Léo Fourdrinier
Drawing inspiration from mythology, antiquity and archaeology, Léo Fourdrinier creates sculptures and installations that combine archetypal iconography with found objects and more intimate elements. Neon light installations bathe his sculptural works in a synthetic amber hue reminiscent of an artificial sunset. The light creates a dreamlike atmosphere for his surreal combinations of classical forms and technological scraps with contrasting textures of metal, stone and synthetic plastic. By diverting altered universal symbols from the past, Fourdrinier shows how they can alter the perception of contemporary and future realities.
Léo Fourdrinier (b. 1992) lives and works in Toulon. Graduated and congratulated from the Ecole Supérieure d'Arts et Médias de Caen/ Cherbourg in 2017, he has notably worked within different residency programs: Le Confort Moderne (2018, Poitiers), Fugitif (2018, Leipzig), 40mcube/GENERATOR (2019-2018, Rennes), Le Port Des Créateurs (2020 - 2023, Toulon). He is currently guest curator at the axolotl gallery (Toulon) and has the status of associate artist for three years in the third place, Le Port Des Créateurs.
His work has been presented in several monographic and group exhibitions, including at: Center d'Art Contemporain de Nîmes (CACN) (2021, Nîmes), Galerie l'axolotl (2020, Toulon), 72nd Festival Jeune Création, Fondation Fiminco (2022, Romainville), 14th Festival des Arts Ephémères (2022, Marseille), Spinnerei (2019, Leipzig), Palazzo San Giuseppe (2020, Polignano a mare), La Vallée (2019, Bruxelles), Le Confort Moderne (2018, Poitiers). He was selected for the 16th Lyon Biennial - MANIFESTO OF FRAGILITY, curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, Lyon, France and for Un Été au Havre 2023, curated by Gaël Charbau, Havre, France. He was a finalist in the 9th Prix Révélation Emerige 2022 in Paris, represented in Madrid in collaboration with Institut de Madrid. Upcoming exhibitions include a solo show at Art-o-rama 2023 with HATCH gallery, and participation in the Gist Zennevallei Triennal in Belgium.
Related Artworks
Léo Fourdrinier, Janus, 2023, plaster, steel, plastic, acrylic paint, gold leaf, Unique, 40 x 40 x 20 cm. Photo: Léo Fourdrinier. Courtesy of the artist and HATCH
Léo Fourdrinier, The end of Paradise #1: Proserpine, 2023, Print on aluminum in artist's frame, 140 x 205 cm, Unique. Phot: Margot Montigny. Courtesy of the artist and HATCH
Léo Fourdrinier, Cosmic moments of ecstatic communion, 2023, 44 x 72,5 x 27 cm, Plaster, brass, wood, dibond, concrete, expanding foam, acrylic paint. Photo: Léo Fourdrinier. Courtesy of the artist and HATCH
Léo Fourdrinier, My body is dust but how to deal with it, 2021, Plaster, Plexiglas, acrylic paint, 157 x 20 x 20 cm. Production CACN. Photo: Léo Fourdrinier. Courtesy of the artist and HATCH
Léo Fourdrinier, Discosoma, 2021, Stone, polycarbonate lens, 63 x 32 x 34 cm. Coproduction Chateauvert. Photo: Léo Fourdrinier. Courtesy of the artist and HATCH.
Léo Fourdrinier, Imagine into existence (I), 2023, Resin, limestone, brass, Plexiglas, wood, 6,5 x 59 x 24,5cm. Photo: Léo Fourdrinier. Courtesy of the artist and HATCH
Léo Fourdrinier, The Architect, 2023, Plaster, steel, scooter chassis, acrylic paint, 91 x 91 x 230 cm. Coproduction CACN - Centre d'Art Contemporain de Nîmes et HATCH. Photo: Léo Fourdrinier. Courtesy of the artist and HATCH.
Léo Fourdrinier, The end of Paradise #2: Hercule, 2023, Print on aluminum in artist's frame, 30 x 42 cm, 1/2 Ed + 1 AP. Courtesy of the artist and HATCH
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