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Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

French, b. 1963
‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual process or an explanation of what I do, but I try to reflect the emotion shown to me by reality. I work most often from photos of current events, even serious ones such as gratuitous violence. I am fascinated by portraiture and the human body. I cannot imagine making a sculpture without visual expression. It is important for me that the viewer be disturbed, questioned. My characters are often memories of people who are unusual, and I try to give them a visual voice, as if to say that each of us can be a little bit “border-line”. Details such as hair, like references to specific periods, can stifle the imagination of the viewer; I prefer to leave them out or not clearly defined, allowing the viewer to unconsciously project personal experience, as if looking into a mirror. I love the idea of creating eternal life in sculpture, like in the time of the Pharaohs. Using white resin, or combining patina and oil paint on bronze, I try to reproduce the skin and the fragility of the living body. Group portraits are what interest me the most at present. Putting several characters together adds complexity to the reading of the sculpture. Agnès Baillon (translated by David Jester) One day a visitor at one of my exhibitions came up to me and said, “These are the vestiges of a pacifist civilization.” He hesitated, awaiting my approval or disagreement. I had never looked at things from that angle. In the end it is through the words of others that we really learn about ourselves. Vestiges. Yes, my figures are memories or fragments of another age, bygone perhaps, though in reality an age that never existed. And pacifist, definitely. I am deeply and personally committed to the power of nonviolence. I grew up in a community devoted to the peaceful struggle for a fair and humane cause. All my life my upbringing has defined me, and I believe that now it’s my turn to fight for certain values. With sculpture. In silence and without shouting. Maybe I am drawing on the poetry and affection inherent in my work to remind people that humanity cannot survive without hope. My current work focuses on the wounded body, though I find that the theme’s dramatic impact doesn’t go far enough. The wound is not enough. My wounded figures heal themselves. They harden themselves against the violence from the outside world. I want to believe that human beings can rise from the ashes. In creating these bodies that have a life of their own, I also take comfort in the idea of giving life to figures that will outlive us. Agnès Baillon Paris, April 22, 2011
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Artist: Agnes Baillon
Three female figure: '3 nageuses tranquilles'
Three female figure: '3 nageuses tranquilles'

Three female figure: '3 nageuses tranquilles'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Sculpture of Bust: 'Paulette'

Sculpture of Bust: 'Paulette'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Seated Female Figure: 'Nageuse Reveuse'
Seated Female Figure: 'Nageuse Reveuse'

Seated Female Figure: 'Nageuse Reveuse'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Seated female figure: 'Ngeuse rèflèchie'
Seated female figure: 'Ngeuse rèflèchie'

Seated female figure: 'Ngeuse rèflèchie'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Standing female figure: 'Acrobate plongeuse'
Standing female figure: 'Acrobate plongeuse'

Standing female figure: 'Acrobate plongeuse'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Large standing figure: 'un drap sur la tete'
Large standing figure: 'un drap sur la tete'

Large standing figure: 'un drap sur la tete'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Female standing figure: 'la pose de nageuse'
Female standing figure: 'la pose de nageuse'

Female standing figure: 'la pose de nageuse'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Seated female figure in box frame: 'Cachette Surprise'
Seated female figure in box frame: 'Cachette Surprise'

Seated female figure in box frame: 'Cachette Surprise'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Two Bust's on Pedistool: Petit face a face
Two Bust's on Pedistool: Petit face a face

Two Bust's on Pedistool: Petit face a face

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Sculpture of feet: 'La ligne et les pieds'
Sculpture of feet: 'La ligne et les pieds'

Sculpture of feet: 'La ligne et les pieds'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

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2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Bust with small bust inside torso on pedastool: 'Petit cri du coeur'
Bust with small bust inside torso on pedastool: 'Petit cri du coeur'

Bust with small bust inside torso on pedastool: 'Petit cri du coeur'

By Agnes Baillon

Located in New York, NY

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

Category

2010s Contemporary Agnes Baillon Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

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