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Marc Ricourt

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  • BIOGRAPHY

    Marc Ricourt has exhibited extensively in the UK and internationally. His work is placed in significant private and public collections, including Musée des Pays de L'Ain, France; the Wood Turning Center, UK; The Center for Art in Wood, USA; and the ASU Art Museum, Tempe, USA. He was shortlisted for the Loewe Craft Prize 2020. 

     
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    Marc Ricourt draws his inspiration from the ancient utilitarian object of the vessel. He comments that, ‘I’ve based my work around a simple but very essential object, as it was the first tool created and used by mankind… My work on vessels has allowed me to develop a relationship between ancient or geographically remote cultures and civilizations and modern creations. The most important facet of my work is the research and exploration of new forms, colours, textures and finishes.’

     

    Marc sources the wood he uses from his local landscape in Dijon, France. He initially turns on a traditional lathe and then intricately carves and treats the surfaces through bleaching, dying or an application of ferrous oxide, to explore the vessel through organic shapes that often recall seedpods and the undulating edges of leaves, carved as delicate linear fins. Historically, Marc has worked with green wood and followed the grain of the timber to achieve the perfect form. Recently, however, he has been experimenting with dried out firewood taken from the heart of the tree, to create highly textured rugged surfaces that heighten the sculptural aspect of his work. 

  • WORKS
    • Marc Ricourt Untitled I, 2022 Hornbeam
      Marc Ricourt
      Untitled I, 2022
      Hornbeam
    • Marc Ricourt Untitled II, 2022 Hornbeam
      Marc Ricourt
      Untitled II, 2022
      Hornbeam
    • Marc Ricourt Scorched Vessel 05.0521, 2021 Oak
      Marc Ricourt
      Scorched Vessel 05.0521, 2021
      Oak
    • Marc Ricourt Scorched Vessel 06.0521, 2021 Oak
      Marc Ricourt
      Scorched Vessel 06.0521, 2021
      Oak
    • Marc Ricourt C21.1 (Left), 2021 Oak (from the artist's village)
      Marc Ricourt
      C21.1 (Left), 2021
      Oak (from the artist's village)
    • Marc Ricourt 12 Maple, 2019 Maple
      Marc Ricourt
      12 Maple, 2019
      Maple
    • Marc Ricourt 11 Maple, 2019 Maple
      Marc Ricourt
      11 Maple, 2019
      Maple
    • Marc Ricourt 08 Beech 09.19, 2019 Beech
      Marc Ricourt
      08 Beech 09.19, 2019
      Beech
    • Marc Ricourt 10 Oak 09.19, 2019 Oak
      Marc Ricourt
      10 Oak 09.19, 2019
      Oak
    • Marc Ricourt 03 Lime Tree C19, 2019 Lime Tree
      Marc Ricourt
      03 Lime Tree C19, 2019
      Lime Tree
    • Marc Ricourt 07 Beech 09.19, 2019 Beech
      Marc Ricourt
      07 Beech 09.19, 2019
      Beech
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  • Installation Shots
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Eye of the Collector, 2023  Photography by Linda Nylind
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: PAD London, 2022
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Collect, 2022
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Outside In, 2021
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Marc turns wood he sources from Dijon, France on a traditional lathe, before carving and treating the surface to create sculptural, textured vessels reminiscent of organic shapes such as seedpods and leaves

    Eye of the Collector, 2023 

    Photography by Linda Nylind 

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