Ronan Bouroullec's first comprehensive monograph, bringing together his drawings, sculptures and ceramics, and design objects and projects.
In 2023, as part of the rich programme celebrating its centenary, the villa Noailles has invited Ronan Bouroullec to present three exhibitions:
Dessins quotidiens (Daily Drawings) at the Hôtel des Arts in Toulon,
Les mains à l'argile (Hands to Clay) at the Galerie du Canon and
Productions récentes (Recent Productions) at the villa Noailles itself. The invitation took the form of a triptych resonating with the world of Ronan Bouroullec, where the effects of unfolding, perspective and the organisation of visual planes occupy a central place. The graphic design of this book is an extension of this. For the first time, Ronan Bouroullec's three intertwined daily practices are brought together in a single work: drawing, clay—through his ceramic sculptures, vases, facing tiles and bas-reliefs—and also his latest proposals for object design and in situ projects, including the renovation of the Saint-Michel chapel in Brasparts.
"The diary of an artist inhabited simultaneously, in his own words, by 'precision, confusion, passion, accumulation, the need for disorder which gives rise to energy, and the need for empty space'. And who, from these elements, creates polyphony."—
Martin BethenodRonan Bouroullec (born in 1971 in Quimper) is a French designer. Since the beginning of the 2000s, Ronan Bouroullec has been creating singular objects in collaboration with the most prestigious international design publishers. His creations range from craftsmanship to mass production, and include permanent installations in public spaces. Alongside his work as a designer, drawing is an important part of his daily life. His work is regularly exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the MoMA in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. His creations and drawings have been included in major international public and private collections, including, very recently, around thirty works at the Centre Pompidou.
See also
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec ;
Erwan Bouroullec.
