By Margot Delpech
Published on 21 Jan 21 at 20:40
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With a master’s hand, Coralie Quincey, art restorer in Gironde, raises from its ashes a famous statue of Chavat Park at Podensac. After an act of vandalism, on May 8, 2017, the statuary was unrecognizable.
Today, it is a second life for the famous piece “The Mysteries of Life”, a major work by sculptor Ernesto Gazzeri. She was installed at Podensac in 1919 at the birth of a water course.
The heads of the statue vandalized in 2017
On May 8, 2017, Jean-Marc Depuydt, elected in charge of heritage, surprised three young people around the statue. One of them is perched on the sculpture striking the heads of the figures with a hammer. Five heads were decapitated and other parts are also broken. A complaint had been filed by the mayor, Bernard Mateille, and the trio of thugs had to answer for their acts in court.
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–“This statue sweeps away all human subjects”
Made of Carrara marble, the latter, intensely white, was used and selected by Michelangelo himself for his works. An expensive marble that the artist, Coralie, fetched herself from the Italians.
In video, the renovated work:
18 different characters
However, this piece is not unique, it has its twin in Los Angeles. This true picture of life brings together humans, animals, vegetation, science, philosophy, love, etc.
“Each of the 18 characters has their own character. This statue sweeps away all human subjects, and it expresses itself. For example, in the eyes of the grandmother, we can see that she is talking to the teenager. “
An article to discover entirely in The Republican.
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