Pierre Auville Art
French, b. 1968
Pierre Auville is a French artist whose work investigates and incorporates the aesthetic and conceptual qualities of manufactured materials such as cement, concrete and steel.
He works with construction cement, the Portland type, the main components of which are lime and clay. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spreads the cement over high-density foam panels, creating pieces ranging in size from one to eight square meters.
The muted tones of the work are provided by the Portland cement itself; Auville does not use any kind of chemical resins to preserve its mineral quality. The result is a variety of off-whites, beiges, greens and grays, depending on the location and season of the cement’s production and the addition of mineral pigments such as slate or coal powder.
The bright colors Auville sometimes incorporates into his works are generally achieved with water-based spray paint applied during the drying process or eroded spray painting. The works are also sometimes eroded, corroded, carved or polished by mechanical abrasion (such as sand paper, steel wires wool or scrapers) and intense washing. A thin layer of diluted varnish is then applied once the finished work is fully dry, for protection only.
Auville explored many different fields before turning full time to art. He worked around a lot of different kinds of manufactured materials and surfaces, which inspired him.
Cement allows Auville to search for the point where the colors of human-made materials go back to their original mineral essence. He references the various color qualities of minerals in stone, ranging from Lascaux cave in France, to cement roads in hot areas such as California, to the abandoned WW2 “blockhaus” that line the Atlantic coastline of Western Europe.
Pictorially, Auville’s aesthetic vocabulary is influenced by modern art movements such as Geometrical Abstraction, Arte Povera and Street Art.(Biography provided by IdeelArt)
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Artist: Pierre Auville
Grey Graphite (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Grey Graphite (Abstract Painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panel with wood frame.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship buil...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board
One Dimanche (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
One Dimanche (Abstract painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panels. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building i...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam, Panel, Pigment
Stars & Sticks (Abstract Paintings)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Stars & Sticks (Abstract Paintings)
Cement and corroded steel on foam panels. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and shi...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Steel
4 carrés (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
4 carrés (Abstract Painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panels. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the cons...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board, Pigment
Deep horizon (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Deep horizon (Abstract Painting)
Oil painting over pigmented cement on 2 foam panels with wood rail. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cemen...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Wood, Oil, Foam Board
56 Squares (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
56 Squares (Abstract painting)
Oil painting over pigmented cement on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Light and time fade colours.
This artwork is an attempt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Foam Board, Pigment
Joe and Jack (Mixed Media)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Joe and Jack (Mixed Media)
Pigmented cement on foam panel.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spr...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam, Panel, Pigment
Mare Nostrum (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Mare Nostrum (Abstract Painting)
Cement & marble powder on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Pierre Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam, Mixed Media, Panel
White stripes (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
White stripes (Abstract painting)
Cement, acrylic and rod steel on foam panel. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and s...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Steel
Douze lignes (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Douze lignes (Abstract painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panel. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building in...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board, Pigment
Wanawhite (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Wanawhite (Abstract painting)
Cement & marble powder on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in th...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Marble
Still Steel (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Still Steel (Abstract painting)
Cement and corroded steel on foam panels. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship bu...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Steel
56 Squares (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
56 Squares (Abstract painting)
Oil painting over pigmented cement on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Light and time fade colours.
This artwork is an attempt ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Foam Board, Pigment
Melting Pot (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Melting Pot (Abstract painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the co...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam
Z (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Z (Abstract Painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board, Pigment
Deep horizon (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Deep horizon (Abstract Painting)
Oil painting over pigmented cement on 2 foam panels with wood rail. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cemen...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Wood, Oil, Foam Board
Douze lignes (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Douze lignes (Abstract painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panel. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building in...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board, Pigment
Joe and Jack (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Joe and Jack (Abstract Painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panel.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam, Panel, Pigment
4 carrés (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
4 carrés (Abstract Painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panels. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the cons...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board, Pigment
White stripes (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
White stripes (Abstract painting)
Cement, acrylic and rod steel on foam panel. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and s...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Steel
One Dimanche (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
One Dimanche (Abstract painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panels. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building i...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam, Panel, Pigment
Mare Nostrum (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Mare Nostrum (Abstract Painting)
Cement & marble powder on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Pierre Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam, Mixed Media, Panel
Z (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Z (Abstract Painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board, Pigment
56 Squares (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Oil painting over pigmented cement on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Light and time fade colours.
This artwork is an attempt to keep colours bright through e...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Foam Board, Pigment
4 carrés (Abstract Painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
4 carrés (Abstract Painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panels. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the cons...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board, Pigment
Still Steel (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Still Steel (Abstract painting)
Cement and corroded steel on foam panels. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship bu...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Steel
Melting Pot (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Melting Pot (Abstract painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the co...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam
White stripes (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Cement, acrylic and rod steel on foam panel. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spreads...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Steel
One Dimanche (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Pigmented cement on foam panels. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spreads the cement o...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam, Panel, Pigment
Wanawhite (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Cement & marble powder on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship buildin...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Marble
Stars & Sticks (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Cement and corroded steel on foam panels. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spreads the...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Steel
Douze lignes (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Pigmented cement on foam panel. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spreads the cement ov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board, Pigment
Still Steel (Abstract painting)
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Cement and corroded steel on foam panels. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spreads the...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Steel
Stars & Sticks
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Cement and corroded steel on foam panels. Unframed.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spreads the...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Steel
Deep horizon
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Oil painting over pigmented cement on 2 foam panels with wood rail. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Wood, Oil, Foam Board
Mare Nostrum
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Cement & marble powder on foam panel. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Pierre Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spreads the cement over Ursalite (high-density foam panels), creating pieces ranging in size from one to eight square meters.
Mare Nostrum...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam, Mixed Media, Panel
4 carrés
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Pigmented cement on foam panels. Structural and hanging frame on the back.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building ind...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam Board, Pigment
Joe and Jack
By Pierre Auville
Located in London, GB
Pigmented cement on foam panel.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship building industries, he spreads the cement over Ursalit...
Category
2010s Abstract Pierre Auville Art
Materials
Foam, Panel, Pigment
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