Leyris, Jean, The Apron, 2023
2023
Plaster
32 x 23 x 3 cm
Jean Leyris, always in search of new ways to explore texture and form, presents “Le Tablier” (The Apron). This work in plaster, with progressive reliefs, represents a support on which an apron rests. After leaving his career as a producer to devote himself to art, the artist has always strived to make his works tangible and expressive, capturing the essence of everyday objects in a sculptural context.
About the author
Jean Leyris (born 1939)
Jean Leyris’ work is distinguished by his bas-reliefs of still lifes on table corners, figures on beds, landscapes or trees alone; subjects that traditionally take up more space on the canvas. A strong sense of frontality emerges from his works, with protruding points, the relief of a piece of fruit, the diagonal of a knife. He also creates figures in the round, with worked materials that have an authority, presence and monumentality reminiscent of Giacometti.
