Jean-Yves Lechevallier

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Point d'Orgue. Jean Yves Lechevallier

Jean-Yves Lechevallier , [ʒɑ̃ iv ləʃəvæljeɪ] (* 1946 in Rouen , France ), is a French sculptor and painter.

In 1977 he was the winner of the art competition Flame of Europe , which was organized by the Robert Schuman Foundation for Europe on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome (1957). The project is supported by Jean Monnet .

The sculpture was inaugurated by the President of the Senate, Alain Poher, in the presence of Otto von Habsburg .

Life

Lechevallier grew up as the son of an architect - surrounded by plans, drawings and models.

He created his first known sculpture from a stone he found while on vacation in Les Baux-de-Provence . At the age of fifteen he presented his first solo exhibition of hand-carved animal sculptures made from Provencal stone in the Prigent Gallery in Rouen.

In 1966 he received his first assignment from the city architect and planner Robert Louard, a friend of the family who was responsible for the construction of a new neighborhood on the island of Île Lacroix in Rouen.

He studied at the École régionale des beaux-arts de Rouen and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris .

In his first job he worked as a model maker for the architect Badani.

Artistic work

Jean Yves Lechevallier is influenced by the Franco-German artist, sculptor and poet Hans Arp . This is especially true of his nature-related representations in sculpture and in his sculptures.

Lechevallier creates reliefs, high reliefs, murals, mosaics, caryatids and monumental sculptures. His preferred materials are precious woods, stones and marble; Metals such as copper, aluminum, bronze, or stainless steel; Polyester and concrete, which is sometimes reinforced with fibers. Lechevallier's material requirements motivated a cement manufacturer to register a special mixture (cridofibre) as a brand.

Thanks to the French cultural policy in the post-war period, Lechevallier received subsidized grants and commissions from the state (city or state governments). His works are therefore now part of some architectural landscapes in France , especially in Normandy , Paris and on the Côte d'Azur . Lechevallier's art objects can be found in everyday places such as public gardens and squares, schools, fire brigade and police stations, universities, residential complexes and preserved natural areas such as the “Croix des Gardes” (forest park above the city of Cannes ).

Lechevallier specializes in monumental outdoor sculptures. Corinne Schuler says in Sentiers de la Sculpture : "By forcing art into confined spaces, you lose so much of its beauty", T: "The more you try to force art into closed spaces, the more it will lose its beauty."

Another Lechevallier specialty is fountains. He loves water, which enlivens a sculpture through its movement and sound.

Works (selection)

  • 1966: Voile (sails), Isle Lacroix, Rouen.
  • 1975: Fleurs d'eau fountain (water flowers) on the banks of the Seine , Rouen.
  • 1977: La Flamme de l'Europe, Robert Schuman's House, Scy-Chazelles .
  • 1980: Cristaux fountain , homage to Béla Bartók on Square Béla-Bartók in Paris.
  • 1983: Polypores fountain in Paris, inspired by Stielporlingen . The fountain decor plays a role in Life is a Chanson , a musical film by Alain Resnais .
  • 1987: Concretion fountain , Théoule-sur-Mer
  • 1989: Humakos V , Peymeinade.
  • 1990: La Croix des Gardes in Cannes, where services are occasionally celebrated.
  • 1991: Aile Entravée (Bound Wing) during the Gulf War , Musée des Beaux-Arts de Menton
  • 1992: Point d'orgue , tunnel to Monaco .
  • 2002: Structuration F1 Ferrari for Ferrari in Maranello , Italy, using a real Formula 1 car
  • 2007: Spiral fountain in Saint-Tropez .
  • 2007: Fungia fountain , Draguignan
  • 2009: Red Love

Chevallier created other commissioned works for private entrepreneurs and collectors from Germany, France, Monaco and the USA .

gallery

  • La lutte des élements , Le Chesnay

  • Fleurs d'eau , Rouen

  • Cristaux , Paris

  • Polypores , Paris

  • Humakos V , Peymeinade

  • Fungia , Draguignan

  • Caryatides , Théoule-sur-Mer

Exhibitions and awards (selection)

