Christiane BILLET (born 1940) - Lot 15

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Christiane BILLET (born 1940) - Lot 15
Christiane BILLET (born 1940) Bronze, silver and pyrite brooch Consisting of a rectangular bronze plate holding a round silver (800) motif adorned with a pyrite cube Signed Billet on reverse Size: 10 cm, Gross weight: 64.07 grs. A bronze, pyrite and silver brooch, by Christiane Billet. Christiane Billet by Naïla de Monbrison After training as a sculptor at the Beaux Arts, Christiane Billet turned to jewelry design in 1976. Since then, she has taken part in several exhibitions in France, Paris and abroad: - Bijoux 82, Grand Palais, Paris - Bloomingdale, New York, 1983 - Galerie Michel Zeller, Berne, 1986 - Triennale du bijoux, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, 1989 - Schumckszene, Munich, 1991 - Triennale du bijoux, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1992 - Bijoux d'Artistes, Musée du Temps de Besançon, from June 11 to October 11, 2009 (p.53of the catalog) She has designed jewelry for haute couture collections (Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, etc.). This enabled her to complement her initial training as a sculptor with another conception of jewelry, that of fashion. But in fact, the personality of her jewelry is characterized by a strength and form akin to art brut and primitive art. Always in search of new forms, she models wax or clay, which is then melted down using the age-old "lost wax" technique, then cast in silver, bronze or any other metal, and worked at length. She says: "I work mainly in metal, sometimes in combination with other materials, which I use in their raw state, as raw as possible, to guide me in finding my form. I mainly use a technique that has remained unchanged for thousands of years: cast-iron modelling of the sculptural object...". "It's the one that gives me the most freedom: I don't draw, the form just comes into being. I like objects with the patina of time, the effects of materials, playing with polished and matte." She plays with rough stones combined with metal, resin that she shapes herself, or rough iron picked up on her walks. She happily mixes these different materials with bronze or silver. Bracelets, earrings, rings, pendants, necklaces, the metals seem to have been eaten away by the sea, sculpted by the elements, or torn apart. Her jewelry, always generous in form, as if born of clay, evokes the tropics, the paradises of the South Seas. Christiane Billet has exhibited several times at Galerie Naîla de Monbrison, including a solo show in 2014. Christiane Billet by Naïla de Monbrison After training as a sculptor at the Beaux-Arts, Christiane Billet turned to jewelry creation in 1976. Since then, she has participated in numerous exhibitions in France, Paris, and abroad: - Bijoux 82, Grand Palais, Paris - Bloomingdale's, New York, 1983 - Galerie Michel Zeller, Bern, 1986 - Triennale du Bijou, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, 1989 - Schmuckszene, Munich, 1991 - Triennale du Bijou, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1992 Bijoux d'Artistes, Musée du Temps, Besançon, June 11 - October 11, 2009 (catalog p.53) She has also created jewelry for haute couture collections (Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, etc.), which allowed her to complement her initial sculptor training with a fashion-oriented approach to adornment. However, the personality of her jewelry is defined by a strength and form reminiscent of art brut and primitive art. Always in search of new shapes, she models in wax or clay, which is then cast using the ancient lost-wax technique, poured in silver, bronze, or other metals, and extensively worked. She explains: "I mainly work with metal, sometimes combined with other materials that I use in their rawest form, as raw as possible, which guide me in finding the form. I primarily use a technique unchanged for millennia the sculptural modeling and casting of objects. This gives me the most freedom; I do not draw, the shape is born. I love objects patinated by time, textures, and the interplay of polished and matte surfaces." She experiments with raw stones combined with metal, resin she shapes herself, and even reclaimed iron collected during her walks. She skillfully integrates these diverse materials with bronze or silver. Bracelets, earrings, rings, pendants, necklaces her metals seem corroded by the sea, sculpted by the elements, or torn apart. Her jewelry, always generously shaped as if born from clay, evokes the tropics and the paradises of the southern seas. Christiane Billet has been exhibited sevral times at the gallery, including a monographic exhibition in 2014
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