Alain-Marcel Linse
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artist born in Paris
Paris
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in 1956.
Linse was educated in Marcelin Berthelot college (Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
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, France) and then he studied at Beaux-arts school in Paris. He moved to Brazil
Brazil
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in 1994 and studied etching with Paulo Lisboa at Guignard University of Art of Minas Gerais
Guignard University of Art of Minas Gerais
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(Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
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, Brazil).
Linse is an abstract, but alludes to anatomicals. His work is often realised in bronze, but also sculpte stones, wood and steel. He use various media such as: painting, etching, drawing, ceramics. Linse's work includes small-scales and larger pieces, that cast in his own foundry.
Publications
- Linse sculptures, Marc Perry, Sam Editions, 2005 (French) 96 pages
- Peintures, Dantas Philippe, Sam Editions, 2001 (French) Out of print