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MAURO CORDA

MAURO CORDA
“Each element can move, shift or sway back & forth in a
changing relation to each of the other elements in the
universe. Thus, they reveal not only isolated moments,
but a physical law or variation among the elements of
life. Not extractions, but abstractions. Abstractions which
resemble no living things except by their manner of
reacting”. Alexander Calder.
The theme of the Calderian lightness can be seen in
Mauro Corda in various forms, ranging from subjects that
the artist chooses (fish, contortionists, dogs, etc.) to other
variations, which although could be seen as more classic,
assume extremely dynamic poses.
Here in Cordian sculpture the modern and classical are
melted together into an airy and fluctuating universe,
where everybody, equipped with a plasticity that elevates
itself to harmony, gently vibrates in the surrounding
space.
These marine beings silently swim in Utopian aquariums
or imaginary seas, suspended in an undefined limbo,
thanks to the ability of the artist to transform the tension
and the dense and real physicality of the matter into an
intangible airiness.
“When I think of my creations,” the sculptor says “I imagine
them to be weightless” and this magical impression is
also perceived by the spectator, who remains dazzled by
the figures which twist themselves into plastic poses, or
from the fish that assemble at “Le banc de poissons”, softly
suspended in the ether.
In the same way, in the Chinese zodiac selection, Corda
shows his interest in linear forms, classical in nature, which
bring to mind a sobriety typical of Zen contemplation.
The dynamic of the body masses, that levitate or are
dipped into nonexistent waters, is essential in the search
for a new and original expression, shown in the main
reproduction of anatomical details that introduce a
different reality, since it is metabolised from the careful
study of every single proposed subject.
Also the choice of the materials for Corda is fundamental,
because it allows his works to be infused with that
luminosity which is indispensible in heightening the
apparently precarious positions of the variety of acrobats
hanging by invisible threads; light that vibrates on the
aluminium and bronze surfaces of these marine beings.
Only the sensitivity of the Chairman of Opera Gallery
like Gilles Dyan, can perceive the ecstasy of art in Corda’s
sculptural forms. In fact Dyan says: “What strikes me with
the works of Corda is their undeniable harmony in the
same language, which moulds ancient pureness with the
seemingly intrinsic static nature of the forms. In reality
every single work implies a movement that is frozen at
the very moment of its creation.”
And so, it is with great pleasure that Opera Gallery
presents in Singapore, at the Marina Bay Sands Gallery, the
wonderful creations of Mauro Corda.
Sabiana Paoli
Director
Opera Gallery, Marina Bay Sands

Le banc de poissons
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
210 x 90 x 50 cm – 82.7 x 35.4 x 19.7 in.
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L’ orphie
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
210 x 80 x 50 cm – 82.7 x 31.5 x 19.7 in.
La raie
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
90 x 80 x 54 cm – 35.4 x 31.5 x 21.3 in.
04 05

Le grand barracuda
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
260 x 150 x 90 cm – 102.4 x 59.1 x 35.4 in.
06 07

Boulangerella
Nickel-plated bronze and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
104 x 50 x 34 cm - 40.9 x 19.7 x 13.4 in.
Le Saint-Pierre
Nickel-plated bronze and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
120 x 120 x 50 cm - 47.2 x 47.2 x 19.7 in.
08 09

Le grand mérou
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
152 x 90 x 76 cm – 59.8 x 35.4 x 29.9 in.
10 11

La gatta assise
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
112 x 70 x 40 cm - 44 .1 x 27.6 x 15.7 in.
Contorsionniste XIII
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
89 x 40,5 x 30,5 cm – 35 x 15.9 x 12 in.
12 13

Contorsionniste sur bidon
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
255 x 58 x 58 cm – 100.4 x 22.8 x 22.8 in.
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Contorsionniste X
Silver bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
47,5 x 34 x 22 cm – 18.7 x 13.4 x 8.7 in.
Contorsionniste IX
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
107 x 45 x 25 cm – 42.1 x 17.7 x 9.8 in.
16

Grande contorsionniste IV
Aluminium, edition of 8 + 4 EA
300 x 80 x 80 cm – 118.1 x 31.5 x 31.5 in.
18 19

