Victor Roman

Victor Roman’s sculpture bears metaphorical witness to the objects and gestures of a civilization that has since disappeared — one he was immersed in during his childhood in Transylvania, Romania, and whose memory and harmonies he immortalized. Over the twenty-seven years spent in his workshops in Nogent-sur-Marne and Saron-sur-Aube, Roman became one of the most important French sculptors of his generation.

A mystical and smiling blacksmith, he produced a wealth of work, yet what made him stand out in the history of art between the sixties and the nineties was his authenticity - transcending trends and fashions that, by resorting to anecdote, so often weaken creation. His monumental works across France continue to watch over intersections and enliven public squares with their unexpected morphologies and friendly presence.