Helene Yousse

HELENE YOUSSE (Paris, 1966).
"Two figures".
Mixed media.
Measurements: 160 cm (height).
Provenance: Senda Gallery, Barcelona.
Sculptor of French origin who in 1984 found in the Alt Empordà the ideal framework to develop her work, in which exile and memory are recurring themes. Since 1995 her exhibitions, both national and international, are a constant in the art scene. His sculptures, made of chicken wire, bronze and tow, envelop and mummify human forms, which are presented as installations rather than simple sculptures.Education: 1994 Obtained the DNSEP (Higher National Diploma of Plastic Expression) 1986 - 1988 Studies in Art History, University of Paris Tolbiac, 1988 - 1991 Regional School of Fine Arts of Angoulême, 1991 - 1993 National School of Decorative Arts of Limoges, 1993 - 1994 School of Fine Arts of Perpignan. 1995 - 2015 Independent artist, sculpture and installation, with: 21 personal exhibitions, including: 10 in different galleries (in particular Horizon Gallery of Colera, Spain - D. Ventos Gallery of Figueres (Spain) - Senda Gallery of Barcelona (Spain) - Coclea Gallery of Camallera (Spain) - Kunst und Design Gallery of Albstadt (Germany) ... 6 in museums and institutional cultural centers (in particular: Corderie Royale, Rochefort, France - Museum die Zitadelle in Spandau - Kunsthalle Kronprinz, Berlin (Germany) - Fundación Niebla de Casavells (Spain) - Salones municipales de Girona (Spain) ... 2 in international art fairs (New-Art and Art Expo, Barcelona) 3 in alternative spaces (including the Girona air-raid shelter) More than 84 group exhibitions: 31 in galleries (Spain, Germany, France, Denmark), 18 in Museums and cultural centers (all in Spain).