Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
French, b. 1948
With her contemporary sculptures, Martine Demal explores the different possibilities of bronze, pushing her chosen material to its limits while embarking on a journey of more than several decades toward self-realization and reflection.
Born in 1948, Demal graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1970. The French artist's career began in graphic design and ceramics. However, she discovered a passion for sculpting after meeting celebrated French sculptor Louis Derbré. Derbré invited Demal to become his student, but she declined, insisting she had to find her own style.
Inspired by the human body, Demal initially worked with live models. “In a human body, you have a landscape, a painting, a volume; you have everything,” she said. As her sculpting process evolved, Demal’s human sculptures transformed from figurative to more abstract forms.
From her workshop and atelier in Ivry-sur-Seine in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Demal continues to challenge herself, seeking to create bronze sculptures that represent power and strength and materialize as blocky, dense forms as well as slender human figures. The interplay of shadow and light is a recurring theme in her abstract and figurative sculptures such as In Line (1994), The Passage (1997) and Writing is a Journey (2018).
Demal regularly exhibits her works in solo and group shows in France and throughout Europe and has won numerous awards. These include the Louis Derbré Prize, the Jacqueline Thome-Patenôtre Prize, a medal awarded by the town of Garches and the Pierre Gianadda Foundation Award, presented by the Académie des Beaux-Arts — Institut de France.
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Artist: Martine Demal
Signs and Writing No. 6 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, vertical
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Signs
Writings n°6 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 89 × 65 × 26 cm (35 × 25.6 × 10.2 in).
The sculptu...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Brass, Bronze
Fragment n°2 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony of forms
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Fragment n°2 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 60 × 30 × 10.5 cm (23.6 × 11.8 × 4.1 in).
The sculpture is sig...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
The Dolmen by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, semi-abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
The Dolmen is a bronze sculpture with a white stone plinth by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 43 × 17 × 10 cm (16.9 × 6.7 × 3.9 in).
The sculpture is signed...
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1990s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Stone, Bronze
Accord No.5 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, dark tones, balance
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Accord No.5 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 19 × 37 × 10 cm (7.4 × 14.5 × 3.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a l...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Writing No. 2 by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract, form
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Writing No. 2 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including brass base are 68 cm × 24 cm × 18 cm (26.8 × 9.4 × 7.1 in).
The sculpture is signed an...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Signs
Writings No. 1 by Martine Demal - large abstract bronze sculpture, green
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture with patinated brass base.
Dimensions: 200 × 48 × 48 cm (dimensions include the base of the sculpture, which is 4 cm x 48 cm x 48 cm (1.6 H x 18.9 W x 18.9 in D).
L...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Signs and Writings No. 7 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Signs and Writings No. 7 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 34 × 33 × 17 cm (13.4 × 12.9 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it ...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Signs and Writings No. 8 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, dark
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Signs and Writings No. 8 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 39 × 26 × 11.5 cm (15.3 × 10.2 × 4.5 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, i...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Punctuation by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Punctuation is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 43 × 50 × 30 cm (16.9 × 19.7 × 11.8 in).
The sculpture is signe...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Harmony No. 3 by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Harmony No. 3 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including base are 38 × 28 × 9.5 cm (15 × 11 × 3.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it ...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Signs and Writings No. 3 by Martine Demal - Outdoor bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Signs and Writings No. 3 is a monumental bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 93 × 102 × 33 cm (36.6 × 40.2 × 13 in). ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Vibration n°2 by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Vibration n°2 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including base (wood plinth, steel base) are 61 × 24 × 12 cm (24 × 9.4 × 4.7 in). The sculpture i...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Harmony n°2 by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, Abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Harmony n°2 is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 19 × 30 × 14 cm (7.5 × 11.8 × 5.5 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fragment n°3 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony of forms
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Fragment n°3 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 60 × 30 × 10.5 cm (23.6 × 11.8 × 4.1 in).
The sculpture is sig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Writing is a Journey by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Writing is a Journey is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 43 × 130 × 36 cm (16.9 × 51.2 × 14.2 in).
The sculptur...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Signs and Writings No. 4 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Signs and Writings No. 4 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including base are 110 × 65 × 30 cm (43.3 × 25.6 × 11.8 in).
The sculpture is signed ...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Writing No. 4 by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Writing No. 4 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 56 × 36 × 18 cm (22 × 14.2 × 7.1 in).
The sculpture is signed...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
Signs and Writings No. 5 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Signs and Writings No. 5 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 115 × 50 × 50 cm (45.3 × 19.7 × 19.7 in).
The scul...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
L’une ne va pas sans l’autre by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, dark
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
L’une ne va pas sans l’autre is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions are 26.5 × 33 × 19 cm (10.4 × 12.9 × 7.4 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbere...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Vibration by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Large Vibration is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including base are 206 × 103 × 45 cm (81.1 × 40.6 × 17.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numb...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Signs and Writings No. 2 by Martine Demal - Outdoor bronze sculpture, abstract
By Martine Demal
Located in Paris, FR
Signs and Writings No. 2 is a monumental bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 235 × 70 × 45 cm (92.5 × 27.6 × 17.7 in)...
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2010s Contemporary Martine Demal Abstract Sculptures
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Bronze
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