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Xavier Le Normand

NEWW YORK

Glass

24 × 24 × 25 cm

Unique

Location: LA HULPE, Belgium

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7,030 € 7030.0 EUR 7,030 €

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About the artwork

Structured as a dense, block-like volume resembling an architectural matrix or urban fragment, the piece presents a heavily textured surface carved with rectilinear depressions and openings. Deep turquoise and blue tones concentrate within the interior recesses, contrasting with the darker, patinated exterior crusts that mimic weathered stone or oxidized metal. Light penetrates the translucent layers, activating internal volumes and creating gradations of color from opaque navy to vibrant cyan. The fabrication process involves blowing and manipulating a thick mass of glass, followed by extensive cold-working techniques such as cutting, engraving, and surface patination. By subverting the typical smoothness and transparency associated with glass, the maker produces an eroded topography that evokes geological formations or microscopic cellular structures.

Expert opinion

This sculpture exemplifies the post-modern shift in studio glass where traditional craft boundaries are dismantled in favor of sculptural autonomy. By treating glass as a dense, recalcitrant material subject to subtraction and erosion, the creator aligns with contemporary dialogues on materiality and geological time. Positioned firmly within the upper tier of contemporary European glass sculpture, the work commands interest from institutions and private collectors focused on innovative manipulation of traditional media. Its formal rigor and complex surface treatment place it among the representative achievements of the artist's mature studio practice.

About the artist

Xavier Le Normand (b. 1978, France) is a French artist who lives and works in Ivry-sur-Seine. Initially trained as a jeweller at the Font Blanche workshops in Nîmes, he later joined CERFAV (Centre Européen de Recherches et de Formation aux Arts Verriers), where he became a Compagnon Verrier Européen and developed his expertise in glassmaking. His practice is distinguished by a strong understanding of material and craftsmanship, combining the precision inherited from jewellery with an experimental approach to glass. Le Normand explores the sculptural and expressive possibilities of the medium, allowing form, surface, transparency, and material transformation to play a central role in his work. His artistic research has received international recognition through several grants, including a City of Paris grant in 2004 and the Lino Tagliapietra Scholarship at Pilchuck Glass School in the United States in 2008.

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