Originally from Lyon, François Bel is a multifaceted artist. Equally at ease in painting, sculpture, or installation, his work and inspirations are eclectic. Inspired by Street Art, from which he borrows the system of repetition and variation. The artist is equally interested in so-called "new realism" movements, in which he identifies, such as Dada or Pop Art, which divert everyday objects to better criticize today's consumer society, like Duchamp's ready-mades.

 

Working alternately with nylon thread for his suspensions and iron wire for his sculptures, François Bel reappropriates each material. Playing on the idea of compartmentalization, by enclosing some of his sculptures in wire mesh, the artist once again denounces contemporary society, both in its individualism and its materialism. Thus, each medium serves an approach that is both artistic and philosophical.

His small "Big Bangs" embedded in acrylic glass, as if frozen in the ultimate moment of grace of the explosion, question us about the passing of time, consuming itself and undeniably outliving us. In a society where everything is moving faster and faster, and where man controls many things, the artist François Bel crystallizes everyone's dream, stopping time for a moment in his works.
Mixing frustration and fascination, his sculptures reflect our civilization, our anger and our imprisoned, cloistered revolts in economic, cultural, social and political contexts.