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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Paul de Monchaux, Volute V, 2016

Paul de Monchaux

Volute V, 2016
Bronze
68 x 72 x 72 cm
26.7 x 28.3 x 28.3 in.
Edition of 7
Photo: Rob Harris. Courtesy of the artist and Megan Piper
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What first strikes one about Volute V is the sense of movement and rhythmic liveliness in the patinated bronze segments. Referencing the tops of Classical columns, the curving divisions peel...
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What first strikes one about Volute V is the sense of movement and rhythmic liveliness in the patinated bronze segments. Referencing the tops of Classical columns, the curving divisions peel away from a central column in dramatic sensual curls, clearly showing de Monchaux’s interest in the spatial geometry and light captured within. As one walks around the work, the eye travels constantly drawing the space. de Monchaux cites Joseph Rykwert’s 1996 book The Dancing Column (that explores architectural columns through a gendered and humanistic lens) as an important influence on his work.


Describing himself as a “figurative sculptor” rather than one driven by intangible concepts, de Monchaux believes that the articulation of form – through deceptively simple and elegant works - can itself elicit a powerfully poetic and emotional response.


Volute V was originally realized in plaster, then cast in bronze.
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Exhibitions

5th Edition (2021) at Contemporary Sculpture Fulmer, Fulmer, United Kingdom

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