{"id":19106,"date":"2025-06-18T15:36:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galerie-artima.com\/dominique-rayou-biography"},"modified":"2025-12-27T18:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:33:57","slug":"dominique-rayou-biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galerie-artima.com\/en\/dominique-rayou-biography","title":{"rendered":"Dominique RAYOU – Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Works<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Biography<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Born in Bordeaux in 1957. Lives and works in Beynac<\/strong><\/p>\n

Self-taught, Dominique Rayou began sculpting at the age of 20. His first exhibition in 1981 won him the first prize for sculpture. Alternating materials with curiosity – wood, marble, bronze – her passion continues to grow, as does her mastery as her imagination unfolds. His patience, concentration and artistry are honed by carving directly into marble, a stone whose fragile nature he strives to tame, revealing its fascinating colors. His pleasure becomes his profession. He likes to surprise by giving matter a second life, by reinventing it. He prefers a dynamic, lively new harmony to the still lifes so familiar from art history.<\/p>\n

His sculptures reflect a duality between the human and the abstract, the visible and the invisible, focusing on partial representations of the human body such as hands, arms and, above all, busts. His recent works explore the interplay of emotions, with an aesthetic concern honed by experience, inspiration and new techniques, notably in silver-chromed bronze, with a colorful patina that captures light in a unique way.<\/p>\n

Dominique Rayou loves aesthetics as much as the thought that goes into creation, or the technique used to achieve her goal. Her patinas are extraordinary, with a richness and depth that no foundry patinist could achieve. At a time when many artists are outsourcing their work, Dominique Rayou does the chasing himself. The time he spends and the meticulousness he demonstrates are economically viable only for the enthusiast, the artist and the craftsman.<\/p>\n

The result is a vast oeuvre of trompe l’oeil fruit, anamorphoses and titles, each more succulent than the last. Destin\u00e9e, for example, is a marvellous illustration of Rayou’s sense of humour, as he presents a fruit as a woman whose destiny is to be eaten. Here again, sculpture is a pretext for indulging in technical pleasure. The chiselling of fine striations that reflect the light brilliantly to represent the moist flesh of the fruit. Or the oxidation on the edges, the grain on the skin… right down to the delicate attention to detail of leaving the tip of the stem in mirror-polished bronze to show that it is indeed bronze. In each of his works, there is the jubilation of the artist who takes infinite pleasure in working and making his sculpture as beautiful and relevant as he imagined it.<\/p>\n

Exhibitions : <\/strong><\/p>\n

2025
\nGalerie Artima – Honfleur
\nDomaine de Montjoie – Ramonville Saint-Agne
\nGalerie Fine Arts selection – Arcachon
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris<\/p>\n

2024
\nVlask Gallery – Gent – BE
\nArt Club Gallery – Paris
\nArt Club Gallery – Lyon
\nGalerie 713 – Knokke – BE
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris<\/p>\n

2023
\nArt Club Gallery – Lyon
\nGalerie 713 – Knokke – BE
\nGalerie Alain Daudet – Toulouse
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris
\nGalerie Harmattan – Meg\u00e8ve
\nGalerie Fine arts s\u00e9lection – Arcachon<\/p>\n

2022
\nGalerie 713 – Knokke – BE
\nGalerie Alain Daudet – Toulouse
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris
\nGalerie Harmattan – Meg\u00e8ve
\nGalerie Fine arts s\u00e9lection – Arcachon<\/p>\n

2021
\nGalerie 713 – Knokke – BE
\nGalerie Alain Daudet – Toulouse
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris
\nGalerie Harmattan – Meg\u00e8ve
\nGalerie Fine arts s\u00e9lection – Arcachon<\/p>\n

2020
\nGalerie Vladimir Rustinoff – Saint-Paul-de-Vence
\nGalerie 713 – Knokke – BE
\nGalerie Alain Daudet – Toulouse
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris
\nGalerie Harmattan – Meg\u00e8ve
\nGalerie Julien – Honfleur
\nGalerie Viviane Henwood – Les Sables-d\u2019Olonne<\/p>\n

