Sculpted and Lacquered Armchair by Jacques Jarrige

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Two pairs of sculpted armchairs by Jacques Jarrige with his signature play on positive and negative space, finished in high quality hand lacquer. Price is per armchair, 4 are available. Jacques Jarrige (b. 1962) is an artist who lives and works in Paris, France. His work is inspired by the art of Vlaminck, Derain, Segonzac, Rodin that were in his childhood home, and later the discovery of Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, the furniture design of George Nakashima, Alexandre Noll, and others. Jarrige rejects a purely decorative approach and instead engages in ongoing experiments with humble, raw materials and forms. His vigorous pieces of furniture reflect the impulsivity of drawings in space, while his wood, aluminum, and brass sculptures reach new monumentality while retaining their distinctive vital purpose. He studied architecture at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts before abandoning formal education to make functional sculpted design objects. In 1991, Jarrige was invited to join Frederic de Luca’s influential Parisian avant-garde gallery En Attendant les Barbares, where his sculptural furniture and design objects attracted a devoted following in Europe. Since 2010 he has been represented by Valerie Goodman Gallery in New York, where he has had four solo exhibitions along with other shows at the Queens Museum curated by Vida Sabbaghi, The Museum of Art and Design (MAD) for his jewelry, COPE NYC in Brooklyn and Taiwan, Rockland Center for the Arts Sculpture Park (RoCA) and the Rockefeller State Park preserve in Westchester. His work is included in important international private collections.

Creator:

Jacques Jarrige (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)Depth: 20 in (50.8 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Lacquer,Reclaimed Wood,Hand-Carved

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

2010-

Date of Manufacture:

2015

Production Type:

New & Custom(Limited Edition)

Estimated Production Time:

Available Now

Condition:

Minor losses.

Seller Location:

New York, NY

Reference Number:

Seller: Jla1stDibs: LU89763118122

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Jacques Jarrige

Multidisciplinary French designer and sculptor Jacques Jarrige has never met a material he didn't like. From wood coffee tables to bronze table lamps and lacquer stools, Jarrige is adept at working with a range of mediums. He has also been known to craft furniture and decor in aluminum and has released a line of wool carpets. According to Valerie Goodman, who represents the artist, Jarrige "has an ongoing dialogue with whatever material he selects."

Jarrige was born in Paris in 1962 and was raised in a family of scientists and art collectors. He grew up in the neighborhood of St. Germain, which is home to several art galleries. Jarrige was particularly enamored with the power and presence of the African sculptures on display in these galleries, and this early fascination led to his enrolling in architecture classes at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris.

However, Jarrige found the program uninspiring and left school in the 1980s to work with his hands to create his own sculptures and other objects. Looking to the works of designers like Alexandre Noll and George Nakashima, Jarrige began to explore the interplay of art and design. Even though he has been quoted as saying "design bores me when it is decorative," his work has high visual appeal. Each piece is thoughtfully shaped by hand, which usually yields organic graceful curves that are pleasing to the eye and bring charm to any interior.

In the 1990s, Jarrige started showing his work in Europe and found an eager audience. During this time, he focused mainly on creating sculptural furniture and decorative objects. In 2010, Valerie Goodman became his representative, and he began showing at the Valerie Goodman Gallery in Manhattan. Jarrige subsequently shifted his focus — he began working in abstract mode and making large-scale sculptures. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, Coté Paris and The World of Interiors.