What was your first encounter with sculpture that you recall?It was Coubertin Foundry with Miss Ratier, a loyal customer who brought me to a foundry for the first time. If that wasn’t enough to keep him busy, Roger will open a temporary gallery in the Marais during the holiday season. 3 févr. Self-taught, self-made, passionate and spirited, Patrick Roger is a fiercely talented and accomplished artist, as well as being one of France’s most garlanded culinary entrepreneurs. Fonderie Strassacker, bronze, 2016. Le Balzac de Rodin ou le destin épique d’un monument, 5 choses que vous ne saviez pas sur Rodin, La newsletter de Beaux Artschaque semaine, dans votre boîte. Pourriez-vous nous décrire le cadre de votre atelier, qui est semble-t-il à l’image de votre démesure et de votre double aspiration de chocolatier et de sculpteur ? This April Patrick Roger will be exhibiting some of his sculptures with longer shelf-lives in the Napoleon III era Éléphant Paname dance school. Subsequently, he forms plaster moulds, whereby the eventual completed work is then cast from aluminium or bronze by way of the classical cire perdue, or lost wax method. Feb 2, 2020 - From the archive: An interview with Patrick Roger, a celebrated French chocolate maker and sculptor who won the title of "Meilleur Ouvrier" in 2000. Mais en ce moment [pendant le confinement, NDLR], on ne peut pas vivre ! Ma richesse s’est construite avec le fait de ne rien savoir. Le fait de ne pas aller à l’école, c’est extraordinaire… Ne rien savoir est extraordinaire ! Each subject is treated according to its weight, and its significance. Notez que nous avons tous le même téléphone… On est ravagé, l’humanité est ravagée. The minimal shop, all custom designed, invites one … J’ai compris à 18 ans que le chocolat était la matière qui allait me révéler. How do you relate these works to the human, to the body and to the scale of the viewer?The outcome is the same, it’s the size that speaks. Sometimes fully formed entities, and sometimes an agglomeration of hundreds of individual chocolate pieces precariously assembled, Roger then makes plastic or rubber casts from his completed chocolate sculptural forms. The vast central hall of the building is more like a sculptor’s fantasy studio that a chocolate workshop, even while a sweet dusky cocoa smell pervades the air. Patinated bronze casted in 2010. Il faut énormément de moyens pour faire ce que je fais ; il faut voir le bordel qu’on fait… Quand j’ai exposé chez Christie’s, je suis arrivé avec deux semi-remorques. We have visited your studio and seen works of enormous scale, complexity and ambition. Jean-Marc Dimanche introduces Patrick Roger’s sculptures and his intimacy with the material, from moulding processes to melting bronze or aluminium. Autrefois, je travaillais quand les chocolatiers partaient le soir, mais aujourd’hui j’ai plus de temps. Je suis un peu plus calme aujourd’hui. Inspired by an enormous array of visual influences – often impromptu visual cues from everyday things around him, Roger is quick to sketch his thoughts. Beaux Arts Magazine n°441 est en kiosque ! On vit dans une vie cloisonnée. Each sculpture he makes has its inception in some rarefied technical aspect of the chocolatier’s art and practice. Je venais de la campagne, d’une vie extrêmement simple basée sur le travail – j’ai toujours très bien mangé. Jun 30, 2017 - This Pin was discovered by Cathy Larson. Is it the material that allows or creates these differences?No, it’s the subjects. PETIT CUL 2. Je suis proche de Picasso : c’était un touche-à-tout, et moi c’est la même chose ! Moi qui suis sans frontière, je pense qu’il faut s’ouvrir à tout ! Until the 15th of November 2018, chocolatier Patrick Roger is displaying his sculptures in the salons and gardens of the château de Bois-Guilbert, in bucolic Normandy. However, the park, the gardens and the reception rooms of Bois-Guilbert, a family-owned 18th century … “It all starts with a vision, and then a very rough sketch, and then let’s go.”