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<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FLORENT TESTA<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Florent Testa, born in Nice in 1988, lives and works in Nice. In 2019, he won the “Dialogue avec la m\u00e9diath\u00e8que Marie Toesca” prize: the artist’s permanent work can be seen on the esplanade of the town of Gatti\u00e8res in the Var valley.<\/p>\n A graduate of the Beaux Arts in Monaco, Florent Testa creates sculptures and installations in sand, beeswax and wool. These materials evoke a wild and timeless imagination. Florent Testa proceeds to a photographic and video archiving of his works. The images serve as models to reactivate the protocols and to make the object again. In 2019 he is equipping his workshop with digital technologies such as 3D printers and a 3D scanner.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”SELECTION OF WORKS” tab_id=”1411399074256-6-2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1586961806622{margin-top: 5% !important;margin-right: 5% !important;margin-bottom: 5% !important;margin-left: 5% !important;}”]<\/p>\n from the digitization of a clay original<\/span><\/p>\n 18 x 12 x 8 cm<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The artist exploits the heterogeneity of these two materials to create a wax cloud. Immersed in water, he extrudes the wax by playing with the water, its surface, its waves and its pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”BIOGRAPHY” tab_id=”1410959496581-2-1″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1586961819806{margin: 5% !important;}”]<\/p>\n Personal exhibition<\/span><\/p>\n 2016<\/span><\/p>\n E901*, Louis Vogade Cultural Center, Gatti\u00e8res<\/span><\/p>\n Group Exhibitions<\/span><\/p>\n 2018<\/span><\/p>\n Nopoto, Atelier Frega, Nice<\/span><\/p>\n 100 titles, Bel oeil – Loft, Nice<\/span><\/p>\n Wild Pansies, Garden of the Villa Le Roc Fleury, Cap d’ail<\/span><\/p>\n Acclimatization, Garden of the Villa Thuret, Antibes<\/span><\/p>\n Reservoirs, Workshop 28, Nice<\/span><\/p>\n 2017<\/span><\/p>\n 1516 Arts, The Deviation, Marseille<\/span><\/p>\n Incartades, La D\u00e9viation, Marseille<\/span><\/p>\n Dematerialization, Villa du Roc Fleuri, Cap d’Ail<\/span><\/p>\n 2016<\/span><\/p>\n Stase, The Deviation, Marseille<\/span><\/p>\n European Heritage Day, Espace Rose de Mai, La Colle sur Loup<\/span><\/p>\n Environment Day, Maison de l’Environnement, Nice<\/span><\/p>\n Histoires de Dire, Garden of the Renoir Museum, Cagnes sur mer<\/span><\/p>\n Creator’s exhibition, Centre Expo Congr\u00e8s, Mandelieu la Napoule<\/span><\/p>\n 2014<\/span><\/p>\n Metamorphosis, Terra Amata Museum, Nice<\/span><\/p>\n 2012<\/span><\/p>\n Draw by law, Espace Gred, Nice<\/span><\/p>\n State of affairs, Espace Gred, Nice<\/span><\/p>\n 2011<\/span><\/p>\n Tell me what you eat, Hotel Van de Velde, Brussels<\/span><\/p>\n 2010<\/span><\/p>\n I destroyed the dam, Galerie du Quai Antoine 1er, Monaco<\/span><\/p>\n 2009<\/span><\/p>\n International Film Festival on Clay and Glass n\u00b07, Forum, Montpelier<\/span><\/p>\n Prizes and competitions<\/span><\/p>\n 2019 Winner of the Sculpture in Dialogue competition with the Marie Toesca Media Library of the Gatti\u00e8res Town Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n 2009 Young Filmmaker Award Atelier d’arts de France and Arte Culture.<\/span><\/p>\n Training<\/span><\/p>\n 2012 Master II Art and Scenography, ESAP Monaco<\/span><\/p>\n 2011 Master I Visual Arts, Head Geneva<\/span><\/p>\n 2008-2010 Bachelor of Visual Arts, ESAP Monaco<\/span><\/p>\n 2006-2008 BTS Visual Expression \/ Communication Space, Olivier de Serres Paris<\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”EXTERNAL DOCUMENTATION” tab_id=”1410959544887-4-0″][vc_column_text]http:\/\/florent-testa.com\/<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”EXHIBITION AT THE GALLERY” tab_id=”1411151051275-5-1″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Beno\u00eet Barbagli<\/a>, Tom Barbagli<\/a>, Evan Bourgeau<\/a><\/p>\n Camille Franch-Guerra<\/a>, Omar Rodriguez Sanmartin<\/a><\/p>\n Florent Testa<\/a>, Anne-Laure Wuillai<\/a><\/p>\n With the participation of<\/p>\n C\u00e9lia Vanhoutte, energy scenography<\/p>\n Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Blancart, exhibition curator<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/eva-vautier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oocobmngkgglljmn.jpg\")
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\nThe artist teaches Applied Arts in the Nice academy and is particularly active in teaching artistic design methods and the development of new technologies in higher education.<\/p>\n
\nEmancipating himself from tools, he favors a singular gesture combined with fundamental elements such as water, clay or heat.
\nThese rudimentary means of implementation are the starting point for his work in creating objects with temporary, reversible forms.<\/p>\n
\nSome of these images are created as stand-alone video or photographic works.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n Wrestler, <\/b>
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\n<\/span>2018<\/span>
\n3D printed phosphorescent polymer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n Strata on a sand bed<\/span>, <\/b>
\n<\/i>2016 – 2019<\/span>
\nWax and sand – 66 x 57 x 48 cm<\/span>
\nThe sculpture is conceived through a performative process mixing water, the body and liquid wax.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n Workshop of wax casting in clay and sand
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\n<\/b>Participatory installation, detail.<\/span>
\nSand, clay, wax, water, sea sponge and wool – Variable dimensions<\/span><\/p>\nAZIMUTH<\/h3>\n