A multidisciplinary and autodidactic artist, tourain creates imaginative, daring, and sophisticated works of functional sculpture. His work has a uniquely tangible quality, inviting us to experience something thrilling and ineffable through the interplay of materials, shapes, textures, and patinas. Working in a process that seeks liberation and possibility through sketching, questioning, and conversation, tourain’s philosophy is driven by three central tenets: first-class craftsmanship, the Use of the purest materials, and A profound respect for every characteristic of those materials. The result is handmade art objects that tell individual stories, Following the flow of creativity and nature, and celebrating idiosyncrasies and imperfections
Working primarily in hand-cast brass, tourain draws inspiration from the natural elements and the landscape that surrounds his studio in Belgium. He often combines brass with other pure materials such as wood, natural stone, or glass — Whatever the combination, nature’s forms and abstractions express themselves through the work. Across Different shapes, textures, and hues, tourain’s signature is always clear: bold, functional sculptures that add character and allure to any space. Moreover, his works engender a thrilling dialogue between traditional craftsmanship and cutting edge design, between art and architecture, between the raw and the refined
Tourain founded his eponymous multidisciplinary atelier with Julie Desmidt after years of experience in high-end residential and commercial projects. always seeking exceptional materials to create unique functional art pieces, Tourain handcrafts limited edition collections and and one-of-a-kind works
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ATELIER TOURAIN
TOURAIN’S COLLECTIBLE SERIES OF WORKS IN HAND-CAST BRASS TRANSFORM THE SUBLIMITY OF NATURE AND THE SPIRIT OF THE ELEMENTS INTO SCULPTURAL WORKS OF REMARKABLE ELEGANCE AND POWER. WITH AN UNPARALLELED COMMITMENT TO CRAFTSMANSHIP AND THE USE OF THE PUREST MATERIALs, EACH WORK IN THE COLLECTION FEELS AT ONcE like A CELEBRATION OF natural and celestial phenomena AND A BRAVURA display OF PAINSTAKING ARTISTRY AND INNOVATION. TOGETHER, THE WORKS REMIND US OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF HUMAN INGENUITY AND THE ENDURING STRENGTH OF THAT NATURAL WORLD, INVITING US TO MEDITATE ON THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ALL THINGS AND THE MEANING OF cosmic TIME
Planet Brass draws inspiration from the celestial formations of planets such as Saturn and Jupiter. This sculptural tablereflects the fascinating rings and bulging structures of these distant worlds, merging multiple planetary elements into a unified design. The central geometric structure is a composite of various planet-like shapes encircled by a continuous planetary ring. The table leg mirrors these planetary radii, with ‘bubbles’ appearing to be pushed through the ring, creating a dynamic, otherworldly aesthetic. Handcrafted by tourain in Belgium in patinated brass, planet brass is one-of-kind and signed
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