Biography
Born in 1964 in Marseille, Francis Guerrier grew up in an artistic world: his father and grandfather were painters, his mother was a ceramist… His sensitivity to art comes from his roots. Barely out of his teens, he left Provence for Paris where he began by attending the Cours Florent to become an actor. But it is towards directing that he will first turn before embracing a career in the creation of sets and scenography with his “Master” Pierre-Henri Magnin. He created his own company in 1989 and surrounded himself with professionals who allowed him to approach and master various construction materials (wood, glass, aluminum, steel…) and the contemporary tools of stage design: sound and light installations, video, laser…
Ten years later, tired of feeling trapped in this field of creation at the service of companies, he gave up his company and decided to become a sculptor.
Today, back in Eygalières, in the house where he grew up and where he built a huge workshop bathed in light, he devotes himself essentially to the realization of sculptures in black steel whose curved and slender forms are inspired by nature. If he continues to realize sets and scenographies in order to satisfy his passion for the theater, it is by sculpting that he feels free and today he is attached to the creation of monumental works yet so light and elegant.
MAIN EXHIBITIONS :
2002
- First exhibition in his grandfather’s workshop in Paris
2005
- Gallery Guignon, Paris
- Yèvre le Châtel, Loiret
2006
- Sculpture and Light, Chambourcy
- Evry Cathedral, Essonne Paris
2010
- Town hall of the 6th district, Paris
2011
- Sabine Vazieux Gallery, Paris
2012
- Movement and Light, DATRIS Foundation, L’Isle sur la Sorgue
2013
- Paths of Sculptures, Domaine de la Vallongue, Eygalières
- Imagine, Château de Bosc, Domazan
- International Festival of Contemporary Art, Alpilles Provence
2014
- Gallery 22, Coustellet
- 3rd Off Festival of Contemporary Art, Abbaye de Sylvacane, La Roque d’Anthéron
- ABBYAC 2014, Saint-André Abbey, Villeneuve les Avignon
2015
- Festival Histoire de Passage, Argentat, Dordogne
- Domaine Dalmeran, Saint-Etienne du Grès
- Pierre and Poppy Salinger Foundation, Le Thor
- Castle of Lourmarin
- Castle of Bosc, Domazan
2016
- Gallery 22, Coustellet
- UMAM, Menton
- TOTEM, Pierre and Poppy Salinger Foundation, Le Thor
2017
- 4 G – 6 Artists on 4 Generations, Gallery 22, Coustellet
- Contemplation and Sacred Union, Chabaud Museum, Graveson
- The Animals of Earthly Paradise, Pierre and Poppy Salinger Foundation, Le Thor
2018
- Of Love, Pierre and Poppy Salinger Foundation, Le Thor
2019
- Personal exhibition of 6 monumental sculptures, beach of Perros-Guirec, Brittany
- Le chemin du Château – Sculptures in landscape, Lacoste.
2020
- Art In The Territory, Pézenas
- The Forms of Friendship, Pierre and Poppy Salinger Foundation, Le Thor
2021
- Resonance, Vaison la Romaine
