Philippe Andre

1970 Designer in automobile body
1975 Traditional granite stonemason
1979 Master of Art...Gold Medal in Paris
1985 Meistra de la Pietra....Verone, Italy
1980 Philippe Andre opened a training centre within his spacious studio and has since then taught numerous students the skills and craftsmanship of the stonemason/sculptor.
He has shown his work in National exhibitions and has taken and completed many public and private commissions within France, Germany, Italy, Canada and China.
"I heal me" "By carving in the hard stone, I revisit all my loves, impulses, dreams, doubts and injuries to my ideal that was 'drowned' by my life experience within this wild society "
Philippe Andre selects a boulder that he intuitively knows to be appropriate for his particular working environment.He works directly carving into the stone, following the emerging form, inspired by the stone itself. Using his hands, his tools and his mind he unveils these mysterious figures.