la vieille lionne Sculpture by Vassil

Over the years, Vassil has become a reference in animal exhibitions as well as in art fairs, where a growing public appreciates his work. The year 2004 was a turning point in itself, as Vassil received two major awards for his work: the Sandoz Prize, the highest national recognition for an animal sculptor, and the "Wild in Nature" Public Prize, a prestigious European award.

Vassil was born in 1949 into a modest family in eastern Paris. From a very young age, he became interested in art, particularly painting, which he practiced as soon as he earned enough money to buy materials. This knowledge of painting and drawing is one of the foundations of his art.

He discovered sculpture late in life, in 1991. From the beginning, expressiveness and movement characterized his work. He seeks detail because his work is resolutely figurative. After five years of research, his work becomes more animalistic. The attention paid to movement and expression gives his sculpture an unusual life, noted from the beginning of his career.
The choice of animal sculpture only became definitive when he switched to bronze (1999). One might even think that this change of technique only made sense for his work and his approach to animal art.

Vassil is self-taught, a privilege that undoubtedly prevents him from being confined by an academic straitjacket and gives him more freedom to create.

He considers the animal as a being in its own right, unique, and therefore a true subject for his work in the sense that it is active and feels things. Vassil manages to understand and convey the power of the original emotions common to the great animal family, in which he obviously includes humans; a difficult life, a constant struggle to survive interspersed with a few moments of tenderness, calm or play that he likes to portray.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains: Works by artists with a certified artist value,
• Groups: Certified Artists Contemporary French Artists