Contorsionniste au cercle
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
D: 135 cm – 53.1 in.
Grand contorsionniste VII
Aluminium, edition of 8 + 4 EA
186 x 66 x 40 cm – 73.2 x 26 x 15.7 in.
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Contorsionniste II (Homme)
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
45 x 29 x 14,7 cm – 17.7 x 11.4 x 5.8 in.
Contorsionniste I
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
22 56 x 30 x 30 cm – 22 x 11.8 x 11.8 in.
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Dos à dos
Bronze and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
225 x 46 x 46 cm – 88.6 x 18.1 x 18.1 in.
Contorsionniste I (Homme)
Bronze and iron, edition of 8 + 4 EA
164 x 30 x 30 cm – 64.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 in.
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Petite Gatta
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
49 x 25 x 25 cm – 19.3 x 9.8 x 9.8 in.
La gatta
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
110 x 85 x 63 cm – 43.3 x 33.5 x 24.8 in.

Petit rat
Gold bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
90 x 21 x 11 cm – 35.4 x 8.3 x 4.3 in.
28 29

Lévrier
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
140 x 140 x 40 cm – 55.1 x 55.1 x 15.7 in.
Matin de Naples
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
170 x 145 x 60 cm – 66.9 x 57 x 23.6 in.
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Basset
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
98 x 50 x 33 cm – 38.6 x 19.7 x 13 in.
Bulldog mâle
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
130 x 89 x 63 cm – 51.2 x 35 x 24.8 in.
32 33

Zodiac Rabbit
Bronze, edition of 88 + 4 EA
19 x 19 x 5 cm – 7.5 x 7.5 x 2 in.
Horoscope chinois
Bronze, iron, neon and plexiglass, edition of 88 + 4 EA
19 x 19 x 5 cm each – 7.5 x 7.5 x 2 in. each
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Artworks on display during this exhibition
La marche
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
80 x 70 x 20 cm – 31.5 x 25.6 x 7.9 in.
Les trois Grâces
Gold bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
80 x 23 x 24 cm – 31.5 x 9 x 9.5 in.
La petite main
Cast iron, edition of 8 + 4 EA
37 x 18 x 16,5 cm – 14.6 x 7 x 6.5 in.
Eve
Silver-coated bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
41 x 30 x 20 cm – 16.1 x 11.8 x 7.9 in.
Contorsionniste II (Homme)
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
45 x 29 x 15 cm – 17.7 x 11.4 x 5.9 in.
Travesti Homme
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
93 x 30 x 25 cm – 36.6 x 11.8 x 9.8 in.
Travesti à talon
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
89 x 26 x 27 cm – 35 x 10.2 x 10.6 in.
La vie de couple
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
50 x 39 x 18 cm – 19.7 x 15.4 x 7 in.
L’avenir
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
137 x 50 x 8 cm – 53.9 x 19.7 x 3.1 in.
Horoscope chinois
Bronze, iron, neon, plexiglass, edition of 88 + 4 EA
19 x 19 x 5 cm each – 7.5 x 7.5 x 2 each in.
Zodiac rabbit
Bronze, edition of 88 + 4 EA
19 x 19 x 5 cm – 7.5 x 7.5 x 2 in.
Couple Palm Beach
Bronze, gold leaf and silver, edition of 8 + 4 EA
46,5 x 35,5 x 21 cm – 18.3 x 14 x 8.3 in.
Collection Automne
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
97 x 50 x 35 cm – 39.2 x 19.7 x 13.8 in.
Contorsionniste sur bidon
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
255 x 58 x 58 cm – 100.4 x 22.8 x 22.8 in.
Petite Gatta
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
49 x 25 x 25 cm – 19.3 x 9.8 x 9.8 in.
Plongeon Homme
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
140 x 70 x 70 cm – 55.1 x 27.6 x 27.6 in.
Adolescente à l’ourson
Gold bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
61 x 22,5 x 17,5 cm – 24 x 8.9 x 6.9 in.
Contorsionniste I
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
56 x 30 x 30 cm – 22 x 11.8 x 11.8 in.
Petite contorsionniste III
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
148 x 25 x 25 cm – 58.3 x 9.9 x 9.9 in.
Grand contorsionniste V
Bronze and glass, edition of 8 + 4 EA
85 x 79 x 77 cm – 33.5 x 31.1 x 30.3 in.
Contorsionniste IX
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
107 x 45 x 25 cm – 42.1 x 17.7 x 9.8 in.
Lévrier
White bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
140 x 140 x 40 cm – 55.1 x 55.1 x 15.7 in.
Le banc de poissons
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
210 x 90 x 50 cm – 82.7 x 35.4 x 19.7 in.
Le mérou
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
70 x 40 x 50 cm – 27.6 x 15.7 x 19.7 in.
Contorsionniste VI
Bronze, wood and gold leaf, edition of 8 + 4 EA
55 x 55 cm – 21.7 x 21.7 in.
Contorsionniste I (Homme)
Bronze and iron, edition of 8 + 4 EA
164 x 30 x 30 cm – 64.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 in.
Grand embryon II (Femme)
Bronze, edition of 8 + 4 EA
D: 87 cm – 34.3 in.
Grande contorsionniste IV
Aluminium, edition of 8 + 4 EA
300 x 80 x 80 cm – 118.1 x 31.5 x 31. 5 in.
La raie
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
90 x 80 x 54 cm – 35.4 x 31.5 x 21.3 in.
Le grand barracuda
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
260 x 150 x 90 cm – 102.4 x 59.1 x 35.4 in.
L’orphie
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
210 x 80 x 50 cm – 82.7 x 31.5 x 19.7 in.
Le requin
Aluminium and stainless steel, edition of 8 + 4 EA
410 x 150 x 160 cm – 161.4 x 59.1 x 63 in.

