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Pressbook - Taine Gras Urban Sculptor

Pressbook - Taine Gras - FLORAL SCULPTURES
Cache -Cache
Gardens festival
Square de la roquette,
Paris XIème
Polyurethane foam,
dyed polyester resin,
clothing,gel coat.
Height 1.20 m
To growmonumental sculpted
or painted flowers on walls,
between walls, in trees, on
esplanades, squares, alleys,
along intensely urban streets,
along the seaside…
There where real flowers
cannot grow,in deserts,
There where real flowers can
grow, to play with true and
false,
Flowers sprinkled on girls’
skirts, boys’ trousers and the
cloth on scultures.
To bring coloured gaity and
poetry.
The conversation
School of horticulture
and environment of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Polyurethane foam,dyed
polyester resin,
clothing,gel coat.
Height 1.50 m

Cache -Cache
Gardens festival
Square de la roquette,Paris XIe
Four characters of the same
size and human scale
The busts disappear
into the trunk of the tree
Hiding in the trunk of the tree
Hiding from tree to tree.
Polyurethane foam,dyed polyester resin,
clothing,gel coat.
Height 1.20 m
Darjeeling
Darjeeling in the cultural park of Rentilly,Seine et Marne
Festival of spring’s words.
The installation is perceived as going from the flowerbed
to the figure,Real flowers,the inspiration of the motifs,to
the printed flowers.
The flowers in the flowerbed will fade and be invaded by
the grass of the surrounding lawn.
Nature will reclame its space.
Crossing through space,crossing through time.
Polyurethane foam,dyed polyester resin,clothing,gel coat,
wood,steel,life size sculpture.Area 1 m x 4 m

Anémones
Gardens festival
Square Majorellle,Paris XI
Polyurethane foam,dyed polyester
resin,gel coat.
Diametre 1.30 m
A la recherche
Seeking knowledge
Résidence Carmen Caron,Aubervilliers,
Seine Saint-Denis
Project owner: First Avenue
Monumental sculptures for the interior garden of a
students and young workers residence.
The gay and dynamique sculptures in acrobatic
poses are meant to be a representation
of the residents.
clothing,steel.Heigh 2.50 m

it's summer
Hotel la Signoria
Calvi,Corse
polyester resin,gel coat
clothing.
Life size.
Human scale figures of the
same size lie on the lawn
in groups of two or three…
The bodies dive under-
ground from the waist
down.
The lower parts of their
T-shirts are made of lawn,
So the clothes are a
continuation of the ter-
rain,
So the terrain is a
continuation of the body.
The installation thus pro-
poses two interpreta-
tions : the earth whence
we come or the
earth where
we go.
Goldfishes
fly away
snorkels.
Ah les Beaux jours !
Square de la roquette,Paris XIème
Gardens festival
gel coat,clothing.Life size.
Daisies
Gardens festival
Square de la roquette,
Paris XIe
polyester resin,gel coat.
Diametre 1.30 m

A sculptor nurtured by the
eclectism of the School of
Decorative Arts in Paris,
Taïne's inspiration lies in
anecdotes drawn from her
everyday life. Her work is a
scenography of emotions,
sentiments, a fixing of
memories, an illustration of
ordinary life.
Sculptures, materials,
decorative techniques, are
all associated in a gay and
whimsical presentation to
narrate, with impassioned
intonations, an incessant
chattering, a story that must
release emotion.
Pressbook - Taine Gras - FREE SCULPTURES - storytellers of selected intimate memories
Le temps libre
Housing Le temps libre
Ilot Pasteur, Aubervilliers centre city, Seine saint Denis
Project owner: Cogedim
Mission entrusted : design,production,installation.
Polyurethane foam,dyed polyester resin,clothing,gel coat.
Life size characters.Cabbage diamètre 2.5 m Height 1.60 m
Le temps libre
Monumental
sculptures for the
interior garden.
On the roof of the
VH a monumental
cabbage surroun-
ded by a group of
people evokes the
vegetable gardens
of the past history
of Aubervilliers.

