Indulto (2018) Sculpture by Le Petit Juan

I was born in Nîmes, the last of a family of three children, a difficult adolescence affected my schooling and even led me down tortuous paths, but common sense prevailed. carried away. Entering society and the world of work was not easy, I worked in various jobs, without ever finding satisfaction. I had a strong feeling that my place was somewhere else. It was on the Christmas market in Strasbourg that I was attracted by an exhibitor of small works from metal bolts. I had the immediate feeling of being able to tame this material by being totally foreign to the way of working it, having never welded, for example. Quite naturally my inspiration will be directed towards the bullfighting universe of the Camargue, and bullfighting. Once in my makeshift workshop, nothing mattered anymore, my existential anxieties, my doubts, my fears flew away. The feeling of self-satisfaction that creation gave me took away from me this lack of confidence. It's become vital for me, I'm dependent on it, I don't see my life any other way. I also discovered that I could be loved for what I do, which is why I am its happy hostage.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1977
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary French Artists