presse for metal sculptor g meurdra

EXHIBITION BRUNO MORY’S GALLERY 2005

In Bourgogne, at the Cormatin Castle, located between Tournus and Cluny, three energetic and inventive sculptors erect very high monumental sculptures. Georges Meurdra (born in 1960) […] takes elementary physics and aesthetics into consideration. […] Georges Meurdra is never prisoner of his model: “When I think about a sculpture in progress, there may be ten possible sculptures in my head; there are icons, there are shapes which I probably won’t achieve, it will be something different…”.

With experience, Georges Meurdra has refined his grinding technique so that pressure from the abrasive disc shouldn’t leave any unintentional line or mark on the surface of the artwork. […] The sculptor cuts out the different parts with a blowtorch and assembles them with a welding arc. His only guides are his eyes and the chalk lines drawn on the metal sheet. […]

As I visited his latest exhibition in Burgundy, I was struck by the variety and consistency of his artistic vocabulary. This balanced and well-proportioned sculpture suggests more than a mere design in space. […] The contours and the different metal surfaces to be seen give each piece of work a real bodily presence. The stand, which is part of the whole work, or just a three-legged support, is designed with the utmost simplicity.