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Pierre-Louis Graizon

  • Mask maker
  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Rising Star
Pierre-Louis Graizon Mask maker
Contact
French, English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+32 484304189
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Masks as identities

  • • Pierre-Louis examines the contrast between different selves
  • • He relies on images in his mind when crafting
  • • His masks have featured in a James Bond movie

Originally from France, Graizon set up his studio in Brussels after studying there. Although he also makes sculptures, he currently focuses on creating masks, using hat making techniques and with felt as his main material. “During a workshop by Belgian hat designer, Elvis Pompilio, I realised that this material is the perfect medium for my artistic research, because it allows me to express myself in the most natural way.” Graizon’s creations are potential identities, stories that may have happened or could happen. “My work revolves around my theoretical research about the construction of identity and specifically the contrast between a ‘social self’ and a ‘natural self’. Much inspiration comes from my personal life and the things I witness, struggles as well as accomplishments.”

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Works

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Photo: © Pierre-Louis Graizon
Selfless XVI

Mask in light grey felt, covered with half a face in blue fur felt. A horned viper, which is gold leafed on the bottom half, comes out of the mouth and encircles the left eye.

Length 14 cm
Width 17 cm
Height 24 cm

Photo: © Pierre-Louis Graizon
Selfless XXVI (Kinder times)

Mask in black fur felt, appears as a blank face with neither a nose nor mouth, the composition with gold-leafed clock hands spread all over the mask.

Length 15 cm
Width 16 cm
Height 26 cm

Photo: © Pierre-Louis Graizon
Selfless XX

Mask in light blue felt, of which the middle part is covered by another mask in grey blue fur felt. This second mask has eyes and a nose and seems to be attached to the first one by three heron’s claws, as a stone on a jewel.

Length 14 cm
Width 15 cm
Height 24 cm

Photo: © Pierre-Louis Graizon
Selfless XXIV (Justice nowhere)

A deep blue mask with a growth on the forehead, from which hangs a tiny scale with gold-leafed weighing pans. At mouth level, the felt is cut open, thus offering a glimpse of colourful feathers underneath.

Length 15 cm
Width 17 cm
Height 26 cm

Photo: © Pierre-Louis Graizon
Pose

A tourist ornament of a classical Greek male body in bronze colour, without head, legs or arms. The front part is covered in python scales, which creates the illusion of a skin. The sides are gold leafed with a line – 3cm wide – going around the body.

Length 17 cm
Width 9 cm
Height 31 cm

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