Pascal Pierme – “3737 Lateral Thinking 12”

Galleries and collectors alike have responded to Pascal Pierme’s approach’s simplicity,
balancing geometric abstraction with organic form. There is an undertone of symbolism, a
hieroglyphic shorthand that hints at other visual languages. Pascal was influenced from a very
young age by his grandfather, a wood sculptor. It was from him that Pascal developed his love
for wood and his passion for working with it. Pierme creates an extraordinary range of abstract
meditations that seem to arise directly from the material itself, rather than from a conscious plan.
He has an extraordinary rapport with his materials, concocting his own varnishes and resins and
creating bronze-like patinas on non-metallic surfaces. He works with various precious woods and
creates sculptures that express each’s texture, aroma, and strength as he carves and burnishes.
“Wood has its own intelligence, it knows many things, and it teaches them to me. In this way, I
understand what I want to do with it so that the final image reflects its innate qualities as well as
my own thoughts and feelings.”

Lot #11735