. On a tendance à tout lisser, à tout occidentaliser… On va perdre ! Signed on the bottom of the base, numbered 2/8 inscribed with foundry mark Strassacker. There will be a workshop to see the real-time creation of … J’ai de la chance : je ne suis pas derrière un ordinateur. Making is the starting point”. What are your principal objectives as an artist — are they formal or expressive like the gesture – are there things you want to experiment with, new techniques, mediums?The medium enables the instinct, and the instinctive. J’avais fait un CAP de pâtisserie, et on m’avait viré du poste de pâtissier pour me mettre au poste de chocolatier… Le chocolat, c’est tout une philosophie, un état d’esprit : j’ai compris que je pouvais tout faire avec. Très peu de gens ont cette chance. Signed on the back, numbered 3/8 inscribed with foundry mark Rosini. J’ai tout fait : de l’infiniment petit, type joaillerie, à des œuvres de 1 200 mètres carrés… Tout dépend des sujets ! Ma dernière expo, c’était dans le musée d’Issey Miyake à Tokyo [le 21_21 Design Sight, NDLR]… Mais la question est toujours : comment tu fais pour exposer ? 44,50 x 30,70 x 28 cm / 17,52 x 12,10 x 11,02 … ... Interview with … Bluestone Gallery chooses sculptures that charm and delight. C’est toujours au moins une centaine d’heures par semaine. Have there been artists whose work you have especially admired, and why?Picasso–one day I had an epiphany, I opened a book and then closed it instantly–I had immediately understood. Bila Anda berencana pergi ke kota Paris awal tahun depan, jangan lupa mengunjungi eksibisi karya Patrick Roger yang digelar oleh Christie’s.Master chocolatier yang terkenal dengan sculpture cokelatnya kali ini akan menampilkan patung rancangannya sejak tahun 2000 yang terbuat dari bronze, alumunium dan silver.Event ini akan berlangsung tanggal 12 sampai 27 Januari … gilbert moity sculpts hanging forest for belgian chocolate shop art Une seule peut faire jusqu’à 1 200 mètres carrés ! You have said that “I never know what I will be sculpting until I start working. « La Sculpture a du goût » Patrick Roger Éditions The exhibition runs from the 31st of March to the 18th of April. Learn more. What is less known about Roger’s sculptural output is how he merges the highly specialised methodologies of his twin loves; chocolate-making and sculpting. How did you get the idea or the opportunity to become a chocolatier?By chance. Moi qui n’ai pas de culture, j’ai la chance de ne pas avoir de mémoire : ça ne m’entrave pas. C’est extrêmement pluriel. Pour travailler, je suis uniquement en lumière du jour. Ripaille TV s'est rendu à la galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt à la rencontre de Patrick Roger, chocolatier et sculpteur. Or do you have very different objectives for each medium?No, it is the medium which creates the objective. Bronze clay and wood items are all found in the gallery and on the website. 40,10 x 8,80 x 5,70 cm / 15,78 x 3,46 x 2,24 in. Patinated bronze casted in 2007. The giant dismembered … And did it become immediately obvious to you how creative you could be shaping this medium?As soon as I touched it, it was a revelation. From aluminium to bronze, concrete, marble and diamond, the artist puts forth in Tokyo’s 21-21 Design Sight a set of energetically disparate pieces created in the past 20 years. He has six boutiques in the city, all of which have serious curb appeal. The massiveness is just a form of excess, from my own bullshit really! Then there is also the Susse Foundry with Brancusi and Giacometti which I have visited and used a great deal. Chaque sujet a une incidence sur la beauté, l’esthétique, le partage, le faire-voir. Patrick Roger might be well known for his work shaping chocolate, but in Voyages Voyage(r) the French sculptor travels through a different set of materials. Il faut être à la taille du sujet, à la taille de l’impensable. Comment faire ? Do you have a strong interest in environmentalism?Man is the finality, his decisions, and of course his impact. Entry is free. Mais c’est de plus en plus cher : je produis beaucoup, très vite, très grand…. Mon évolution repose sur la philosophie de l’émotion, sur la dimension de l’émotion, qui donne