Biography: Laurence Jenkell: Art in Twist

Laurence Jenkell was born on 31 December 1965 in Bourges. She now lives and works on the French Riviera, a region that inspires her artistic approach with its light, colour and texture. In the 1990s, she started exploring the transformation of materials and sculptural movement, gradually developing a technique based on twisting.

 

After numerous experiments, she mastered this technique and created the iconic Candy sculpture, marking a decisive stage in her career and shaping her artistic development.

 

Since then, the artist has expanded her repertoire by creating new collections that build upon and rejuvenate this sculptural language. Available in a variety of materials and formats, her works are distinguished by their vibrant colours, play of light and dynamic expression of torsion, giving each piece an instantly recognisable visual identity. Through these formal variations, Laurence Jenkell constantly explores material, movement, and collective memory, thus affirming the coherence and continuous evolution of her creative universe.

  • The birth of an iconic work of art

    The birth of an iconic work of art

    Deprived of candy during her childhood, the artist developed an early fascination with this universally associated symbol of sweetness, innocence, and pleasure. This initial frustration became the starting point for an intimate reflection that gradually shaped her artistic approach. From this personal memory was born the Bonbon, a foundational form that became the heart of her sculptural language. Transformed by twisting, the familiar object becomes an emblematic contemporary art sculpture, immediately recognizable and imbued with a universal emotional dimension.

     

    Then, the form evolves, unfolding in various dimensions and exploring multiple expressions. The twist, now a signature gesture, introduces dynamic tension, giving each work a unique sculptural presence. Through this process, the artist transforms an intimate memory into a shared symbol capable of communicating with audiences of different cultures and generations. The Candy transcends its narrative dimension to become a true artistic medium that is simultaneously personal, universal, and timeless.

     

  • An artistic universe in constant evolution

    An artistic universe in constant evolution

    Over the years, Laurence Jenkell has expanded her artistic repertoire by creating new collections and forms while maintaining torsion as her primary sculptural language.

     

    This aesthetic signature is evident in her diverse body of work, which includes airy compositions with dynamic ramifications, sculptures made of expanding colored strips, compressed forms that reveal the tension of the material, and graphic structures in which lines and volumes interact with space.

     

    At the heart of this approach, the Candy remains her true artistic medium. Included in new collections, torsion embodies Laurence Jenkell's strong visual identity.

  • LIFE IN THE FOLDS

    Stéphane Corréard analyzes Laurence Jenkell's sculptural approach, which is based on an in-depth exploration of materials and the act of wrapping. This approach has become Jenkell's artistic signature. From her mastery of plexiglass to her transposition of the wrapping technique to other materials, she questions the relationship between form, light, and perception. She places her work within a contemporary reflection on the evolution of sculpture and the ability of forms to exist beyond their original material.

     

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