Pascal Pierme

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Pascal's career has blossomed in America. Galleries and collectors alike have responded to his approach's simplicity, balancing geometric abstraction with organic form. There is an undertone of symbolism as well, a hieroglyphic shorthand that hints at other visual languages. Pascal was influenced from a very young age by his grandfather, a wood sculptor. It was from him that Pascal developed his love for wood and his passion for working with it. He creates an extraordinary range of abstract meditations that seem to arise directly from the material itself, rather than from a conscious plan. He has an extraordinary rapport with his materials, concocting his own varnishes and resins and creating bronze-like patinas on non-metallic surfaces. He works with various precious woods and creates sculptures that express each's texture, aroma, and strength. as he carves and burnishes, he allows the piece to guide him. "Wood has its own intelligence, it knows many things, and it teaches them to me. In this way, I understand what I want to do with it so that the final image reflects its innate qualities as well as my own thoughts and feelings." - Pascal Pierme. His contemporary wall sculptures have been exhibited in over 150 national and international art galleries since 1990; in addition to permanent public and private commissions, and corporate collections throughout the world.ever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. SELECTED ART-RELATED SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2023 Volta Art Fair with Michele Mariaud 2022 GF Contemporary, Pascal Pierme: 2021 *Lanoue Gallery, Pascal Pierme: Organic Geometry, Boston, Massachusetts *Hohmann, Pascal Pierme: Vue d’en haut, Palm Springs, California Art Miami - Miami, Florida - Represented by: Hohmann, Palm Springs, California 2020 *GF Contemporary, Pascal Pierme: Explorations Art Palm Springs - Palm Springs, California - Represented by: Hohmann, PalmSprings, California 2019 Pulse Art Fair - Miami, Florida - Represented by: Michele Mariaud Gallery, NY, New York) 2018 *Gallery Fritz, Pascal Pierme, inaugural solo exhibition - Santa Fe, New Mexico *SITE Santa Fe, Exquisite Corpse: Live Drawing Spectacular, Santa Fe, New Mexico Art Market San Francisco, Fort Mason Center - San Francisco, California Context Miami, Miami, FL Michele Mariaud Gallery, Dual Exhibition: Pascal Pierme and Joan Salo, NY, New York 2017 Art Market San Francisco, Fort Mason Center - San Francisco, California Context New York, NY, New York Art Palm Springs, Palm Springs, CA 2016 *GF Contemporary, Pascal Pierme: 20ème Anniversaire à Santa Fe, New Mexico *Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Abstraction Today, Atlanta, Georgia, 2015 Montclair State University, George Segal Gallery, Art Connections 11, Montclair, New Jersey *Art Olympia 2015, Toshima City, Tokyo *Taos Art Museum, Annual Gala Exhibition – Taos, New Mexico *Albuquerque Musuem: Miniatures and More – Albuquerque, New Mexico *Aberson Exhibits, Pascal Pierme – Tulsa, Oklahoma *Calvin Charles Gallery, Pascal Pierme: Pivot – Scottsdale, Arizona *X Florence Biennale, Art and the Polis – Florence, Italy *SACI’s International Art Exhibition Award 2015 – International