l’irrationnel. Patrick Roger is a French chocolate artist who never ceases to amaze with his eccentric chocolate sculptures that you can admire walking by the windows of his shop in Paris. Available for sale from Galerie Sarto, PATRICK ROGER, Abnégation (2010), Patinated bronze, 58 × 14.3 × 7.6 cm When nothing goes forward, we go backwards. Le musée Picasso n’est pas à la taille de son œuvre… On doit donner à voir ! A sculpture titled 'Mystique (Contemporary Abstract Woman statue) (bronze)' by artist Bernard Miles Pearson in the category Small Bronze statue. ... Patrick Roger’s universe of creation emerges between the lines, creeping into these curved luminous cracks inspired by his work. C’est lui qui m’a sorti du pétrin où j’étais fourré. Hier, je regardais des morceaux de Spinoza, Newton, Bernard Shaw… Je lisais des pages au hasard de tout ça. Known for his monumental chocolate statues, Patrick Roger is less famous for his sculptures in bronze, silver and aluminum. La dimension de la création est tellement élevée, qu’aujourd’hui on manque de moyens ! Any upcoming exhibitions or special projects you can share with us?The whole world is asking where and when, but the main question is how, and in particular how to fund it…, Get an exclusive collection of articles like this every week, Patrick Roger’s websitePatrick Roger’s InstagramOur previous studio visits and interviews:Michel BevilacquaGiuseppe De Mattia, 9 Famous Artists Who Destroyed Their Own Work, How the Crypto Art Boom is Changing the Art Market, Lost (and Found) Artist Series: Judy Rifka, Le Corbusier: Between Modernity and Controversy, Lost in the Stacks: Art Bookstores Around the World. C’est l’effet le plus absolu, le plus débile, le plus extrême. It is the emotion which creates the dimension. From December 7-January 3, the space located near the Place des Vosges at 10 rue de Turenne, 75004, will feature 50 of his sculptures in chocolate but also a variety of materials (bronze, cast aluminum, and others.) Your chocolate works have a certain mass or weightiness, yet your sculptural work is very sinuous and ephemeral. ... and the Univers Du Bronze gallery near Élysée Palace in the Golden … 12 ou 14 ans plus tard, grâce à une cliente qui m’a emmenée à la Fonderie de Coubertin [une fondation française qui complète la formation professionnelle et culturelle de jeunes travailleurs issus des métiers manuels, NDLR]. Vos sculptures sont, pour certaines, marquées par le gigantisme : pourquoi ? Voir plus d'idées sur le thème sculpture animaux, sculpture, art. Know someone who would find this article interesting? Des projets, j’en ai tout le temps. Giant Easter eggs, chocolate polar bears, astronauts walking on the moon…there seems to be no end to his creativity and what he can do with chocolate. ... Patrick Roger, Meilleur Ouvrier de France cuvée 2000, n’en finit pas de surprendre clients et passants en exposant dans la vitrine de ses magasins des sculptures en chocolat aussi imposantes que ... Miss … His instinctive talent, technical aptitude and expertise prompted him to explore the potential of other, more conventional (and certainly durable) fine art media, thus paving the way for a prolific artistic career as a virtuoso second act to his principal activities. Anish Kapoor said of sculpture “Sculpture occupies the same space as your body”. At the center of it all is sculptor and chocolate master, Patrick Roger, and his nearly 12-foot sculpture (whose face and head is that of Balzac) on display at the museum until the February 21, 2016. Vos ambitions dépassent ce qui est possible ? In fact, it could be argued that he has elevated this important component of commercial promotion to new heights, earning a stellar reputation for the incredible tour de force chocolate sculptures that populate his stores and window displays. A mercurial perfectionist and obsessive about detail, he meticulously supervises every stage of production. Once settled in the studio he rapidly sorts and arranges his ideas into three dimensions, sculpting his forms in actual chocolate and executed through the full repertoire of the chocolatier’s techniques, seeking to create not only form, but also surface and texture with incredible nuance. Vous avez produit plus de 300 œuvres à ce jour : quelle évolution observez-vous dans votre pratique ? Non ! ... What was also startlingly clear is that M Roger is a serious sculptor of prodigious drive and talent. 