Agnès Pezeu
Being received by Fréderic in Val’s studio was a fantastic experience.
An intense moment of concentration for the project I wanted to realise in a very short time but with a discreet and extremely professional accompaniment of the whole studio team. [+]
The calm and beauty of the place invites to creation.
I am looking forward to coming back to the studio to make my dreams and ideas come true, in wax, in bronze and in peace !
Agnès Pezeu
November 2017
https://pezeu.net/
Christian Develter
When I created this work, I honestly had no idea what endeavor I was embarking on with Frédéric and his amazing artisans from Figures and Sala. And what a journey it has been, taking us from my studio in the shadows of Angkor to the legendary workshop in Bangkok not only creating a magnificent sculptural work of art but also reviving an old friendship. [+]
Together we shared this labour of love creating this masterpiece. I have learnt so much during the process with Frédéric who has gently steering me through the artistic process hand in hand with his unique craftsmanship experience and most importantly his undeniable passion for bronze as an artistic medium. Along with his incredible humbling loyalty to the legacy of his late wife sculptor Val. Without her we would not stand here in front of you all to present ‘Psykhe Goddess of Soul and Butterflies’. And for her and her amazing work I will always be immensely grateful.
Christel Robertson
On several occasions, I have worked with the Figures & Sala studio to mould and cast my bronze sculptures in Thailand.
Despite the distance, as I work and live in France, everything has always gone very well. The shipments were very secured. [+]
I would speak more of a collaboration than an order. Indeed, I had a very fruitful professional relationship with Frédéric Morel and his sculpture studio. We studied together for each sculpture the best adapted patina, we had regular back and forth.
The results are splendid. Some of the editions have been acclaimed both in China and in Europe.
Christel Robertson
August 2018
https://www.christelrobertson.com/
Christine Blom
I had a great time working with Frédéric and his team at their art sculpture studio Figures & Sala. It was my first time having my ceramic pieces made in bronze. [+]
I went to different places before but as an artist, when you entrust your art piece to someone you have to be sure that at the end the result is really what you expected.
The quality of their work and their spirit were very important to me.
I hope to be able to work them again.
Christine Blom
September 2019
https://www.bulledart.net/sculpture-1
Laure de Ghellinck
Clay and I met over 25 years ago.
Back in France since 2016 after 12 years in Bangkok, I continue to sculpt in my studio in Nantes.
In 2022, I met up again with Frédéric Morel, founder with Val of the Figures and Sala sculpture studio, and his talented team in Bangkok. Making my bronzes with them was an obvious choice. [+]
Frédéric guided me through the choice of patinas with great skill and creativity. With Khun Nuu, they produced 8 numbered and signed editions of “Olé”, a pair of bulls, in record time.
These bronzes were a big hit at my exhibitions in Paris and then at La Trinité sur Mer.
Immediately afterwards, I entrusted them with “Murmures”, for another eight editions, with a wonderful new patina.
Thanks again and well done to you, Frédéric, and your team for your professionalism and availability.
I can’t wait for the next bronzes !
Philippe Desloubières
Philippe’s favourite medium is steel sheet which he cuts, forges and assembles to create his often monumental artworks. The strength, beauty and elegance of his sculptures lie in the tightly stretched curves of his surfaces. [+]
When we discussed the possibility of producing some of his smaller pieces in bronze in our studio, Philippe warned me that he could see the difficulty of keeping the surfaces perfectly taut with this medium. He was quite right, as the casting process is by nature a source of irregularity, the art of which lies in controlling it. Nevertheless, we managed to make several pieces for him even though the desired tautness was not strong enough for some. Our collaboration with Philippe Desloubières was therefore a real challenge and a real source of enrichment.
Frédéric Morel
March 2018
http://philippedesloubieres.com/
Valérie Goutard (Val)
Val sculpted in our studio and casted with one of our partner foundries his masterpiece Du chaos à la sagesse, which is one of the most monumental contemporary bronze sculptures in the world with a length of 36m and a height of almost 5m. [+]
The creation of this work is an exceptional feat of craftsmanship and undeniably proves that our studio is capable of meeting the most ambitious and complex technical challenges.
September 2015
www.sculptureval.com
Ocean Utopia by Figures & Sala
Val and Figures & Sala have created one of the most innovative sculptural projects of our time, combining art and ecology. Ocean Utopia is a set of three sculptures in bronze and marine concrete immersed in the south of Koh Tao in Thailand to serve as an inking for the re-implantation of corals in an area where they had disappeared. [+]
Over a period of six years, the marine flora and fauna have developed magnificently on the site, constituting the third medium of the artwork.
This project is an ode to nature and the preservation of coral reefs and was a major creative and logistical challenge.
July 2020
www.oceanutopia.com
Gary
Figures & Sala and Gary are starting their collaboration in 2018. This will be followed by a series of plasters sent from the studio in France to the one in Bangkok. [+]
Figures & Sala will then produce the elastomer moulds and organise the bronze casting of the spherical sculptures that will be made in collaboration with the partner foundry. Then they travel to exhibitions or collections – the exchanges are rich and allow future projects to be built.
January 2019
https://gary-sculpteur.com/
Francesco Cappuccio
Francesco is a renown designer. His company, Lightsculptures, entrusted us with technical drawings of monumental chandeliers that he wanted to produce in brass.[+]
From these, our workshop made and sculpted the models of seven very large structures that make up the project. Then we produced the elastomer moulds and organised the brass casting of the fourteen structures making up these chandeliers called FRAMED and finally did the patina.
This project was particularly difficult to achieve because Francesco had no knowledge of the techniques we use and we had to work closely with him to materialise his idea.
August 2020
https://www.francescocappuccio.com