Marc Petit

Personnages

Category

Sculpture

Material

Bronze

Date

1999

Dimensions

24 cm x 11 cm x 11 cm
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Artwork information

Category

Sculpture

Material

Bronze

Date

1999

Dimensions

24 cm x 11 cm x 11 cm

Signature

Signed

State of conservation

Very good

Location

Toulouse, France

Description

"I know, having heard it sometimes, that some people find my sculpture very dark. It is perhaps so at first glance, but if one takes the time to look again, a new feeling may emerge. I hope my work invites us to accept ourselves as we are and protects us from the overwhelming desire to hide from ourselves. It emphasizes the beauty of the traces of time. Anyone can recognize themselves in it, like in a mirror, if they wish, if they are ready to see themselves."
— Marc Petit

Pair of sculptures signed Marc Petit. Bronze sculptures from 1999, signed and numbered 1/8.

The artist

Sculptor

Marc Petit

Born in 1961
France

Bio

Born in 1961 in Saint-Céré, France, Marc Petit began sculpting at the age of 14. He was mentored by René Fournier and Jean Lorquin, former students of the Paris Beaux-Arts. At 24, he held his first solo exhibition. Awarded the Fondation de France grant in 1989, he financed his first bronze sculptures. His work was displayed at the Musée Jean Jaurès in Castres in 1993.

In 2006, a double exhibition was dedicated to him in Cahors and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie. The Musée Marc Petit opened in Ajaccio in 2008. In 2011, a retrospective was held at the Centre d'Art Contemporain of the Abbaye d’Auberive. In 2014, L'Ange du Lazaret was inaugurated in Cahors, and in 2017, the Espace Marc Petit opened in Mimizan.

Marc Petit regularly exhibits across Europe and at international art fairs, cementing his place in contemporary art.