Oriane Meurant

My name is Oriane Meurant. I became a french sculptor after leaving the engineering world where I first started.

My passion is drawing, sculpting and i adore the complexity and beauty of human bodies.

I began to sculpt when I was teenager.

-First on my own and then taking drawing and sculpture classes at the Beaux-Arts School in my hometown, Rouen.

-Then I continued to learn with artists like Luc Tiburs & Sophie Gratia from France, Rainer Sheer from Germany.

At the age of 27, I took the decision to become a professional.

- As I am very interested by ceramic, metal and glass works, I attended classes "sculpture oriented" in forging, ironwork and ceramics at the Atelier des Arts Céramiques in France.

- I continued to deepen my kowledge and technical skills in anatomy and sculpture by following 3 years of Drawing and Sculpture Program training at the Barcelona Academy of Art.

I became the studio assistant during a year and a half where I gave workshops about how to recycle clay.

- After graduating from Barcelona Academy of Art in july 2021, I had the great opportunity to work on an important commission project with Silvia Juez Linares (director of sculpture program at the Barcelona Academy of Art).

I first asisted her and I was asked to continue by myself. I finalized during the next couple of months a 4 meters statue.

I began my career having some of my artworks exposed in galleries and events such as: the "Misnoma" exhibition in the Mutuo gallery, "Asomate" exhibition in the Punt de Vistes gallery,  "Figurative 2021" exhibition in the Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno (MEAM), all in Barcelona (Spain).

* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 16^th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.