Born in France, Thierry Despont studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and earned a Master’s in Urban Design from Harvard. After founding his architectural firm in 1980, he built a prestigious reputation, working on landmark projects such as the Statue of Liberty’s Centennial Restoration, the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Decorative Arts Galleries, and high-end hotels like the Carlyle in New York and Claridge’s in London. His many high profile clients included the likes of Bill Gates and Calvin Klein.
While best known for these projects, Despont was a no less accomplished visual artist. His enthusiasms were myriad, and his work focused on an almost incredible range of subjects, including but not limited to entymology, ichthyology, anthopology, history, and astronomy. The very smallest of earth's creatures, like insects, captivated him no less than the universe’s very largest—planetary bodies and the cosmos. All of his work was informed by an unrivaled art-historical expertise, lead by a wholly unique imagination, and driven by an omniverous curiousity for life and the very nature of existence.
A Knight of the French Legion of Honor and an Interior Design Hall of Fame inductee, Despont also authored design books. He exhibited his paintings and sculptures globally, notably at the Marlborough Gallery in New York, London, and Monaco.
Thierry Despont, Specimen 49, Found Object Sculpture of a Mask on Stand, 2009
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Found Object Sculpture of a Mask on Stand, US, c. 2006
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Found Object Sculpture of a Mask on Stand, US, c. 2006
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Found Object Sculpture of a Mask on Stand, US, 2009
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Found Object Sculpture of a Mask on Stand, US, c. 2006
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Metal
Thierry Despont, Found Object Sculpture of a Mask on Stand, US, 2008
By Thierry Despont
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Despont was best-known for his very successful architectural practice—but he was also an accomplished artist. Some of his most interesting works are a series of sculptures fa...
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Metal Sculpture Mask by Soud’art, 78cm
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Sculpture metal "Soud’art" Mask Wear consistent with age and use Art - Graphic sculpture - Brutalist Measures : 15cmx18cm H:78cm
Metal
Assemblage Mask Sculpture in Wood and Metal, Contemporary
Located in Antwerp, BE
Contemporary assemblage sculpture in the style of outsider art and eclectic design A one-of-a-kind assemblage sculpture combining wood, metal, and a vintage mask into a powerful con...
Metal
Pez Pintor - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's work is characterised by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together w...
Found Objects
Pez Pintor - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Aparici's work is characterized by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...
Found Objects
Ricardo Santamaria, Wooden Sculpture, France, 1970
By Ricardo Santamaria
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Ricardo Santamaria (1920-2013), sculpture composed of an accumulation of foundry molds. The front part is articulated (hinge). France, 1970.
Hardwood
Máscara Ave - 21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Sculpture, Recycled Objects
By Miquel Aparici
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
Found Objects, Mixed Media
