2023
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.
In 2022, Jarrige exhibited at the Venice Biennale and secured a commission to design a piece for the renovated Pfizer Building in Brooklyn. Jarrige also installed a large hammered aluminum Christ sculpture at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York.
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Wave #2 Kinetic sculpture
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Wave is a suspended, hand-hammered sculpture that gently moves with the ambient air, engaging the surrounding space in a quiet, continuous dialogue. As it slowly rotates, its shiftin...
Metal
Medium size sculpture "Spider"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
A series of three, small, medium and large sculptures, Spider #2 is Jacques Jarrige’s luminous, medium-scale evocation of Louise Bourgeois’s iconic bronze Spider, reimagined through...
Metal
Sculpture in Brass "Angel #7"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Reclining figure in Brass by Jacques Jarrige. Formed with a ribbon of brass and hand hammered. #7 from a series of 18 Each is unique and signed
Brass
Mobile Sculpture in hammered aluminum "Waves"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture in hand-hammered aluminum from Jacques Jarrige's body of work "Waves" started in 2015. Jacques Jarrige has always explored the relationsh...
Metal
Sculpture in brass by Jacques Jarrige "Angel #12"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture by Jacques Jarrige formed by 2 stems of brass shaped hand hammered . The piece is set in an oak base. Unique piece.
Brass
SCULPTURE in brass by Jacques Jarrige "Angel #15"
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Minimalist yet complex sculpture in brass formed by two strips of cut brass, hand hammered and set on a wood base. Unique and signed
Brass
Fluctuation - Large Organic Nature Inspired Modernist Abstract Sculpture
By Jacob Burmood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original sculpture is created in cold-cast aluminum, which interacts beautifully with its environment and reflects light in nuanced ways. Because of the reflective surface of aluminum, the sculpture takes on different appearances depending on the lighting conditions: In bright lighting, the sculpture appears more vibrant and silver-toned, showcasing its lustrous finish and fluid contours. The high contrast highlights every curve and swirl, giving it a striking, almost glowing presence. In softer or dimmer light, the tones become more muted and subtle. The sculpture takes on a pewter-like appearance, with deeper shadows and a more understated elegance. This makes it a perfect fit for a variety of settings, adapting to its surroundings and changing mood with the light. The sculpture’s color and finish are consistent; the perceived changes are purely the result of lighting. The color variations in the photos are a testament to the material’s responsiveness to light. If you’re placing it in a room with changing daylight or adjustable lighting, you’ll enjoy how it shifts throughout the day, almost like a living piece of art. Jacob Burmood creates undulating abstract cold cast aluminum sculptures, intuitively redefining aesthetic shapes and visual perceptions. His sculptures draw connections between nature-inspired, organically composed objects, rejecting the rigid structure of geometric abstraction in favor of harmonious compositions that seem to move before the eye. This original cold-cast aluminum sculpture is 26 inches tall by 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping is available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. The sculpture Burmood's artworks are inspired by modernist and bio-morphic sculpture...
Metal
Michael Cutler Kinetic Sculpture
By Michael Cutler
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Michael Cutler was an American Artist from California. Trained as an electronic technician, he turned to kinetic sculpture in the 1970s. The sculpture 3 precision balanced elements...
Chrome
Cuarta-IV Sculpture
By Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
The IV Fourth Sculpture is part of Noviembre collection, which offers a compelling range of furniture, inviting exploration of form, function, and the serene lines that define each p...
Wood, Oak
Kinetic Sculptures by Jacques Jarrige, 2015
By Jacques Jarrige
Located in New York, NY
Sculptures in hand-hammered aluminum by Jacques Jarrige. Jacques Jarrige has always explored the relationship between line and space, material and void to its very limit in his sc...
Aluminum
Exploration - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Stainless Steel
By Liechennay
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Stainless steel sculpture
Stainless Steel
Embrasement V - Abstract Steel Sculpture, Contemporary
By Claude Millette
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary metal floor sculpture is geometric in form. Claude Millette is internationally recognized for his distinctive, contemporary sculptures. The Quebec artist’s provoc...
Steel
