SOPHIE VAIDIE

SOPHIE VAIDIE HAS BEEN A CERAMIST FOR OVER 20 YEARS. HER ARTISTIC COURSE HAS LEADED HER TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AND TO BE INSPIRED BY VARIOUS CULTURES, PARTICULARLY DURING A TRIP TO ASIA IN 2011. IT WAS IN CHINA, KOREA AND JAPAN THAT SHE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MASTER CERAMISTS SUCH AS SEUNG-HO YANG OR KATO HIROSHIGE, WHO HAVE ENRICHED HIS KNOW-HOW AND EXPANDED HIS CREATIVE HORIZONS. BACK IN FRANCE, SHE PERFECTED IN MODELING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PATRICIA VIELJEUX, THEN EXPLORED THE PINCE TECHNIQUE WITH LAETITIA PINEDA. THESE TWO ARTISTIC APPROACHES HAVE DEEPLY MARKED HIM, ORIENTING HIM TOWARDS A CREATIVE PHILOSOPHY THAT FULLY CORRESPONDS TO HIM. THE SLOWNESS AND PRECISION REQUIRED BY THESE TECHNIQUES ALLOW HIM TO EXPLORE THE SCULPTURE OF SHAPES, SEARCHING FOR A SUBTLE BALANCE BETWEEN THE AESTHETICS AND THE FUNCTIONALITY OF HIS CREATIONS. SOPHIE CREATES UNIQUE PIECES THAT AIM TO EITHER EMOTION THROUGH HARMONIOUS CURVES AND BALANCED PROPORTIONS. WHETHER IT IS A BOWL, A VASE, A CUP OR A LAMP, SHE LIKES TO PLAY WITH SCALE AND SHAPES, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM BOTH ANCIENT AND TRADITIONAL SHAPES TO DESIGN TIMELESS WORKS. SHE ENJOYS CREATING EVERYDAY OBJECTS FILLED WITH EMOTION AND POETRY.