63,8 cm x 45,3 cm x 30,9 cm. This sculpture has the dimensions of 39 x 14 x 11 cm, the sculpture is sculpted from a medium of 'Bronze'. January 12-17, 2017. I understood instantly that this medium would be my passport to the world, to making a living, building, crafting, even if I didn’t know yet exactly where I was going with it. Les passants s’arrêtent, interloqués, devant ses vitrines : Patrick Roger est un artiste total, chocolatier reconnu Meilleur Ouvrier de France et sculpteur, qui conçoit ses boutiques de A à Z et y expose ses œuvres. Mais aujourd’hui, il n’y a plus de mécène, et exposer coûte très cher. Le fait de passer à l’étape du bronze allait me permettre de pérenniser mon travail. Employing the technical know-how of the same genre-defining foundries as luminaries such as Giacometti, Roger has managed to inculcate metal sculptural works of bronze and aluminium with the surface subtlety, sheen and character that one usually expects to find only in chocolate. Et la première fois que j’ai exposé une sculpture, elle était placée entre des œuvres de Giacometti et de Brâncuși ! Pour exposer, oui, on doit donner à voir. Moi, mon chef-modèle [une matrice réutilisable et résistante utilisée par les sculpteurs, NDLR] est la matière chocolat. Patrick Roger (1968 - ) Empereur n°2. Part chocolate shop, part sculpture gallery, this Patrick Roger chocolate shop on the picture-perfect Place St. Sulpice is where you can buy a box of top quality, couture chocolates. Ça fond, ça peut se manger… Et cette cliente m’a fait comprendre que je pouvais figer mon travail dans le temps. #Patrickroger #patrickrogersculpture #art #sculpture #mof #savoirfaire #passion #contemporaryart #chocolat. Avec les thèmes qui lui étaient chers, comme le drapé… Je voulais représenter ce qu’était l’homme, l’homme Rodin. Picasso était aussi un énorme gestionnaire, et j’ai, moi aussi, cette capacité de gestion. During my apprenticeship, I sucked at pastry, so I ended up working with chocolate as a punishment! Le Balzac, c’était pour la réouverture du musée Rodin. 3 Place de la Madeleine • 75008 Pariswww.patrickroger.com. Voir plus d'idées sur le thème sculpture animaux, poterie, animaux en céramique. Mais oui, j’ai fait 300 œuvres environ. Illuminated lines emerge from a glass composition made by the crafts of a glass-maker. Je m’organise au gré du vent. À quoi ressemble une journée de travail ? Patrick Roger’s chocolate is hard to miss in Paris. C’est à la taille de la « connerie » on va dire : il fait 11 mètres de haut et 400 mètres carrés, sur 2 200 en tout avec les espaces où travaille mon équipe. It is this more than planned. «La Sculpture a du gout» is a proper book which collates over 150 sculptures in photos taken by Michel Labelle, Hughes Dubois and Laurent Dupont. On vit beaucoup sur l’extérieur aussi, quelques sculptures sont dans le jardin. Pourquoi les grands singes ont-ils particulièrement attiré votre attention ? On me reproche de ne pas assez montrer mon travail. Can you describe your process, and how does it differ when working with chocolate and your other sculpture?It goes the same with plaster, clay, wax or marble. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. A lot of your work depicts nature, animals, etc. Du moins, pas avant mes 24 ou 26 ans. C'est l'histoire d'un mauvais élève devenu chocolatier de renom. It is available to buy.A Mystical Small Modern Abstract Female Statuette.For sale in a limited edition for display Indoors Inside your Home. Available for sale from Galerie Sarto, PATRICK ROGER, Coco (2010), Patinated bronze, 40.1 × 8.8 × 5.7 cm Do you feel that perception of you is primarily as a chocolatier and gets in the way of people giving full consideration to your other sculpture?To each their own opinion! Experiencing sculpture in space: The 80 m2 surface deploys in an almost perfect cube with cuts revealing the depth of an emerald green volume. J’ai ma propre orthographe. Parce qu’on est libre. Le chocolat a toutes les contraintes du monde ! (translated from a French expression which has no direct English analogue, a crude form expressed with similar indignation to “Whatever”!). We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. “As soon as I touched it, it was a revelation. Has isolation this year made you more productive, more inspired, or was it a struggle?The workshop of nothingness, it’s aimless. 