Palm Beach, it’s the story
of chosen memories of a
childhood at the sea side.
Two fans placed behind
painted cloths are regulated
tocreatetheeffectofirregular
light gusts of wind that wave
the cloths independantly of
each other.
A recording of "chansons
d'Amour à l'Amer" deformed
and played in continuity, is
emitted by a nasal sounding
radio.
A sea-side ambiance.
Projection in continuity of
a diaporama with "postcard"
images.
Palm Beach
at the studio
Life size character,
polyester resin,clothing,
painting on canevas.
Area 3 m x 3 m

Stylish underwear and
Amazing tops to dress
the sculptures, storytel-
lers of selected intimate
memories.
Pressbook - Taine Gras - ACCESSORIES - From my collection very stylish underwear, amazing tops
Swimsuit
with shells
Palm Beach
Swimsuit size 42,wire
netting,plastic shells,
polyester resin,acrylic,
coathanger.

She
Coton red dress en coton,size 42,
winkle,polyester resin,acrylic,
coathanger.
Nightie
Silk nightie,size 40,
coathanger.
Pink negligee
Silk negligee,size 40,
coathanger.
Fisherman’s
top
Cotton T-shirt,size
42,small plastic
fish,sardine tin
packaging,
polyester resin,
acrylic,coathanger.
Marcel and the bather
Cotton top,size 40,small plastic
babydoll,polyester resin,acrylic,
coathanger.
Pressbook - Taine Gras - ACCESSORIES - From my collection very stylish underwear, amazing tops

Boniface
The Fine summer's day series
Polyurethane foam,dyed poly-
ester resin,clothing,gel coat.
Height 1.60 m
On a fine summer’s day
Marie Bénédicte returned
the ball to Louis André
and Marie Béatrice for the
first time during an exhi-
bition at l’Insep (National
Institut of Sport and phy-
sical education )
Another time in the very
pretty garden of the gal-
lery “The Métamorphoses“,
and again in the magnifi-
cent park of La Signoria at
Calvi in Corsica.
The game goes on
and Boniface does not tire
of it.
Marie Bénédicte
polyester resin,clothing,gel
coat,rackets of radminton.
1.60 m x 1.30 m x 0.80 m
Marie Béatrice
polyester resin,clothing,gel
coat,rackets of radminton.
1.20 m x 0.80 m x 0.80 m
Pressbook - Taine Gras - FREE SCULPTURES - Sportsmen

Once upon a time Palm
Beach left the studio for
the port of Viviers on the
Rhone river.
New stage-setting, new
play companions, a large
female and three plump
bathers, for a new envi-
ronment.
Later Palm Beach and her
new friends tie up at the
port of Dunkirk.
Palm Beach
Port of Viviers,
Rhone river
polyester resin,clothing,
gel coat.
Height 1.80 m
Palm Beach
At the port of Dunkirk
Dunkirk 2013
Regional capitol of culture.
In partnership with the Port
Museum, an installation of
contemporary art reads from
the exterior to the interior of
the museum and vica-versa.
The project addresses a wide
public.
It aims at :
Bring into a museum a public
that is habitually removed
Bring to the port museum
attracted a new audience of
contemporary art.
Challenge, astonish, awake the
curiosity of passers-by on the
pier.
One diver,lenght : 4 m
Tree swimmers,lenght : 3 m

Thevariationsarelikecontinua-
tingtoplayindecrescendoafter
the symphonie is over
The variations are like the dis-
tance the sprinter continues
running,slowingdown,afterthe
race is finished.
Or like cycling down for plea-
sure once the climb of the Alpe
d’Huezis won.
To carve,to recarve,to cut up,to
glue, to sand, to perfect, and to
start all over.
Toworry, todoubt, toaskoneself
questions, tofret, thenatlastto
cry victory, the large sculpture
finished, all one’s energy used
up.
Pressbook - Taine Gras - Variations
Shellfish as a lamppost
Installation Palm Beach
Salad spinner,plastic shells,colou-
red light bulb,electrical connec-
tion.
Height 1.50 m
Bathing cap
as a lamppost
Installation Palm Beach
Bathing cap,swimming
goggles,shells,coloured light
bulb,electrical connection.
Height 1.65 m
C'est l'bouquet !
Winning project of a monumental sculpture for an
old age home in Andalousie. Height 3 m
Galvanized steel seal,painted clay flowers.
Diameter 0.35 m Height 0.40 m
Cokade as a lamppost
Bicycle wheel,steel,babydoll’s
arms,tricoloured flowers,
coloured light bulb,electrical
connection.
Height 1.80

