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Sculptures
The monumental in Tobiasse's work
IIt was at the beginning of the 1980s that Tobiasse set up his second studio in New York. The energy and the outrageousness of this city set him free from the constraints of his formats. His paintings exploded from their frames. His sculptures became monumental. It was a new departure.
Myriam, la Venus de Saint-Paul de Vence
Bronze, 2m60, 2005
Myriam
Myriam or La naissance de Vénus
Clay mock-up, 30 cm, future Vénus of Saint-Paul de Vence,1983
The Bird of Light
Cardboard mock-up, 15 cm, 1989
The Bird of Light
The Bird of Light
Steel and paint, 3m, private collection, 2016
The Acrobat Dancer
The Acrobat Dancer
Cut-out steel, 3m, painted black and white, 1997
The Musicians
The Musicians
Monumental totem sculpture made up of polychrome cut-out steel, strata h 2.60 x l 1.47 x w 1.20 m, 1989
L'Enfant fou
Plaster, 140 x 85 cm, 1980
L'Enfant fou
Bronze, black patina, 30 cm, 1980
L'Enfant fou
Fountain, 6 m, back, 1990
L'Enfant fou
Fountain, 6 m, front, 1990
L'Enfant fou
Installed on the forecourt of the Arénas, in the business district of Nice, in 1990, this fountain presents on one side a child’s head. On the other side can be read: “The mad child is the child who sees through the child the looks of the children who are looking at the mad child”.
As often in Tobiasse’s work, words are part of the work and hollow out their own mystery.
Les Caryatides
Cardboard mock-up, 35 x 35 x 46 cm, 1988
Les Caryatides
Paper mock-up 20 x 20 x 20 cm
Les Caryatides
Steel and paint, 120 x 90 x 90 cm, 1980
Les Caryatides
Moïse
Bronze, 160 x 155 cm, 2003
Moïse
This sculpture represents Moses, angry upon discovering the Hebrews idolizing the Golden Calf. This character always fascinated Tobiasse, who saw him as a great, irascible visionary.
Reine des Peuples
Bronze, 130 cm, 1999
Reine des Peuples
Plaster, 58 cm, 1999
Tête de Reine
Bronze, 30 cm, 1986
Tête de Reine
Plaster, 30 cm, 1986
Léa, Série des cartes à jouer
Bronze, 27 cm, 1988
Rebecca, Série des cartes à jouer
Bronze, 27 cm, 1988
Rachel, Série des cartes à jouer
Bronze, 27 cm, 1988
Sarah, Série des cartes à jouer
Bronze, 27 cm, 1988
Gorgone
Gilt bronze, 35,5 x 23 x 12 cm, 1969
L'oiseau debout
Gilt bronze, 26 x 38 x 14 cm, 1976
Tête de Moïse
Gilt bronze, 26 x 38 x 14 cm, 1976
Huit lumières pour des temps magiques
Pastel on wood panels, 151 x 160 cm, 1988
Sur les rives de Babylone
Pastel on wood panels, 151 x 200 cm, 1988
Immersion in the world of his studio … A place where passion abided and where the interaction of colour, imagination and music took place in an outrageous fashion occasioning heaps of piles. Thus books, writing, photos, sketches, dolls’ heads and old bits of cardboard climbed up the walls and ran down the stairs. Everything Théo brought into the studio was projected into his works.