François Stahly

François Stahly , born the March 8th 1911 with Constancy and dead the July 2nd 2006 with Meudon, is a Sculpteur pertaining to the news Ecole of Paris.

Biography

François Stahly is formed initially in Switzerland, since 1926 in Kunstgewerbeschule of Winterthour where the principles of the Bauhaus are taught. Settling in Paris, it is of 1931 to 1939 raises Charles Malfray with the Académie Ranson, where it meets Maillol and binds with Jean Moal, Jean Bertholle, Alfred Manessier and Etienne Martin. Member in 1936 of the group " Témoignage", animated in Lyon by Marcel Michaud, with Moal, Bertholle and Etienne Martin, it receives a first order for the house of the Woman to the World Fair of Paris in 1937, collaborating with Fred Littmann. In 1940 it leaves Paris for the community of Oppède, in the free zone, where remain in particular Etienne Martin, Bernard Zehrfuss and Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry. In Marseilles, it realizes then with Etienne Martin, Marcel Duchamp, Zehrfuss and max Ernst the decoration of the " Bar" Eden;.

Returned in Paris in 1945, François Stahly writes articles for “Werk”, “Graphis” and “Die Kunst”, published with Zurich. He installs in 1949 with his Claude wife a workshop with Meudon and is one of the members of the committee of the “Living room of the Young Sculpture”. Until 1960 it takes part in teaching Gurdjieff. He teaches then until 1965 at the University of Berkeley, in California, with Aspen (Colorado), Washinton and Seattle and carries out many works with Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Seattle.

In 1966, François Stahly carries out several official orders whose “Labyrinth” of the Faculty of Science of Jussieu in the 5 {{E}} district of Paris and the “Fountain” of the Floral garden of Vincennes, then creates between 1968 and 1970 the forest Park Top of the Crestet in the Vaucluse, together of dwellings and workshops. He makes in 1969 gift of part of his personal collection to the Museum of Meudon. After the illness and the death of Claude Stahly in 1973, with the assistance of Parvine Curie, its partner since 1975, and the support of the Ministry for the Culture, the forest Park takes again its activity in 1977, its workshops being placed at the disposal of stock-brokers and trainees.

François Stahly receives in particular the Grand Prix of Biennial of Tokyo in 1965, the Grand Prix of the Art schools of the Town of Paris in 1972, the National Grand Prix of the Sculpture in 1979 and is elected member of the Académie of the Art schools on December 9th, 1992 with the armchair of Nicolas Schöffer.

Works in public spaces

1947 : Furnace bridge and carries gate vault of the church of the convent of the Trappists of Bricquebec (Handle), in collaboration with Etienne Martin (architect Pierre Pinsard).
1952-1956: Stained glass-relief for the St-Martin church of Baccarat, in collaboration with Etienne Martin, Antoine Poncet, Jacques Delahaye, Claude Idoux, Lenormand, Reynard, Denise Chesnay.
1953-1954: Rosette of the church of the Valley-with-Village (Algeria), in collaboration with Etienne Martin and Claude Idoux.
1955: Frontage of the House of Paris-Match to the Exposure of the Dwelling of the Living room of Domestic Arts of Paris, in collaboration with Etienne Martin and Denise Chesnay.
1955-1958: Ceiling and wall-relief of the vault of the Blessed Sacrament of the House of the the Vatican to the World Fair of Brussels, in collaboration with Giacometti, Etienne Martin, Gisele Pinsard, Swoboda, Vera Pagava.
1955-1960: Signal for the highway A6. Five water Chains for the basilica of the Crowned Heart in Paris.
1956-1960: Fountain for the shopping mall of Courtilles with Asnières-sur-Seine.
1961-1962: Fountain for the building of Kayser Steel Company in Fontana (California). Fountain for Civic Center of Seattle (State of Washington).
1961-1964: Four Season old fountain, Golden Spoils Way Park of San Francisco.
1962-1968: “Large Fleur IV” for the College of Vocational training of Wingles (Pas-de-Calais).
1962-1963: Fountain for the garden of the University of the High International Economic studies of Saint-Gall (Swiss). “Gantries” or “the Echo of the Forest” for the House of the Radio in Paris.
1964: “Large Flowers” for the Youth club and arts center of Doves. Signal for the shopping mall of Hayward (San Francisco).
1964-1965: Fountain for the residential whole of the Point-of-Day with Boulogne-Billancourt.
1965: Palo Alto, University of Stanford (the United States).
1965-1966: “Tree-meander I” for the Itau Bank with Sao Paulo. “The Pyramid” for the National university of Paris. “Column” for Art Center of Dallas (the United States).
1965-1968: “Labyrinth” for the Faculty of Jussieu to Paris (architect Edouard Albert).
1966-1968: “Delta” for the Technical school of the Plessis-Robinson.
1966-1969: “Tree-Meander” for the College of Technical education of the Building industry of Poitiers.
1966-1975: Wall-relief for the School residence of Castle-Gontier (Mayenne).
1967-1968: Fountain for the Floral garden of Vincennes.
1968-1970: Fountain for the House of the Culture Andre Malraux of Rheims.
1969-1974: “Labyrinthian Garden” for the Empire State Plazza of the New York Capitol to Albany (State of New York).
1970-1971: Chimney of the Face of the Seine, Paris 15th.
1970-1972: “The Gantry of the Gemini”, workshops of Crestet.
1972-1973: “Garden-Labyrinth” for the Faculty of Science of Poitiers.
1973: “Totem” for the Faculty of Arts of Pau.
1974: “The Large Magnet” for the Library of the I.U.T of Rennes - Beaulieu.
1977: Decoration for the skating rink of Vitry-sur-Seine.
1980-1981: “Pierre Totémique” for the College Amp with Arles.
1981-1982: Fountain for the place of the Spur to the Mans. Fountain for the Agidi place with Münster (the F.R.G.).
1981-1984: “The Tower of the Watchtower” for the Cape of Agde.
1984: “Homage to the men of the sea lost with the four winds of the Mediterranean”, offered to the town of Cadaqués (Spain).
1990-1991: “Memorial for the General De Gaulle”, for the Door Shirt, in collaboration with Parvine Curie (Pierre Mougin architect).

Works in the museums

In France

National Fund of Contemporary art, Paris.
Regional Fund of Contemporary art of Ile de France.
National museum of Modern art, Paris.
Museum in the open air, quay St-Bernard, Paris.
Museum of Art and History, Meudon.
Museum of the Harbor.
Museum of Annonciade, Holy Tropez.

Abroad

the United States: Museum of the University of Stanford; Art Center of Dallas; Museum of Seattle.
Italy: Museum Cidonio, Pietra Santa; Heuraux museum, Querceta, Lake of Trasimène.
Swiss: Museum of Wintherthur; Museum of Frauenfeld; Kunsthaus of Zurich.
Brazil: Museum of Contemporary art of the University of Saô-Paulo.
England: Touch Gallery, London.
Yugoslavia: Museum of Skopje.
Japan: Museum of Modern art.

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