Philippe Hiquily
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Forged dream
Metal sculpting and the use of salvaged materials to create a surreal, dreamlike aesthetic.
Born in Paris in 1925, Philippe Hiquily is a French sculptor and designer. He joined the Resistance at the age of 18, working alongside his father, and then joined the Leclerc division, heading for Indochina. On his return to Paris, he studied sculpture at the Beaux-Arts, where he frequented the studios of Jean Tinguely and Germaine Richier. He left the school in 1953, with the Prix de Sculpture in his pocket.
He exhibited his work for the first time at Galerie Palmes in Paris in 1955, and in New York in 1959. There, he met Léo Castelli and Rauschenberg, thanks to whom his talent met with success, even winning the favor of MOMA and the Guggenheim. From the 1960s onwards, he began to create furniture pieces in materials which, because he stretched their shapes and materials, gained in lightness.
From the 1980s onwards, Hiquily's work was influenced by the American Alexander Calder. Exploring the question of balance and movement, Hiquily incorporates electric motors into his work, thus adding a new dimension to the traditional concept of sculpture.