Nombril de Venus
Galvanized steel seal,rebar,
spring,latex,soft foam.
1.60 m x 0.40 m x 0.20 m
It was time for the aquagym
class for overweight people in a
sulfur pool at the thermal baths
at Bride les bains.
The bodies were invisible.
Just the plump shoulders see-
med to lie on the surface of the
water.
The heads,wearing extraordi-
nary swim caps,wiggled labo-
riously.
Galvanized steel seal,rebar,
spring,latex,soft foam.
Pressbook - Taine Gras - Variations

Life size sculptures, put on
stage with their ready-made
furniture, decorative objects,
hanging clothing,in groups or
alone, small or tall, all tell a
story in the same passionate
tone, a story amusing and full
of life.
Gay and incessant chattering.
Sexy girl number one
Venus beauté number one
Venus beauté number two
the Dolce Vita serie's
polyester resin,clothing
Height 1.80 m
©PierreTerrasson
Les Dolce Vita
It’s a hommage to two
cherished people, pro-
tectors of a happy child-
hood and the life that
ensued naturally. Eter-
nal elegance,timeless.
It’s a hommage to two
cherished people, gone
forever.
Happiness swept away
in so little time.

Around the World,without limit
Tribute to “Lindberg“written and sung by
Robert Charlebois
Polyurethane foam,polyester resin,clo-
thing,wooden box,wall paper,shoes,bag
Height 1.70 m
Area 2 m x 0.80 m
The Curtsey
Et elle tourne !
polyester resin,glued
cloth and paper,acrylic.
0.60 m x 0.25 m x 0.20 m
Height 1.20 m
Sexy girl
number one
Série Les Dolce Vita
Polyurethane foam,
clothing.
Height 1.80 m
The installation Around the World,
without limit speaks of journeys,of
liberty,also of waiting.
It is an illustration of
Robert Charlebois’s song Linberg.
The song is integrated into the
installation,one of its elements as
are the figure,the bag,the shoes.
Around the World,without limit

Nursery rythme
City of Paris,School,Paris XIII
Project owner : Department of Education
Project manager : Jean-François Jodry,architect
Mission entrusted : design,production,
installation.
Polyurethane foam,
clothing, acrylic.
Lengh 8 m,Height 3.50 m
The installation is a project
conceived for the school-
children,
This deliberate familiarity
transforms the entrance
hall of the school into a
space that is no longer a
dramatic separation but a
welcoming space for
encounter and renewal.
The project is adapted to
the architecture,the narrow
space,the high ceiling.
The colours of the sculp-
tures correspond to the
colour chart of the building.
Winning project in the context
of obligatory 1 % decoration.

Pressbook - Taine Gras - WALLS
In parallel with a continuing
personal quest, Taïne colla-
borates in the equiping of
public and
private spaces.
Her objective : to illustrate
through creativity and hu-
mour the function of the
sites, to facilitate their ap-
propriation by the people
who frequent them, while
maintaining a great respect
for the architecture.
The realisation must parti-
cipate in the everyday life
around and not remain
lifeless and unchanging.
Tulips
85 rue Montmartre,
Paris II-300 m2
et 133 rue Réaumur,
Paris II-100 m2
Tulips
Winning project
Mission entrusted : design,
production,installation.
Project owner : city of Paris
Décor on two gable walls
combining monumental
sculptures and painting
A bunch of brightly coloured
tulips offered to the resi-
dents of this densely popu-
lated and intensely active
neighbourhood, a flowered
space where flowers are so
lacking,a haven of peace and
calm.
Advancia
3 rue Armand Moisant Paris XIV
School of the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Paris
Project owner : école Advancia
Winning project
Mission entrusted : design,production.
Painting for fresco.5 x 4 x 4 m
A series of 5 portraits in fresco, like a series of identity
photographs of the residents of the school.
Bright colours applied to the furnishings and certain
architectural details.
The fresco has become the visual identity of the school
and is reproduced on all communication documents.
Polyurethane foam,
gel coat clothing.
painting for fresco.

