Catherine Zivi

"Either serene, happy or nostalgic, the characters that I create, offer to the viewers life and emotion. To build my little world, I work with chamotte clay using a variety of techniques and renders. Sometimes I favour smooth surfaces, sometimes rough structures. My sculptures are, for the most part, patinated with natural warm-toned pigments. I also use thin layers of glazing letting glimpse the subtle nuances of the clay. But sometimes I choose to keep the natural colours of clay when the earth tones are enough to express sensations ... "

My current creations are organized around two axes:
- garden sculptures.
Consisting of small heads surmounting long metal rods, my garden sculptures offer a touch of cheerfulness and poetry when planted in the massifs and groves of a garden, in an inner courtyard ... But they can also be installed inside on a metal base.

- Medium size modeling (20 - 30 cm)

Body, gestures and attitudes capture part of feelings and add to the emotion brought by a smile, happy or sad eye. I like to pay particular attention to clothing but also to pure forms. I am currently working on shapes combining simplicity and aestheticism. Like the sculpture of the twisted woman just realized.

As journalist, I work for specialized press. I’m passionate about arts and writings. My first encounter with clay occurred more than 10 years ago. Initiated to modeling by Patricia Bôlatre, an artist seeking purity of forms, I then took advantage of the teachings of Jurga, a Lithuanian artist who is now well known in the world of sculpture. Since then, I follow my own path by modeling expressive, gentle and poetic characters in my workshop, located in Savigny-les-Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy vineyard.

By the moment, you can see my sculptures in the gardens of the castle of Gilly les Citeaux in Burgundy.

On the 15th and 16th of september, I will exhibit my artwork in Cellier de Clairvaux (Dijon, Burgundy).