Lionel Sabatté: Elemental Beings

LIONEL SABATTÉ

E L E M E N T A L B E I N G S

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It is with great pleasure, that I welcome Lionel Sabatté again to Singapore. After a very successful first exhibition in November 2018, Lionel will kick-start our exciting 2020 program under Cuturi Gallery. He is today, one of the most promising talents of the French contemporary art scene, and we are astonished by his year on year progression and success.

Just recently he was awarded the 2019 painting award by the prestigious academy of fine arts in France. His time in Singapore will be shared with Art Encounters – a residency program in which Lionel will build three monumental sculptures made of concrete on Orchard Road, between the 12 and 16 of January. I am honoured to act as patron of such a great initiative under Art Outreach – a fantastic visual art education charity to promote art to children, parents and the broader public.

Elemental Beings is a continuity of Mind over Matter – Lionel’s first exhibition in Singapore.

The exhibition will present Lionel’s latest paintings, oxidised drawings, bronze and concrete sculptures, which will pay homage to the Natural Elements. For instance, with Fire, his bronze creatures come to life. With Air, the technique of oxidation is used in the process of creating his drawings. Earth and Water are represented through his cement mix; the base of his concrete bestiary. Lionel’s intention is to make us reflect on our relationship with the living world and the environment that surrounds us. From each of these elements and creatures that are born from them, is a message for each of us. Concrete as a material has played an important role in the development of human civilisation. To Lionel it is an analogy of change and evolution. Through the oxidised drawings of birds and felines, Lionel emphasises the relevance of oxygen for the survival of humans, and hence creates an awareness on the air we breathe every day. Fire, is the most basic energy source, and has always played an important role in our evolution. From wood, to coal or oil, we burn fuel to power through our existence. Lionel’s fragile bronze birds are a reminder of the impact we humans have on our natural world, and the responsibility we have in maintaining it.

The exhibition will open on Friday 17th of January and will last until the 23rd of February. I invite you all to enter Lionel’s natural world, and be enchanted by his creatures and their relationship to the world we live in.

Kevin Troyano Cuturi Founder, Cuturi Gallery For any enquiries, please contact singapore@cuturigallery.com

ELEMENTAL BEINGS ANIMA ARTIFICIALIS

Crépitement Passionnel, 2019 Oil on canvas 195 x 195 cm

ELEMENTAL BEINGS ANIMA ARTIFICIALIS

Réussite Rubis, 2019 Oil on canvas 130 x 130 cm

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Paix Verte, 2019 Oil on canvas 130 x 130 cm

ELEMENTAL BEINGS

Grand Chef, 2019 Oil on canvas 130 x 130 cm

ELEMENTAL BEINGS ANIMA ARTIFICIALIS

Neige et Cendre de Laube, 2016 Oil on canvas 195 x 195 cm

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Mineralis, 2016 Oil on canvas 130 x 130 cm

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1. Oiseau en Bronze #1, 2019 18 x 9 x 5 cm 2. Oiseau en Bronze #2, 2019 11 x 9 x 8 cm 3. Oiseau en Bronze #3, 2019 22 x 24 x 10 cm

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Oiseau en Bronze #4, 2019 15 x 11.5 x 4 cm 5

Oiseau en Bronze #5, 2019 16 x 22 x 10 cm

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Karl, 2017 Cement, vegetal fibres, and pigments 60 x 50 x 23 cm *2 additional goat concrete sculptures will be created at the artist's live residency with Art Outreach during the Singapore Art Week. Images will be updated once the artworks are completed.

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Rhino du 20 11 18, 2018 Solution based on oxidized iron and bronze on Arches paper 46 x 61 cm

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1. Félin Du 15 11 18, 2018 2. Félin Du 17 11 18, 2018 3. Félin Du 19 11 18, 2018 Solution based on oxidized iron and bronze on Arches paper 46 x 61 cm

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1. Petit Oiseau des îles du 15 11 18, 2018 2. Petit Oiseau des îles du 16 11 18, 2018 3. Petit Oiseau des îles du 20 11 18, 2018 Solution based on oxidized iron and bronze on Arches paper 46 x 61 cm

LIONEL SABATTÉ Born in 1975. Lives and works in Paris, France.

Painter and Sculptor.

Recent Solo Exhibitions

2019

2018

Lionel Sabatté: Sculptures, Centre d'art nomade, Toulouse,

2015

Galerie Porte Avion, Scaffolding of Everyday Life, Marseille,

Qui sait combiens de fleurs ont du tomber, Le Nouvel

France.

Institut Franco-Chinois, Lyon, France.

Amelot Square/ Museum of Natural History, Scaffolding on the

Morphèmes, Ceysson & Bénétière Gallery, Koerich, Luxembourg.

surf, La Rochelle, France.

The bite of the air, Ceysson & Bénétière Gallery, Paris, France.

Yishu 8, Scaffolding of a spring, Beijing, China.

Praise of Metamorphosis, Christie's, Paris, France.

Philippe Piguet Tanières Office, Estienne Studio - Center for

2017

2016

Vernon Museum, Scaffolding of a Caress, Vernon, France.

France.

Space For Sale, Breakthrough Infusion, Nice, France.

2014

Galerie Biesenbach, Parenthesis and suspension (…), Cologne,

Contemporary Art - Pont-Scorff, France.

Germany.

