi 55x25cm
Famille Houe 26x18cm
Banc Public 12x13x10cm
SEMEAC : Semeart 3ème Biennale
du 22 avril au 7 mai
51 rue Théophile Gautier, 56600 Séméac, Hautes Pyrénées
ART Shopping Biarritz
du 27 au 29 mai
Le Bellevue, Place Bellevue, 64200 Biarritz
https://www.artshopping-expo.com/infos_pratiques.php
MARMOUTIER : Festival « Recup’Art »
du 23 au 25 avril
LUXEMBOURG : Konscht am Gronn « Art au Grund »
dimanche 2 mai
STRASBOURG : Place des Arts, Place Broglie
15 et 16 mai
LUXEMBOURG : Konscht am Gronn « Art au Grund »
dimanche 6 juin
STRASBOURG : Place des Arts, Place Broglie
3 et 4 juillet
LUXEMBOURG : Konscht am Gronn « Art au Grund »
dimanche 1er aout
STRASBOURG : Place des Arts, Place Broglie
4 et 5 septembre
LUXEMBOURG : Konscht am Gronn « Art au Grund »
dimanche 3 octobre
BIARRITZ : « Brouillarta » Les Jardins de la Grande Plage
9 et 10 octobre
http://www.biarritz-paysbasque.com/cote_detente/brouillarta.php
STRASBOURG Wacken : ST’ART avec la galerie Internationale Associative Myriam Booghs
26 et 28 novembre
Trained as a metal worker, I work on hot or cold iron by cutting, bending, shaping, welding and sanding. Iron has always made me want to create decorative pieces and after a few years of practice, I can finally develop and express my personal touch. Giving shape to an initially inert material, seeking originality and aesthetics are all challenges and a pleasure for me. It's all just a matter of imagination, hard work and expert hands. This urge to create is often so strong that it makes me "individualistic" leaving little time for other activities….
Prizes :
2009: 1st prize for talents of Gold from Kochersberg (67)
2017: Sculptor Prize "ARTKANAL" in Wittelsheim (68)
2018: REMP’ARTS Public Prize in Bayonne (64)
2019: 1st sculptor prize of the city of BIARRITZ
et Prix Coup de Cœur du Public à BIARRITZ (64)
2020 : Certificat de Mérite Artistique, Luxembourg Art Prize 2020
2022 : Certificat de Mérite Artistique, Luxembourg Art Prize 2022
Maurice Graffenberg
40150 Soorts-Hossegor, France
Tel : 0684277003
Email : maugrafen@gmail.com