1 mai 2020 - Découvrez le tableau "animal" de poinceaux sur Pinterest. Comment le chocolat vous a-t-il mené à la sculpture ? Patrick Roger (1968 - ) Coco. placed above a massive bronze sculpture, the lighting piece haphazardly demarcates the central axis of the store. 2021 - All sorts of animals expression in art. Feb 11, 2016 - One of Nichola Theakston’s amazing ceramic sculptures. L’art ne peut grandir que si l’extérieur grandit. Sculptures in Bronze, Ceramic and Wood in the Bluestone Gallery. Comment vous confrontez-vous à la matière ? Summary. Fonderie Rosini, bronze, 2012. Ça passe par le végétal, l’animal, le minéral. nicholatheakstonceramics.co.uk Jamais vu de musée ! Il faut toujours être sur la limite ; tout est basé sur un équilibre… Comme l’amour, comme tout. Moi je viens de la vitesse…. With a chain of prestigious chocolate shops and a fixture of the luxury industry, Roger is no stranger to the showmanship of display and sales. J’ai passé ma vie à vivre sans cloison, sans frontière, c’est ce qui fait mon ouverture. En couverture : La vie quotidienne sublimée par les peintres ! Je suis capable de changer la température de mes mains pour toucher ce que personne ne peut toucher…, Patrick Roger, À gauche « Chignon », à droite « La Baignoire ». C’est la cause et la conséquence. His latest artworks include monumental aluminium elephant ears and bronze statues from his Vanities series. We caught up with Roger at his spectacular factory and studio in the verdant and affluent Parisian banlieue of Sceaux, to discuss his career, his inspirations, and latest projects. 3,645 Followers, 588 Following, 331 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Patrick Roger Sculpture (@patrick_roger_sculpture) J’ai un rapport charnel avec la matière. Comme si j’étais marin. Sur vingt ans, il y a de l’évolution, mes filles me disent « ça fait cinquante ans que tu fais ça » mais mon travail est de plus en plus abstrait, de plus en plus ésotérique. Discover (and save!) Add some technique and then it all starts with a vision, and next a very rough sketch, and then let’s go. With the size I just get carried away. your own Pins on Pinterest Once there, I realised how this place would enable me to immortalise my ideas and work. With a very low average in 9th grade, you are sent to do an apprenticeship, and I ended up apprenticing as a pastry chef. Patrick Roger Sculpture. My parents are bakers, and so we know the value of hard work. 36 x 25 x 48 cm. Also Henri Laurens, forerunner of Cubism, whose sister was wondering what he was up to! Le plateau à Beaubourg, ça commence à avoir un peu d’allure ! Je vis sans douter. HÉLÈNE. Vous avez représenté des animaux, des formes géométriques, des figures humaines, repris le Balzac de Rodin : comment choisissez-vous vos sujets ? Available for sale from Galerie Sarto, PATRICK ROGER, Gérard 1 (2015), Patinated bronze, 250 × 120 × 100 cm I understood instantly that this medium would be my passport to the world, to making a living, building, crafting.”. Employing the technical know-how of the same genre-defining foundries as luminaries such as Giacometti, Roger has managed to inculcate metal sculptural works of bronze and aluminium with the surface subtlety, sheen and character that one usually expects … First a master chocolatier, Roger earned the prestigious title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 2000 thanks to his cutting-edge approach to flavours and his larger-than-life, stunning chocolate sculptures. On a peut-être un message à passer.