Nili Pincas

Great menina dancer Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel

2012

Nili PINCAS was born in 1942 in Tel Aviv, in Israel. She studied at the Avni Art Institute of Tel Aviv in Israël and at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She has lived and worked in Paris from 1960 to 2021. She died in Paris in 2021. Nili Pincas, santonniere of the Unconscious The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence. This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions. Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch. Nili Pincas invites us on a journey to the heart of the oceans, populated by huge protective fish that accompany men in their dreams. Because these are metaphors, spiritual quests, dreams of escape… these “girls of fire” carry us away! Seemingly fragile, they are nevertheless solidly anchored in reality and impose themselves with force. Powerful, almost virile in the rigor of their bearing, these women enthroned like modern goddesses, unshakeable totems. Reassuring, peaceful, they impose a distance from the whirlwind of existence and offer a rare moment of serenity. SOLO SHOWS 1981 Galerie Gérard Laubie, Paris 1984 Art Objet, Grand Palais, Paris 1985 Ob’Art, Parc des Expositions, Paris 1987/1992 Mac 2000, Grand Palais, Paris 1988 Maison de la Culture, Metz 1990/1995 Galerie Epona, Paris 1992 Galerie Espace Art et Patrimoine, Paris 1993 Hospice Saint-Charles, Rosny-sur-Seine 1997 Galerie Treger, Paris 1998 Museum Beit A. Kahana, Ramat-Gan Galerie Nicole Buck, Strasbourg 2000 Galerie Ovadia, Nancy 2002 Galerie Complément d’Objet, Rouen 2003/2008 Galerie Michèle Emiliani, Dieulefit, Drôme 2004 Centre de Création Céramique, la Borne 2004 Galerie Côté Rue, Barbizon 2006 Galerie Art Passion, Montpellier 2007 Centre Culturel, Couzeix 2008 Abbaye de Cercanceaux, Souppes sur Loing 2009 Château de Vascoeuil, Eure 2009 Galerie Claire Corcia, Paris 2010 Chapelle Saint Libéral, Brive 2012 Fondation Taylor, Paris PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris Musée de Dôle, France Keramikmuseum Westerwald H-Hr, Grenzhausen, Allemagne Collection Desko, Kortemark, Belgique Museum Beit A. Kahana, Ramat-Gan, Israël Musée National de la Céramique, Sèvres Château de Vascoeuil, France