2019
\nSummer exhibition – Galerie 713 – Knokke – BE
\nGalerie Vladimir Rustinoff – Saint-Paul-de-Vence
\nPersonnal exhibition – Galerie Alain Daudet – Toulouse
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris
\nGalerie Harmattan – Meg\u00e8ve
\nE.D.A. gallery – Miami – U.S.A.<\/p>\n

2018
\nSummer exhibition – Galerie 713 – Knokke – BE
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris
\nGalerie Vladimir Rustinoff – Saint-Paul-de-Vence
\nGalerie Alain Daudet – Toulouse
\nArt Club Gallery – Paris
\nE.D.A. gallery – Miami – U.S.A.<\/p>\n

2017
\nPersonnal exhibition – Galerie 713 – Knokke – BE
\nGalerie Vladimir Rustinoff – Saint-Paul-de-
\nArt Club Gallery – Paris<\/p>\n

2016
\nCh\u00e2teau de Saint-Vitu – Tinlot – Galerie 713 – BE
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris
\nGalerie Vecchiato – Padova – IT
\nGalerie Vladimir Rustinoff – Saint-Paul-de-Vence
\nGalerie ArTiane – Honfleur
\nVan Loon Galleries – Vught – NL<\/p>\n

2015
\nVan Loon Galleries – Vught – NL
\nGalerie Vladimir Rustinoff – Saint-Paul-de-Vence
\nGalerie ArTiane – Honfleur
\nGalerie Harmattan – Meg\u00e8ve
\nGalerie Viviane Henwood – Les Sables-d\u2019Olonne
\nGalerie Briand – Royan
\nGalerie Sakah – Toulouse
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris<\/p>\n

2014
\nPersonnal exhibition – Van Loon Galleries – Vught – NL
\nGalerie Briand – Royan
\nGalerie Vladimir Rustinoff – Saint-Paul-de-Vence
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris
\nPersonnal exhibition – Galerie Sakah – Toulouse<\/p>\n

2013
\nGalerie Sakah – Toulouse
\nArt Toulouse
\nPersonnal exhibition – Galerie Magnanat – Sarlat
\nPersonnal exhibition Sculpture – Galerie Het Depot – Wageningen – NL
\nGalerie Vladimir Rustinoff – Saint-Paul-de-Vence
\nGalerie De M\u00e9dicis – Paris<\/p>\n

2012
\nGalerie Van Loon & Simons – Vught – NL
\nPersonnal exhibition – Galerie Sakah – Toulouse
\nArt Toulouse
\nFondation Het Depot – Wageningen – NL
\nGalerie Vladimir Rustinoff – Saint-Paul-de-Vence<\/p>\n

2011
\nArt Toulouse – Toulouse
\nGalerie Van Loon & Simons – Vught – NL
\nSalon d\u2019automne de Colomiers<\/p>\n

2010
\nExhibition salle Victoire – Bruxelles – BE
\nExhibition – Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Bleecker – avenue Georges V – Paris
\nConseil g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019Eure – Rouen
\nGmac Bastille – Paris
\nSculpture en libert\u00e9 – Roquebrune-sur-Argens<\/p>\n

2009
\nGmac Bastille – Paris
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Etienne – Oisterwijk – NL
\nPersonal exhibition – Golf De l’Olivarie – Siorac<\/p>\n

2008
\nPersonnal exhibitions – Duba\u00ef and Abou Dhabi – AE
\nPersonal exhibition – Espace La Tour du Bourreau – Sarlat
\nSCULPTUUR – Group show – Oisterwijk – NL<\/p>\n

2007
\nGalerie Etienne – Oisterwijk – NL
\nGalerie le Violon bleu – Tunis – TN
\nMus\u00e9e d\u2019art moderne de la ville de Tunis – TN
\nConseil g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la Dordogne<\/p>\n

2006
\nGalerie Patou fine art – Miami – USA
\nGalerie Etienne – Oisterwijk – NL
\nGalerie Briand – Royan<\/p>\n

