Born in 1969 in Paris where he lives and works
Franco-Beninese artist Stevens Dossou-Yovo questions both the notion of temporality and our relationship to space and matter. Between metaphysical vision of the world and materiality of the object, his sculptures, often murals, function as so many metaphors of reality. For the artist, “everything begins in the virtual world, but the most certain outcome is undoubtedly matter as an object”.
His work is located precisely at the confluence of different paths: “the mathematical dimension helps me to develop my vision of the 3rd dimension based on the 2rd dimension “. To achieve this, Stevens Dossou-Yovo first expresses himself through drawing in order to project his idea of space.
Stevens Dossou-Yovo experiments with the different textures offered by steel: oxidized, brushed or painted, the patina of these floating shapes testifies to the inexorable wear and tear of materials and the passage of time. His sculptures can be seen as abstract planes as well as interior landscapes; geometry and perspective have always been at the heart of his creative process; they allow him to play endlessly with the field of possibilities.
Each sculpture is presented as a spatial equation or a mathematical formula. In the manner of Alexander Calder’s mobiles, the optical illusion creates the striking effect of motionless movement. The assembled elements are both in free fall and in levitation, static and animated by the circulation of air. A certain shaping of the materiality of the world around us. The emptiness found in his sculptures tells of a suspended time…
Exhibitions :
2023
Moderne Art Fair – Galerie Artima – Paris
Eye of the Collector – Galerie Olivier Waltman – London – UK
Super surface – Group show – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
2022
First solo show – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
Noir & Blanc – Group show – Galerie Artima – Paris
London Art Fair – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
2021
Group Show – Galerie Waltman Ortega Fine Art – Miami – USA
Group show – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
2020
In perspectivo – duo-show with Fabien Yvon – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
2019
Œuvres choisies 1+1 – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
Art Miami – Waltman Ortega Fine Art – Miami – USA
Design – Group show – Galerie Artima – Paris – FR
Art Central – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
Art Elysées – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
2018
Summer exhibition – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
The Art and Antique Fair – Galerie Artima – London – UK
London Art Fair – Galerie Olivier Waltman – London – UK
Art Wynwood – Waltman Ortega Fine Art – Miami – USA
2017
Forme – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
Art Paris – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
Summer Show – Galerie Waltman Ortega Fine Art – Miami – USA
London Art Fair – Galerie Artima – London – UK
Art Elysées – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
2016
Recent works – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
Art Miami – Waltman Ortega Fine Art – Miami – USA
2015
Sculpture-perspective – Galerie Detais – Paris
Group Show – Galerie Waltman Ortega Fine Art – Miami – USA
Art Miami – Waltman Ortega Fine Art – Miami – USA
2013
Cercle des nouveaux artisans – Paris
Chauvet – Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie – Paris
2011
Océan climat – Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie – Paris
2010
Simple Gallery – Gstaad – Suisse
Cutlog – Galerie Olivier Waltman – Paris
2008
L’art béninois – Maison des Arts – Evreux – FR
Cocoa Arts – Coningsby Gallery – Londres – UK
Dispatch- Sculptures 3D – The Smithfield Gallery – Londres – UK
2001 – 2002
L’Homme transformé – Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie – Paris
2000
Homme, nature, technologie – World Exhibition – French Pavilion – Hanover – France