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Marc MUGNIER tames stone

A sculptor of nature, his works reveal the secrets of stone and convey a message of peace and respect. The artist has succeeded in creating a real bond with the material.

Reserved and sensitive, Marc Mugnier has been passionate about sculpture since 2000. He trained with Guy Frécon, known as Guillaume. "Far beyond the traditional techniques taught by this sculptor, it was rather the sparkle that shone in his eyes, the words that came out of his mouth and his heart, and the calm that reigned in his studio, in his life and in his spirit that brought me the serenity that comes with the desire to sculpt", writes the sculptor so poetically. Now settled near Dijon, the artist is flying under his own steam, letting himself be guided by the material. "I love nature and stone. I've been immersed in this environment since I was a child. My father was a speleologist and geologist, and my mother was a naturalist who loved to travel. I relive these moments through sculpture," says the artist, who is passionate about land art.

Stone, memory of the earth

His artistic approach begins with the search for stone. "I have to be attracted by its texture, its colour and its shape. Each stone has its own particularity, its own history. When you work with this material, you discover a thousand interesting things charged with the memory of the earth". Carrara marble, for example, is full of crystals that let light through. Slate is both fragile and solid, and can be as black as ebony. Limestone has many facets. "My artistic projects tend towards architectural sculptures that can be deployed in a variety of ways: on the ground, in elevation or in space. One art hides another. Some of his works are musical. "Sometimes they sing when the stones are suspended. There's no question of imposing a rigorist vision of his work; the sculptor gives free rein to everyone's imagination. "There's no particular message in my sculptures. The only thing I stand for is respect for nature".


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