  • 1972: Salon des Réalités Nouvelles , Paris
  • 1973: Museum of Modern Art, Enzo Pagani Foundation, Castellanza (Va) Italy
  • 1977: Laureate "Flame of Europe"
  • 1990: Top prize, "For Europe" show by the city of Grasse .
  • 1991: Top award in sculpture, Patrick Baudry Space Camp
  • 1993: Mougins City Museum (sculptures, paintings and pastels).
  • 1993: Selected by the Hakone Open-Air Museum for the Fujisankei Utsukushi-Ga-Hara in Japan (Humakos V).
  • 1995: Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jeannet. (Gallery Quadrige)
  • 1999: Salon de Mai, Paris
  • 2010: Sentiers de la Sculpture, Polo Club Saint-Tropez .

Web links

Commons : Jean-Yves Lechevallier  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nouvelles acquisitions (PDF) bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou. P. 48. June 1, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Website department of Moselle, Maison R. Schuman . Cg57.fr. May 17, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  3. ^ Le Delarge, Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Fine Arts
  4. ↑ On Louard, see `` De Greber à Louard '', in Rouen Magazine 396, 15-29 May 2013, p 14 (PDF). Accessed October 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ Archiwebture - Badani, Daniel (1914-), Roux-Dorlut, Pierre (1919-?), Maunoury, Dominique (1931-). 209 Ifa . Archiwebture.citechaillot.fr. July 7, 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ DetailDoc . Cdoc.ensm-douai.fr. November 10, 1983. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 22, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / cdoc.ensm-douai.fr
  7. ↑ Ville de Cannes: La Croix-des-Gardes. Retrieved October 24, 2014 (French).
  8. ↑ hurlinghampolo.com/backissues/e-Mag_summer_2010/page_19 . Hurlingham_e-Mag. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 22, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / hurlinghampolo.com
  9. ↑ Emma Wilson: Alain Resnais (French Film Directors) . Manchester University Press, September 19, 2006, ISBN 0-7190-6406-6 , pp. 188, (accessed October 24, 2014).
  10. ^ Mairie de Théoule sur Mer: Patrimoine. (No longer available online.) June 25, 2013, archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; Retrieved October 24, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ville-theoulesurmer.fr
  11. ^ Église protestante Unie de France: Matin de Pâques. (No longer available online.) March 14, 2012, archived from the original on June 7, 2014 ; Retrieved October 24, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / provence-alpes-corse-cote-azur.eglise-protestante-unie.fr
  12. ^ Barbara F. Freed, Alan Halpern: Artists and Their Museums On the Riviera . Harry N. Abrams, New York 1998, ISBN 0-8109-2761-6 , pp. 207 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
  13. ↑ Fabian Hust: Ferrari behind bars. Motorsport Total, July 30, 2002, accessed October 24, 2014 .
  14. ↑ La fontaine de la place Celli à Saint-Tropez en activité. (No longer available online.) Var-Matin, July 27, 2012, archived from the original on June 6, 2014 ; Retrieved October 24, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.varmatin.com
  15. ^ ED (Nice-Matin): Draguignan: L '? Uvre d'eau dévoilée. December 12, 2007, accessed October 24, 2014 (French).
  16. ↑ VAR: Attention, Sculptures en liberté! In: Art Côte d'Azur No. 12. S. 37/38 , accessed on October 24, 2014 (French).
  17. ↑ 1994 - Usine UNGERER, béton fibré et acier inox poli miroir et satiné, H. 2.60 mx L. 2.30 m, à PFORZHEIM - Allemagne. June 5, 2014, accessed October 24, 2014 (French).
  18. ↑ The Fujisankei Biennale: International exhibition for contemporary sculpture , catalog, Hakone Open-Air Museum, 1993, the 104th
personal data
SURNAME Lechevallier, Jean-Yves
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Rouen