{"title":"Anne Valerie Dupond Bestioles BE@RBRICK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist Bio\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Valerie Dupond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0036\/2394\/4241\/files\/Atelier.Y.Petit_33_c.jpg?v=1762507119\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnne Valerie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg,\u003cbr\u003eand obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 2001, Dupond has worked with different galleries in France, USA or Japan.\u003cbr\u003eNot only has Dupond’s work been exported around the world,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebut she has collaborated on numerous high profile projects, including fashion houses such as Kenzo,\u003cbr\u003eUndercover, Le Printemps, Comme des Garçons, Y’s, MEDICOM TOY ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“My work is making sculptures with fabrics. I’m working simply with recovered fabrics,needle and thread. I try to create a world crafted from sensitivity, ranging from the bestial\u003cbr\u003e(hunting trophies and animals of all kinds) to human representations such as busts of historic figures,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epin-ups, and baroque sculpture. Whatever the representation,\u003cbr\u003eI like to approach the female\/male duality with humor, playfully caricaturizing the stereotypes.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne Valerie Dupond currently lives and works in France,\u003cbr\u003eand is represented by Gallery De Room 702 in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtist Statement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am very excited to be exhibiting at MEDICOM TOY, as it fulfills a childhood dream.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI wanted to make plushes and turn it into my profession. That's how I became an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibiting at MEDICOM TOY, the world's largest art toy designer, is a crowning achievement for me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am presenting what I have been doing ever since I created my first plush over 25 years ago: animals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am also presenting a new collection of BE@RBRICK, inspired by my usual bestiary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI play around transforming BE@RBRICK into animals, but they remain very recognizable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI really like this idea of fusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have transferred all the affection and humor that I put into each of my stuffed animals onto this cult object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am showing a whole gallery of characters that I hope will inspire a lot of sympathy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are all kinds of animals, from the wildest to the most familiar.\u003cbr\u003eEach one can be associated with a human characteristic.\u003cbr\u003eIt's a matter of recognizing the one that resembles us the most.\u003cbr\u003eSome can be pinned to a jacket to keep you company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe small flower brooches pay homage to the sumptuous floral installations at MEDICOM TOY events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI hope you find in this exhibition the joyful, tender, and playful spirit I wanted to express.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/store.medicomtoy.co.jp\/en\/collections\/anne-valerie-dupond-bearbrick.oembed","provider":"MEDICOM TOY OFFICIAL STORE（メディコム・トイ公式オンラインストア）","version":"1.0","type":"link"}