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| image (July 2023) as on Google Streetview |
The image above shows the exterior of a studio of a non-professional visual artist, located in Vareilles, a commune with a little more than 200 inhabitants (2004) in the dapartment of Saône-et-Loire in France.
Life and works
The owner of the studio, Pascal Delphin, was born in 1959 or 1960 in Chassigny-sur-Dun, also a small community, about ten kilometers south of Vareilles.
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| this image and the next five as on Delphin;s Facebook |
Little has been published about his life during the years before he grouped creations into art environments, except that he felt strongly drawn to making art.
Initially he focused on drawing, but as he grew older he found this too static an activity.
He began to develop a greater affinity with making sculptures, and more specifically making sculptures from recycled iron, where he was confronted with volume and movement and where he could rotate around the pieces being progressed.
In 2010, in his early 50s, he settled in Saint-André-d'Apchon, a commune in the Loire department with over 1,900 inhabitants (2022).
He had a house with a garden of approximately 1,500 m², which he gradually filled with iron sculptures, created by himself in his studio.
Drawing on the Japanese concept of gardens, he wanted to create a Zen space, the Ezen Garden, where visitors could wander freely.
He also attracted attention from the regional press, which described him as a highly original sculptor who, using ancient tools, could bring to life assemblages depicting Gallic warriors or metal samurai, unusual tractors, improbable boats and the like.
After living and working in Saint-André-d'Apchon for eight years, Delphin returned to his native region, moving into a vacant building in Verailles that would become his new studio and exhibition space.
As can be seen in the very first image, the building is separated from the road by a green area, where several of his larger sculptures are displayed. Other sculptures, particularly the smaller ones, are also displayed in the spacious interior, which also serves as a studio
Here he continued his creative work, producing all kinds of iron sculptures as he had made in previous years, depicting people, means of transport, flower boxes, but also smaller models of animals.
The image below gives an impression of the studio/exhibition space.
Documentation
* Website of Pascal Delphin
* Article on website La Bourgogne (in English)
* Entry on Instagram, with a variety of photos
* Account on Facebook
Pascal Delphin
Exhibition of iron sculptures
Le Vieux Bourg
80 Route de Saint Christophe
71800 Vareilles, dept Saône-et-Loire, region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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