Pressbook - Taine Gras - BIO
2015
Le temps libre - Monumental Sculptures - Private orders : Cogedim
& Logirep – Aubervilliers -France.
2014
Bienvenue à Aubervilliers - Fresco - Private orders : Eiffage & Logi-
rep -Aubervilliers -France.
Cache-cache -Sculptures -Gardens festival -Paris XIe
-France.
2013
Palm Beach at port de Dunkirk - Installation - Dunkirk 2013, Regio-
nal capital of culture -Dunkirk -France.
Palm Beach à Rio - Installation - Gardens festival - Campo de San-
tana -Rio de Janeiro -Brazil.
Filles de Londres -Installation -French Institut -Vienna -Austria.
2012
A la recherche du savoir - Monumental Sculptures -Private orders :
Project owner : First Avenue - Aubervilliers - France
Par un beau jour d’été -Installation in the park of la Signoria -
Gallery Marie Ricco Calvi -Corse -France.
Divaguer - Monumental Sculptures - Installation - Gardens festival
-Paris XIe
-France.
2011
Palm Beach at port duViviers -Installation -Circuit of contemporary
art Sentier du Rhône -Port du Viviers -Ardéche -France
Les Dolce Vita à Chicago -Exhibition-Arc Gallery-Chicago-USA.
Around the world without Limit -Installation -Nuit blanche festival
-France.
Les dolce vita à Calvi - Installation - Festival du vent - Calvi -Corse
2004
Exposition Galerie Daragnes -Paris Ve
-France.
Dancer - Sculpture - First prize in a monumental sculpture competition for an
old age residence in Malaga -Spain
Exposition City hall -Oslo -Norvège.
2003
Intervention artistique -Public orders : Ville du Perreux-sur-Marne -France.
2002
Nursery ryhme - Installation - school - Public orders : city of Paris - rue du châ-
teau des rentiers -Paris XIIIe
-France.
2001
Fresque murale Advancia - Fresco - Advancia, School of the Chamber of Com-
merce and Industry of Paris -Paris XIVe
-France.
Personal exhibition - Advancia -School of the Chamber of Commerce and In-
dustry of Paris -Paris XIVe
-France.
2000
exhibition Galerie Martine Moisan -Paris -France.
exhibition Salon d’art contemporain -Morsang-sur-Orge -France.
1999
Rocher - Sculpture for the President’s office - Private orders -Groupe Total -La
Défense -Paris -France
exhibition Salon d’art contemporain « Gebo-Art » -Draveil -France.
exhibition Société Syndex- Paris Xe
-France.
1998
exhibition Galerie Martine Moisan -Paris -France.
exhibition Itinéraire 98 -Levallois-Perret -France.
2010
Nouvelle Eve -Installation -In the greenhouses of the city of Auber-
villiers -France.
Nouvelle Eve - Installation - Gardens festival - square Stalingrad -
Aubervilliers -France.
Ah les beaux jours ! – Installation - Gardens festival - Paris XIe
-
France.
Palm Beach -Installation - Nuit blanche festival -France.
2009
Filles de Londres -Installation -25 ans du Génie de la Bastille -Paris
XIe
-France.
The other dining room - Installation - Textile museum - Husseren-
Wesserling park -Wesserling -Alsace.
Darjeeling -Installation -Cultural park,Rentilly -France.
2008
Very stylish underwear,amazing tops -Exposition Galerie Le Rayon
Vert -Nantes -France.
Very Attractive Women - Installation - Halles Alsthom - Nantes -
France.
La conversation - Installation - Private orders - Tecomah - school
of horticulture and environment of the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Paris -Jouy-en-Josas -France.
2005
Dolce vita -Sculpture -Exhibition Gallery Tondinelli -Rome -Italy
Pince vent - Artistic intervention within the renovation of the shop-
ping mall -Private orders -Chènevières/Ormesson -France.
1998
exhibition Salon d’art contemporain -Troyes -France.
1997
exhibition 42e
Salon de Montrouge : Île de France -France
1996-1993
Tulips -Fresco on two gable walls,painting ans sculpture -Public orders : Ville
de Paris –winning project -Paris -France.
1995
Intervention artistique -Sculptures signage - Public orders Centre Com-
mercial Grand Littoral-Marseille -France.
1994
Scarlett –sculpture -Public orders -Négocia,School of the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of Paris-Paris -France.
1993
Pilot -sculpture -Public orders -Groupe Accor -île de France -France.
1990 -1995
Various Decor - Private orders -Theaters -Marigny -de l’Odéon-des
Champs-Élysées -Opéra de Bordeaux -France.
1990
Drapery decor -Private orders -Disney resort Paris -Île de France -France.
1988-1989
Drapery decor -Private orders - Parc Astérix -Île de France -France.

Taine Gras- Sculptor
13 rue de l'échiquier Paris X
+ 33 6 86 82 10 65
taine@tainegras.com
http://www.tainegras.com

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