Edouard Heyraud It’s the rare artist whose
After viewing his
work, as a child, can cause
work, it’s not surpris-
friends of the family to
ing to learn that he
suggest the need for psy-
counts among his
chotherapy. Fortunately
influences Fritz Lang,
cooler heads prevailed
Moebius, H.R. Giger,
for if not, the world may
and Tim Burton. The
not have ever been able to
inclusion of so many
experience the dark, grind-
film directors in this
house artwork of Edouard
list is not an accident
Heyraud. Its work that the
and the influence of
world can now, quite liter-
film can be seen in his
ally experience, thanks to his recent association with the
work which has a very
World Art Foundation (WAF).
fluid and theatrical style.
Heyraud joined the WAF because
It may be his training as an industrial de-
of the way it links the public with
signer that helps Heyraud’s work to come off so
the work of young artists. As he ex-
well. That training also points to what we can
plains “I’ve always wanted to share
expect in the future. He has expressed a desire
my passion with a lot of people, and
to build on his training and combine his art to
go international. The WAF provides a
develop products (furniture, home equipment,
fantastic opportunity to show what
industrial fixtures). One hopes that he follows
I am doing.” And what he is doing is
up on this impulse as the results would be sure
creating work that draws you in while
to be intriguing.
at the same time slowly putting you off balance. This work comes under
“At first sight, people think my sculptures are
what he refers to as the “Bionic Art
provocative, but they soon build a meaningful
Concept” - a combination of sculpt-
relationship with them, based on the recogni-
ing and the visual arts which, when
tion of familiar and sometimes forgotten objects
combined, create “fiction in three
which evoke personal and intimate memories.”
dimensions.” And the piece that Heyraud created as a child, the one that “I want to give rise and curiosity, to surprise myself
got all of his parents friends worried about his mental health.
because that’s what my audience is expecting. The various
That piece was sold to a kindly older woman. There’s no word
characters I give life to haunt my mind.”
on what the neighbors thought.
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