Jean-Yves Lechevallier Explained

Jean-Yves Lechevallier
Birth Date:1946
Nationality:French
Known For:Painting, drawing, sculpture

Jean-Yves Lechevallier, [ʒɑ̃ iv ləʃəvæljeɪ ] born in 1946 in Rouen, Normandy, is a French sculptor[1] painter, and laureate of the Flame of Europe art competition organized by the Robert Schuman association for Europe in 1977 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rome treaties.[2]

Biography

Jean Yves Lechevallier grew up surrounded by blueprints, sketches and models, as his father was an architect.

His first known carving was of a stone brought back from a holiday trip to Les Baux-de-Provence. A few years later, he held his first solo exhibition in 1961 at age 15, a showing of hand carved animal sculptures (Provençal Stone) at the Prigent Gallery in Rouen.[3]
In 1966, at age 20, he got his first commission from a family friend and urban architect (Robert Louard)[4] who was in charge of new construction on an island in Rouen.

He graduated from the Regional School of Fine Arts in Rouen[5] and the ENSAD, Higher School of Visual arts and Design in Paris.[6] His first job was as a scale model builder/creator for the architect Badini.[7]

Art

Jean Yves Lechevallier is influenced by the thoughts of sculptor and poet Jean Arp,[8] especially his Nature in Sculpture and Sculpture in Nature.

His work is rather diverse in terms of materials, composition, and style: he creates low reliefs, high reliefs, murals, mosaïcs, caryatids and monumental pieces.His preferred materials are: exotic woods, stone and marble; metals such as copper, aluminium, bronze or stainless steel; polyester and concrete, sometimes reinforced with fiber inclusion. In fact, his particularities motivated a cement manufacturer to create a special mixture called cridofibre[9] which is a registered trademark today.

Beginning in the post-WWII reconstruction years, thanks to culture-promoting politics and subsidized support for the arts in France,[10] Lechevallier's work was commissioned by both municipal government and the French State.
These works are part of the architectural landscape today in many cities throughout France, mainly in Normandy, Paris and the Riviera.They can be seen in public gardens, public squares, schools, fire and police stations, institutions of higher education, residential complexes as well as in some preserved natural areas such as La Croix des Gardes forest parkland above the city of Cannes.

Lechevallier specializes in monumental open-air pieces. As Corinne Schuler says in Sentiers de la Sculpture: "By forcing art into confined spaces, you lose so much in terms of its beauty."[11] Two specific examples of this are Point d'orgue and Croix des Gardes:

Another one of Lechevallier's specialties is Fountains,[13] demonstrating how water movement and sound can make a sculpture sing. Among these:

Notable works

More commissioned works exist, being held by private companies and collectors in Germany,[26] France, Monaco, and the US.

Major Shows, Art Fairs and Prizes

A selection:

Notes and references

The information on this page is partially translated from the equivalent page in French Jean-Yves Lechevallier, licensed under the Creative Commons/Attribution Sharealike https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. History of contributions can be checked here: Jean-Yves Lechevallier?offset=20140920&action=history

