Jean Servais Somian
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This contemporary wooden sculpture features a striking, abstract design composed of intersecting rectangular forms. The warm, reddish-brown tones of the wood create a natural and earthy aesthetic. The uneven surfaces and irregular patterns suggest a handcrafted quality, highlighting the artist's skilled manipulation of the material. The overall composition has a sense of balance and tension, with the vertically stacked, interlocking elements creating a dynamic and visually intriguing piece. The artwork's minimalist style and focus on form over literal representation reflect the modernist artistic approach, aiming to elicit an emotive response from the viewer through its simple yet captivating design. ...
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Jean Servais Somian
Inspired by many years spent between Africa and Europe, Jean Servais Somian claims in his work an approach rich with influences, hybrid and fluid. He draws from an ancestral culture the forms of certain objects of African daily life which he reinterprets through refined lines and touches of colour and materials that have become characteristic of his work. Basins, totem trees, pirogues are transformed under the gaze of the designer into stools, bookcases and benches whose wood (coconut, ebony, or amazaque) completes the tribute to the richness of the African lands that saw them born. All the objects are designed and made in Côte d'Ivoire where Jean Servais Somian opened his design studios in 2018, one in Grand Bassam for the sculpture of the pieces, the other in Abidjan for cabinet-making. He favours the singular character of each of his creations and develops an aesthetic reflection at the crossroads of art and design. Each of his objects produced in very small quantities retains its original utilitarian and functional dimension, while the plastic design work of the pieces builds eloquent visual bridges with contemporary sculpture. ...