2015
With her contemporary sculptures, Martine Demal explores the different possibilities of bronze, pushing her chosen material to its limits while embarking on a journey of more than several decades toward self-realization and reflection.
Born in 1948, Demal graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1970. The French artist's career began in graphic design and ceramics. However, she discovered a passion for sculpting after meeting celebrated French sculptor Louis Derbré. Derbré invited Demal to become his student, but she declined, insisting she had to find her own style.
Inspired by the human body, Demal initially worked with live models. “In a human body, you have a landscape, a painting, a volume; you have everything,” she said. As her sculpting process evolved, Demal’s human sculptures transformed from figurative to more abstract forms.
From her workshop and atelier in Ivry-sur-Seine in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Demal continues to challenge herself, seeking to create bronze sculptures that represent power and strength and materialize as blocky, dense forms as well as slender human figures. The interplay of shadow and light is a recurring theme in her abstract and figurative sculptures such as In Line (1994), The Passage (1997) and Writing is a Journey (2018).
Demal regularly exhibits her works in solo and group shows in France and throughout Europe and has won numerous awards. These include the Louis Derbré Prize, the Jacqueline Thome-Patenôtre Prize, a medal awarded by the town of Garches and the Pierre Gianadda Foundation Award, presented by the Académie des Beaux-Arts — Institut de France.
On 1stDibs, find a range of Martine Demal sculptures.
Fragment n°3 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony of forms
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Fragment n°3 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 60 × 30 × 10.5 cm (23.6 × 11.8 × 4.1 in). The sculpture is sig...
Bronze
Harmony No. 3 by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Harmony No. 3 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including base are 38 × 28 × 9.5 cm (15 × 11 × 3.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it ...
Bronze
Vibration n°2 by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Vibration n°2 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including base (wood plinth, steel base) are 61 × 24 × 12 cm (24 × 9.4 × 4.7 in). The sculpture i...
Bronze, Steel
Accord No.4 by Martine Demal - Contemporary Abstract Bronze Sculpture
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Accord No.4 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal. Dimensions: 7.9 × 7.1 × 7.1 in / 20 × 18 × 18 cm. The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is a unique work ...
Bronze
Small Vibration by Martine Demal - Contemporary Abstract Bronze Sculpture
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Small Vibration is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including base are 12.2 × 6.7 × 2.2 in / 31 × 17 × 5.5 cm. The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Bronze
Harmony n°2 by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, Abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Harmony n°2 is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 19 × 30 × 14 cm (7.5 × 11.8 × 5.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
Bronze
L'Eclatée (The Fragmented One), an abstract bronze sculpture by Lili Mirante
By Lili Mirante
Located in PARIS, FR
Lili Mirante (Paris, 1966 – last picture in the gallery) is a woman artist who lives and works in Paris. Born into a family of artists (her father was a renowned watercolorist), she ...
Bronze
Contemporary Bronze Sculptures Louange III by Bertrand Créac'h
By Bertrand Créac'h
Located in London, GB
Louange III by Bertrand Créac'h Material: Bronze, black patina Dimensions: H 110 cm Year: 2021 Louange III represent an abstracted exploration of the mineral landscapes of Brittany ...
Bronze
Abstract bronze sculpture by Leonardo Nierman
Located in Winnetka, IL
A beautiful abstract bronze sculpture on a custom black lucite base. This piece is signed and numbered ( 2 of 6). It has great patina.
Bronze
Modern Abstract Art Bronze Sculptor Sanford Decker, Patina
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern abstract art bronze sculpture by Sanford Decker. Great patina, signed Decker. Stamped A.P. Likely a one-of-a-kind. Dimensions: 5.5" depth x 5" W ...
Bronze
Contemporary Bronze Sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, France, 2021
By Bertrand Créac'h
Located in London, GB
"Elevation" Sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, 2021 Bronze with black patina, cast iron with sand core, chiseled and patinated. 1/8 print, signed. Dimensions: H 80 x 18.5 x 7 cm The bronze sculptur, belongs to a series that abstractly interprets the balance and harmony of the rocky, mineral landscapes of Brittany — the artist’s native region. His work translates emotion and memory into spatial forms carved from lived experience. Handcrafted Cast Bronze Edition of 8 pieces + 4 AP. Signed and numbered, foundry mark. ______ Bertrand Créac'h is a french sculptor. He studied at the Ecole Boulle in Paris and met the artists Étienne Martin...
Bronze
Contemporary Bronze Sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, France, 2021
By Bertrand Créac'h
Located in London, GB
"Elevation" Sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, 2021 Bronze with black patina, cast iron with sand core, chiseled and patinated. 1/8 print, signed. Dimensions: H 80 x 18.5 x 7 cm The b...
Bronze
Part of Alejandro Vega Beuvrin’s “Barricada” series, the work is a subversive tribute to the street smarts of citizen activists.
Part art, part seating, they offer a fascinating meditation on life’s dualities.