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nouvelles acquisitions . bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou . 2014-06-01 . 48 . 2014-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006141109/http://bibliothequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr/userfiles/acq201406.pdf . 2014-10-06 .
  2. Web site: Website department of Moselle, Maison R.Schuman . Cg57.fr . 2011-05-17 . 2014-07-20.
  3. Web site: Le Delarge . Jean-Yves lechevallier, in Le Dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains . Ledelarge.fr . 2014-07-20.
  4. Web site: On Louard, see De Greber à Louard, in Rouen Magazine 396, 15-29 mai 2013, p 14 . 2014-07-20.
  5. Web site: AITRE_SAINT_MACLOU_-_ROUEN. rouentourisme.com. 2014-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092159/http://www.rouentourisme.com/Default.aspx?title=AITRE_SAINT_MACLOU_-_ROUEN_%7C_Museums_et_Monuments_-_Normandie&cat=7&id=762&fromtab=1013&tabid=1014&language=en-US. 2015-09-24.
  6. Web site: ENSAD, Higher School of Visual Arts and Design - Cumulus, International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media . Cumulusassociation.org . 2014-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212064257/http://www.cumulusassociation.org/component/members/view/147 . 2015-02-12 .
  7. Web site: Archiwebture — Badani, Daniel (1914-), Roux-Dorlut, Pierre (1919-?), Maunoury, Dominique (1931-). 209 Ifa . Archiwebture.citechaillot.fr . 2006-07-07 . 2014-07-20.
  8. Web site: Theme of the Bargemon Exhibition Summer 2015 - Jean-Yves LECHEVALLIER - Euphorism and Connections. Beddington Fine Arts Bargemon. 2015-05-05 . 2015-09-12.
  9. Web site: DetailDoc . Cdoc.ensm-douai.fr . 1983-11-10 . 2014-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903063551/http://cdoc.ensm-douai.fr/emdcat/DetailDoc.aspx?DocID=143063 . 2014-09-03 .
  10. Web site: Appels à candidature et offres d'emploi | Centre national des arts plastiques . Cnap.fr . 2014-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903073657/http://www.cnap.fr/navigation/profession-artiste/appels-candidature-et-offres-d%E2%80%99emploi/1-artistique-et-commandes-publiq . 2014-09-03 .
  11. Web site: hurlinghampolo.com/backissues/e-Mag_summer_2010/page_19. Hurlingham_e-Mag. 2014-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727110541/http://hurlinghampolo.com/backissues/e-Mag_summer_2010/page_19.html. 2014-07-27.
  12. Web site: petit-patrimoine.com/fiche-petit-patrimoine.php?id_pp=06029_11. petit-patrimoine.com. 2014-10-17.
  13. Book: Paris et ses fontaines: de la Renaissance à nos jours. Dominique Massounie . Béatrice de Andia . Daniel Rabreau . Délégation à l'action artistique de la ville de Paris. 307 and 308 . 2010-05-28. 978-2-905-118-80-6. 2014-10-17.
  14. Book: Fontaines de Paris. Xavier de Buyer. F. Bibal. 135. 1987. 2-905-547-04-9 . 2014-10-17.
  15. Book: Alain Resnais (French Film Directors) . Emma Wilson. Manchester University Press. 188. 0-7190-6406-6. 2006-09-19. 2014-10-17.
  16. Web site: Fontaines du 15ème . Pariswater.com . 2014-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064242/http://www.pariswater.com/fontaines/arrond15b.htm . 2015-09-24 .
  17. Web site: Matin de Pâques / Toutes les actualités - Pacca . fr . Provence-alpes-corse-cote-azur.eglise-protestante-unie.fr . 2012-03-14 . 2014-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140607005538/http://provence-alpes-corse-cote-azur.eglise-protestante-unie.fr/Toutes-les-actualites/Matin-de-Paques . 2014-06-07 .
  18. Book: Artists and Their Museums On the Riviera. Barbara F Freed, Alan Halpern. Harry N. Abrams. 1998-03-01. 0-8109-2761-6. 207 and 222. 2014-10-17.
  19. Web site: Carnoles_Palace_Museum_of_Fine_Arts_in_Menton. costaazzurrapocket.com. 2014-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20141020045719/http://www.costaazzurrapocket.com/en/t/Carnoles_Palace_Museum_of_Fine_Arts_in_Menton.htm. 2014-10-20.
  20. Book: Ferrari, Stories from those who lived the legend. John Lamm . Chuck Queener . MotorBooks International. 1-6167-3004-8. 241. 2014-10-17.
  21. Web site: New Ferrari sculpture at Maranello - Autosport Pro news . Autosport.Com. 2002-07-31 . 2014-07-20.
  22. Web site: La fontaine de la place Celli à Saint-Tropez en activité | Saint-Tropez . Var-Matin . 2014-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606233901/http://www.varmatin.com/saint-tropez/la-fontaine-de-la-place-celli-a-saint-tropez-en-activite.903356.html . 2014-06-06 .
  23. Web site: Draguignan: L'?uvre d'eau dévoilée . Info . fr . Draguignan.maville.com . 2013-10-25 . 2014-07-20 . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220311/http://www.draguignan.maville.com/actu/actudet_--Draguignan%C2%A0;-L-uvre-d-eau-devoilee-_-480074_actu.Htm .
  24. Web site: Arcotedazur N°12 by François Xavier CIAIS . ISSUU . 2014-07-20.
  25. Web site: VAR: Attention, Sculptures en liberté ! - Art Côte d'Azur . Artcotedazur.fr . 2014-07-20.
  26. Web site: ungerer – Maschinen für das Beste . Ungerer.de . 2014-07-20.
  27. Web site: Varesefocus . it. 2014-07-20.
  28. Web site: Art abstrait contemporain / Salon Réalités Nouvelles 2014 au Parc Floral de Paris du 19 au 26 octobre 2014 . Realitesnouvelles.org . 2014-07-20 . 2014-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009011349/http://www.realitesnouvelles.org/association/candidatures.php .
  29. Book: The Fujisankei Biennale: international exhibition for contemporary sculpture, catalog, Hakone Open-Air Museum, 1993, page 104 . Hakone Open-Air Museum . 1993 . 2014-07-20.

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