2005
\nPersonal exhibition – 34 Champs Elys\u00e9es – Paris
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Etienne \u2013 Oisterwijk – NL
\nGroup show Nouvelles acquisitions – Stichting Het Depot – Wageningen – NL<\/p>\n

2004
\nPersonal exhibition – Fondation Het Depot – Wageningen – NL
\nPermanent artist since 2004 – Fondation Het Depot
\nSCULPTUUR – Group show – Galerie Etienne – Oisterwijk – NL<\/p>\n

2003
\nPersonal exhibition – Fondation 15 square Vergennes – Paris
\nGalerie Etienne Van Den Dool – Oisterwijk – NL<\/p>\n

2002
\nPersonal exhibition – La Tour Grise – Verneuil-sur-Avre<\/p>\n

2000
\nPersonal exhibition – Orangerie du S\u00e9nat – Paris
\nPersonal exhibition – La Tour Grise – Verneuil-sur-Avre
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Magnanat – Sarlat<\/p>\n

1999
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Magnanat – Sarlat<\/p>\n

1998
\nGmac Bastille – Paris<\/p>\n

1997
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Heraud – Paris
\nGMAC Bastille – Paris<\/p>\n

1996
\nGrand March\u00e9 de l\u2019Art Contemporain – Bastille – Paris
\nGalerie H\u00e9raud – Paris<\/p>\n

1995
\nPersonal exhibition – Centre culturel de l’a\u00e9rospatiale – Toulouse
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Magnanat – Sarlat<\/p>\n

1994
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie H\u00e9raud – Paris
\nBiennale de St L\u00e9onard de Noblat<\/p>\n

1992
\nPersonal exhibition – H\u00f4tel de la R\u00e9gion Midi-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es – Toulouse
\nMus\u00e9e d\u2019art moderne de la ville de Toulouse
\nCREAC Centre Culturel Bonnefoy – Toulouse
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Magnanat – Sarlat<\/p>\n

1991
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie place des arts – Toulouse
\nPersonal exhibition – H\u00f4tel Capoul – Toulouse<\/p>\n

1989
\nFoire d’art contemporain – Toulouse<\/p>\n

1987
\nSalon Aura -Toulouse<\/p>\n

1986
\nSalon d’automne – Grand Palais – Paris
\nGalerie d’art Orly ouest – Personal exhibition – Orly
\nAmbassade de France – Wien – AT
\nPersonal exhibition – Centre Socio-Culturel – Brive
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Auriel – Toulouse<\/p>\n

1985
\nSalon d\u2019Automne – Grand Palais – Paris,
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Magnanat – Sarlat<\/p>\n

1984
\nSalon d’automne – Grand Palais – Paris
\nMairie d’Escalquens<\/p>\n

1983
\nPersonal exhibition – Galerie Auriel – Toulouse<\/p>\n

1982
\nMairie d’Escalquens
\nSalon des M\u00e9ridionaux- Toulouse<\/p>\n

1981
\nSalon des M\u00e9ridionaux – Toulouse
\nExhibition Fousseret<\/p>\n

Awards and distinctions:<\/strong>
\n1981: 1st prize for sculpture Le Fousseret – Carbonne
\n1984: 1st prize for sculpture – Mairie d’Escalquens
\n1987: 1st prize for sculpture – Salon Aura – Toulouse
\n2011: 1st prize for sculpture – Salon d’automne de Colomiers
\n2013: 1st prize for sculpture – Art Toulouse<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Public and private collections:<\/strong>
\nH\u00f4tel de R\u00e9gion Midi Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es – Ville de Sarlat
\nAmbassade de France – Wien – AT
\nStichting Het Depot – Wageningen – NL
\nFondation 15 Square de Vergennes – Paris
\nMus\u00e9e d’Art Moderne – Tunis – TN<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":58,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nDominique RAYOU - Biography - Galerie Artima<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"DOMINIQUE RAYOU - Sculpteur fran\u00e7ais n\u00e9 en 1957 \u00e0 Bordeaux - Sculptures en bronze de fruits en trompe-l'oeil - Anamorphoses - Poires-femmes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/galerie-artima.com\/en\/dominique-rayou-biography\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dominique RAYOU - 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