Élisabeth Cibot (born 1960 in

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) is a French sculptor and art historian.

Biography

Born into an artistic family, collectors of Italian Renaissance bronzes, Élisabeth Cibot has been surrounded by sculpture ever since her birth. She studied art form at France's major art school, the

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(ENSBA) under the direction of great sculptors such as Etienne Martin, Léopold Kretz and

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. From 1981 to 1983, she worked with painter Riccardo Licata at Centro Internazionale di Grafica in

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. She was also guest artist at the Harvey Littleton Glass School at Spruce Pine, USA in 1983. Since then she has developed a strong interest in glass and mixed media furniture design. In parallel to her artistic creation, she studied

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, presenting her first thesis, on Roman Archeology, in 1984 which was followed by a DEA (Diploma in Specialist Studies) in the History of Techniques in 1990. In 1993, she returned to bronze statuary and monumental work. Since 1997 she lives and works near Paris. She claims "Art is a support for our questioning about the world and the meaning of life, a path of self-knowledge that makes us capable of opening up to others. On this road, I seek while building."

Awards and distinctions

*2017 : Conti Sculpture Award (presented by Mr Michel Poniatowsky) *2015 : Gold medal of sculpture (Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts) *2013 :

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Sculpture Award,

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*2009 : Grant from the Fondation Taylor *2006 : Gabriel Diana Award, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts *2005 : Award, Fondation Taylor *2004 : Paul Belmondo Award
Salon d’Automne
*2003 : Sculpture Award, Amis du Salon d’Automne *2000 : Michel Dumont Award, Salon des Artistes Français *1997 : Bronze medal, Salon des Artistes Français Recognition * Permanent Member of the Salon d'Automne * Permanent Member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts

List of permanent public installations

*Lalbenque, "Lo Trufair" (bronze 1,20 m), City Hall *Sarrebourg : "Tellina" (bronze 1.50 M H) *Calais : "Homage to Charles de Gaulle et Yvonne Vendroux"(bronze 3 M H) *Nogent-sur-Marne: « Lady of Val Nure » (bronze 2.50 m H) *Lyon : "Homage to Pope Jean-Paul II" (bronze 3 m H) *Drancy : "Homage to

Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free France, Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Re ...

" *Nantes, Monument « Captain Nemo and

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...

» *Pontault-Combault : Monumental bust of

François Mitterrand François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was a French politician and statesman who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France. As a former First ...

*Béthune : Monumental bust of François Mitterrand *Vouziers : "François Mitterrand and his dog" *Béthune : Monumental bust of Willy Brandt

Bibliography

* Création et innovation chez Baccarat et Daum entre 1890 et 1990, Élisabeth Cibot-Genin - 1992 * Création artistique et innovation dans l'industrie verrière en France 1880-1989, Élisabeth Cibot-Genin - 2004 *Dialogues d'atelier, Élisabeth Cibot, Foreword : Julien Denoun and Jean-Philippe Ricard, Photographer : Alan Tournaille - Centro Internazionale della Grafica di Venezia - 2008

References

Sources *Arts of the representation, Revue Jules Verne n°33-34, p. 209-212. *LA PERRIERE Patrice (de), «Jules Verne, le Capitaine Nemo et Élisabeth Cibot», in Univers des Arts, n°108, p. 24-25, février 2006. *LA PERRIERE Patrice (de), «Élisabeth Cibot, hommage au Général de Gaulle», in Univers des Arts, n°122, p. 43, juin 2007. *«Guide Emer de l’Art Contemporain», Aline Jaulin and Didier Bernheim, Ed. Froville,1995. *BLOCH-DERMANT J., «Élisabeth Cibot», in Le verre en France, les années 80, Ed. de l’Amateur, Paris, 1988, p. 25-27. *DOLEZ A., «Paravent, l’aigle Élisabeth Cibot», in Glass animals, Ed. Abram’s, New York, 1988, p. 184-185. *BERNSTEIN A., «Paravent Elisabeth Cibot», in Neues Glass ( Allemagne), janvier 1988, p. 33. Notes

External links

* Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts website
Elisabeth Cibot official website
* Art "Salons" in France {{DEFAULTSORT:Cibot, Elisabeth Artists from Paris 20th-century French sculptors 21st-century French sculptors 1960 births Living people Artists from Nantes