Sylvie Auvray

Sylvie Auvray
 

Paris, France, 1974
Lives and works in Paris

Sylvie Auvray

Sylvie Auvray is a visual artist based in Paris. Ceramics allows Sylvie Auvray to model with vivacity ductile and pleasant volumes, while the textures can be strained, curled, triturated, and the shiny enamels can be painted, poured and interpenetrated, with the bonus of the excitement of the magical surprises that will be brought by the firing. The figures of friendly animals or pudgy characters could seem to be taken from a tale full of sweet nostalgia, if we did not discover too dark eyes, strange wounds or disturbing metamorphoses. The spirit of childhood is perhaps not far away, but not the carefree and cute childhood, rather the one of dark fears, wild experiments and destructive joys, which charge these pieces with a jubilant energy.

She has recently exhibited at the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas during her residency; MAMVP, Paris; MAMCO, Geneva; FRAC Champagne Ardenne; Consortium, Dijon; Dairy Art Center, London; Musée d’art moderne Grand-duc Jean, Luxembourg; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Centre d’art contemporain Circuit, Lausanne; Palais de Tokyo, Paris.

Selected Works