BRUCE, METAL SCULPTOR
BRUCE, a self-taught sculptor born in 1963, explores mythology, astronomy, feminity, nature, symbology and sexuality. Environmentally aware, he cuts, assembles and models steel, bronze, copper, stainless steel, aluminium, titanium, mixed... to modify the textures and provide them with a new lease of life. He tanns steel by letting time make its marks. in oxidising the shades, metal takes on as it ages, from various shades of silver to verdigris and to rust: a profusion of elements and colours. Some of his pieces are lit-up by 22 carat gold leaves.
Business man, autodidacte, né à Fort de France en 1963, Bruce De Jaham a passé son enfance entre New-York, Paris, Nice et la Martinique. Adolescent il esquive les schémas scolaires tout tracés, fréquente les milieux industriels et les usines de métallurgie.Il réussit ensuite en tant que promoteur dans l'immobilier, à Noisy le Sec, puis lance un parti politique.
En 2008 il décide de collaborer avec Marie Laranjeira, Agence Virgules pour se lancer dans le monde de la sculpture.
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