Bernar VENET (b. 1941)

Lot n° 113

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2000 - 3000 EUR

Bernar VENET (b. 1941) - Lot 113

Bernar VENET (b. 1941) Indeterminate line" ring in silver, 2001 Forming a curved line in silver (800) One-of-a-kind piece Signed inside the Venet ring TDD : 52 approx., Gross weight : 42.6 grs. Accompanied by a photo certificate signed by Bernar Venet, 2001. Bibliography: For a similar model reproduced in: - Bijoux d'artistes : Une collection, galerie du crédit municipal de Paris, publisher Silvana Editoral, page 148. For a similar model in a bracelet -Bijoux Sculptures: L'art vous va si bien, edited by Diane Venet, éditions Gallimard, page 105. A silver ring, by Bernar Venet. Bernar Venet is first and foremost a sculptor. It was his collector wife, Diane Venet, who encouraged him to turn to jewelry, asking him to create a wedding ring for her. This first piece marked the beginning of his exploration in this field. Initially, Venet worked with cardboard assemblies, then turned his attention to mathematical diagrams, which he reproduced and enlarged from specialized books. Using these formulas, he reduces the image to its essentials, revealing its power. He leaves aside all superfluous decoration to concentrate on elementary shapes: angles, arcs and straight lines. These lines are very precise, and the angles are sometimes indicated directly on his sculptures, paintings or even in the titles of his works. In 1983, Venet introduced a touch of chance into his rigor, allowing non-programmed line forms to appear. These lines, whether calculated or random, nourish his artistic reflection and can also be found in his jewelry. He then created, always in silver and in unique pieces, pieces for his wife or for a few collectors. In the early 1990s, he transposed these coils of indeterminate lines on a small scale to make bracelets (1991) and rings (1996). In 1995, he invented bracelets made of closed, deliberately irregular circles cut from silver plates. Following on from his monumental sculptures, in 1996 he created pendants composed of small silver bars, straight or slightly twisted, intermingled in random combinations. In 1998, his Surfaces indéterminées reliefs became brooches, made up of juxtaposed bars. Bernar Venet is first and foremost a sculptor. It was actually his wife, the collector Diane Venet, who encouraged him to explore jewelry by asking him to create a wedding ring for her. This first piece marked the beginning of his work in this field. At the start of his artistic journey, Venet worked with cardboard assemblages, then became interested in mathematical schemes, which he reproduced and enlarged from specialized books. Using these formulas, he reduced the image to its essential elements to reveal its strength. He set aside any superfluous decoration to focus on basic forms: angles, arcs, and straight lines. These lines are highly precise, and the angles are sometimes indicated directly on his sculptures, paintings, or even in the titles of his works. In 1983, Venet introduced a touch of chance into his strict approach, allowing shapes formed by unplanned lines to emerge. These lines, whether calculated or random, inform his artistic thinking and are also reflected in his jewelry. He then created, always in silver and as unique pieces, works for his wife or a few collectors. In the early 1990s, he translated these undetermined line coils to a smaller scale to make bracelets (1991) and later rings (1996). In 1995, he designed bracelets made of closed circles, deliberately irregular, cut from silver sheets. Continuing the approach of his monumental sculptures, in 1996 he created pendants composed of small silver bars, straight or slightly twisted, intertwined according to random combinations. In 1998, his reliefs Surfaces Indéterminées were transposed into brooches, made of juxtaposed bars.=

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