Residence, Patio de la Maison Rouge, Paris, France.

Institut français de Maurice, La constance des alizés, Mauritius.

MIND over MATTER, Mazel Galerie, Singapore.

Abbaye Saint-Jean d'Orbestier, Lionel Sabatté : Un autre

Hunting Museum, Parentelle Selection, Paris, France.

monde, France.

Please do not enter, Catwalk, Los Angeles, USA.

Aquarium du Trocadéro, La fabrique des profondeurs, Paris,

Gallery C, Physical attraction, Neuchatel, Switzerland.

France.

Beaux-arts Grenoble, Tectonic mutations, Grenoble, France.

2013

Galerie municipale Jean Collet, Parenthèses et suspensions

2012

Jardin des Plantes, Les grandes serres, FIAC Hors les murs: Le

Gallery Biesenbach, Curcuma, Koln, Germany.

MAC Artuem, Fertile Coal, Chateauneuf-le-Rouge, France.

(…), Vitry-sur-Seine, France.

Le Parvis, Disobedience, Tarbes-Pyrenees, France.

crocodile en pièces, Paris, France.

Sade Gallery, Gray Moon, Los Angeles, USA. Chapel of Calvairiennes, Scaffolding of an Outbreak,

Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Marella Spendens, Paris, France.

2011

Grande galerie de l’évolution, FIAC Hors les murs : La meute,

Mayenne, France.

Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France.

Eva Hober Gallery, Marellomorpha, Paris, France.

ZAJIA LAB, Maybe tomorow, Beijing, China.

Yishu 8, Allumettes et neiges éternelles, Beijing, China.

2010

Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Souffles oxydants, Paris, France.

2016 Recent Group Exhibitions

Sade Gallery, Sade THE Stand with Standing Rocks, Benefit, Los Angeles, USA. CRAC Languedoc-Roussillon, Athanor - small alchemical suite

2019

2018

In Situ Patrimoines 2019, IN SITU Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

#1, France.

Irrlichter – Feux Follets, Duflon & Racz Gallery, Bern, Switzerland.

Laban Lab, Expenses, Bethune, France.

Sorcières H2M, Hôtel Marron de Meillonnas, Espace d'Art

Pornbach contemporary, Metamorphoses, Pornbach, Germany.

Contemporain Bourg-en-Bresse, France.

The Hospital, Human Condition, Los Angeles, USA.

Paper, Mazel Galerie, Brussels, Belgium.

Guyancourt Showroom, New Cycles, Guyancourt, France.

Galerie Henri Chartier, Lyon, France.

International exhibition of contemporary drawing, Paréidolie,

Black and White, Mazel Galerie, Singapore

Marseille, France.

Transfigured. Diane Rosenstein Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.

Headquarters, Pan, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

Da-End cabinet, Da End Gallery, Paris, France.

Fernelmont Contemporary art festival, Fernelmont, Belgium.

Loup y es tu? Bestiaries and metamorphoses, Chateau de Maisons,

Galerie Agnès B, Another World, Paris, France.

Maisons-Laffitte, France Commissariat Amélie Adamo.

Galerie Via, Art & Vegetal Design, Paris, France.

The bear festival, museum of hunting and nature, evening of

Galerie De Roussan, Virage, Paris, France.

21 February 2018.

Passenger Museum, The Sponge Man, Ile de France, France.

4 guests,4 exhibitions, Galerie RX, Paris Commissariat Florence

Gallery C, Drawing Now, Temple Tile, Paris, France.

Guionneau-Joie for Lionel Sabatté.

Space for sale, As in a garden, Nice, France.

Los Angeles Contemporary Art, Ceysson & Bénéere Gallery,

Galerie Da-End, The dazzling loss, Paris, France.

Los Angeles, USA.

Pavillon Vendôme, Other possible, Clichy, France.

Best(iaire), Galerie Porte-Plane, Marseilles, France.

Tension, Villa Berlusconi, Art Center, Grand-Lancy, Switzerland.

Hors-cadre, Rhizome.art, Bastille design center, Paris, France.

The Great Race, Mazel Galerie, Singapore.

2017

Gallery C, Drawing Now - Lionel Sabatté Focus, Paris, France.

Museum of Art and History of Judaism, Golem! Avatars of a clay

Public Collections Fonds régional d’art contemporain, Réunion.

La Maison Rouge – Fondation Antoine de Galbert, Paris, France.

Aquarium de Paris, France.

ALTANA Kulturstiftung im Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg, Germany.

legend, Paris, France.

MUCEM, Lives of garbage, Marseille, France.

Awards and Residences

MIAM, In all modesty: Archipel Di Rosa, Sete, France.

Nicodim gallery, Benefit art auction, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Los Angeles, USA Galerie Porte Avion, Replay # 3 - Best (iaire), Marseille, France.

Biesenbach Gallery, Changesfivex, Koln, Germany.

Mazel Galerie, French Touch, Singapore.

2019 2018 2015 2014 2013 2011

Winner of the 2019 Foundation Del Duca Award Winner of the 2018 Patio Maison Rouge Award Résidence Tour Saint-Ange / Colette Tornier, Seyssins, France Résidence pARTage, Institut français de Maurice, Mauritius.

Nominé au FID Prize 2014, Brussels, Belgium.

Vent des Forêts, Meuse, France.

Lauréat du Prix Yishu 8, Beijing, China.

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