Etienne Moyat
Designer
Etienne Moyat’s work reflects his respect and love of nature. Trained as a cabinetmaker, his first creations were turned wood pieces which brought him recognition and enabled him to create increasingly larger pieces. Unique and monumental, they are intended for high-end projects, private homes, hotels and yachts. Moyat works with tree trunks: he carves, burns, brushes and varnishes the wood; paying it tribute as a living material, a vector of emotion and experience. He tells a story as he reveals the essence of each wood. Paradoxically, his use of the chainsaw as his preferred tool allows for a free and instinctive stroke. His work, intimately linked to time and movement, fills space with flowing lines of energy.
Exhibited at DESIGN MIAMI. 2023 Zig Zag highlights the beginning of a vision's change, with light directing the sculpture. Etienne Moyat has created rhythms and breaks to obtain different lights. The work is reminiscent of Pierre Soulages, but also of black-and-white photography, landscape photography and Sebastiao Salgado. He chose to keep the wood unfinished, as the texture produced by the chainsaw contributed to the dynamic effect he was aiming for, and bears witness to the gesture (capturing the moment as in photography). It's a special piece in his work, which for him is a witness to change. From this piece, Etienne Moyat has been able to develop other lines of work, which makes it special for him. The wood used is cedar from the Limousin park, sandblasted and varnished. Materials: cedar wood.
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