Rosette Bir
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Rosette Bir was a French sculptor. She lived in Montreuil
, a suburb
of Paris, France.
Born in 1926, she started her work at 42, when she finished raising her children in a wealthy family.
She learned from the artist Albert Féraud
. However, after she learned the techniques, she decided to go her own way by mostly working on geometrical sculptures. In a way, she followed the MADI art, from South America in the sculptural domain.
Her work is exclusively based on one material: polished stainless steel
.
Her collection is only composed of unique, one of a kind, pieces.
She made sculptures of every size: from ash trays to a few meters high monumental sculpture, that were sometimes exposed in parks and large lobbies.
Her works traveled the country in expositions, museums, and public areas, like in Paris or Monaco.
Many articles were also published in magazines and newspapers about the artist herself and some of her art creations.
She died in 1992 in a car accident.
Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis
Montreuil is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is the third most populous suburb of Paris...
, a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Paris, France.
Born in 1926, she started her work at 42, when she finished raising her children in a wealthy family.
She learned from the artist Albert Féraud
Albert Féraud
Albert Féraud was a French sculptor, author of sans titre exposed at the Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air in Paris and friend off French painter Annick Gendron.-External links:...
. However, after she learned the techniques, she decided to go her own way by mostly working on geometrical sculptures. In a way, she followed the MADI art, from South America in the sculptural domain.
Her work is exclusively based on one material: polished stainless steel
Stainless steel
In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass....
.
Her collection is only composed of unique, one of a kind, pieces.
She made sculptures of every size: from ash trays to a few meters high monumental sculpture, that were sometimes exposed in parks and large lobbies.
Her works traveled the country in expositions, museums, and public areas, like in Paris or Monaco.
Many articles were also published in magazines and newspapers about the artist herself and some of her art creations.
She died in 1992 in a car accident.