Martine Bedin

Navigating the intersection of design, art, and architecture, Martine Bedin’s work vibrantly combines bold colors, geometric forms, and innovative materials such as marble, glass, metal, and plastic. By questioning conventional notions of function and beauty, she crafts pieces that are at once sculptural and practical, inviting viewers to rethink the relationship between utility and artistic expression. Her practice encompasses object and furniture design as well as oil painting and wooden sculpture, reflecting a deep investigation into how form and material interact. Movement and transformation are recurring themes, with many works inviting physical interaction and engagement. Combining whimsy and artistic freedom with practical design, Bedin reimagines how objects can evoke emotional and conceptual responses. Her work embodies a spirit of experimentation and joy, offering fresh perspectives on the everyday and the role of creativity in shaping experience. ...

Crèvecœur, founded in 2009 by Axel Dibie (born 1981) and Alix Dionot-Morani (born 1979), located in the Belleville area (eastern Paris) has, since its creation, presented artists from France and the rest of the world whose different practices question current conditions for producing images and objects. The gallery sees itself as a body that supports its artists in the various stages of production, demonstration and dissemination of their practice. Through its work inside 3 gallery spaces — a 160 sq.m. space in Eastern Paris (20e) with natural light that can host ambitious exhibitions; and two spaces in the historic centre of Paris (7e) through the co-creation, since 2015, of a new alternative fair called Paris Internationale; through a publishing house called oe publishing books by represented and invited artists; and through support for production of the institutional shows of the represented artists, Crèvecœur is an entity which aims to adapt, in an organic way, to the challenging systems that contemporary artists experience today. ...