CORDA
MAURO
Mauro Corda was born in Lourdes in 1960.
1976-1979 Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Reims, Charles Auffret
workshop.
1981-1985 Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris,
Jean Cardot workshop.
1985-1987 Scholarship at the Casa Velazquez, Madrid.
Lives and works in Paris since 1987.
AWARDS
1983
Paul-Louis Weiller Portrait Prize
1985
Paul Belmondo Prize
1985-1987
Fellowship, Casa Velazquez, Madrid
1989
Charles Malfray Prize for Drawing
1992
Princess Grace of Monaco Foundation Prize
2010
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1989
Marie-Laure Leduc Gallery, Paris, France
Township of Vervins, Vervins, France
1990
National Assembly Gallery, Paris, France
1991
Sabine Herbert Gallery, Paris, France
Despiau-Wlérick Museum, Mont-de-Marsan, France
1992
Sabine Herbert Gallery, Paris, France
Martine Brasseur Gallery, Reims, France
1994
Guigné Gallery, Paris, France
Buffon Museum, Montbard, France
Salon Découvertes au Grand Palais, Loft Gallery, Paris,
France
1995
Chambery Fine Art Museum, Chambery, France
Loft Gallery, Paris, France
1996
Museum Annex Gallery, Hong Kong
The castle fort and its Pyrenean Museum, Lourdes, France
Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
1997
Chicago Art Fair, Galerie Meyer-Bugel, Paris, France
Hôtel de la Monnaie, Paris, France
1998
Miami Contemporary Art Fair, Marion Meyer Gallery,
Paris, France
Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
Museum of Florival, Guebwiller, France
Art International New York, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
1999
De Twee Pauwen Gallery, The Hague, Holland
Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
Fine Art Museum, Reims, Paris, France
2000
«Never again», La Samaritaine, Paris, France
Michelle Boulet Gallery, Paris, France
De Twee Pauwen Gallery, The Hague, Holland
Teissèdre Gallery, Paris, France
2001
Tony Rocfort Gallery, Rennes, France
De Twee Pauwen Gallery, The Hague, Holland
Teissèdre Gallery, Paris, France
2002
Opera Gallery, Singapore
Opera Gallery, New York, USA
Teissèdre Gallery, Paris, France
2003
Tony Rocfort Gallery, Rennes, France
De Twee Pauwen Gallery, The Hague, Holland
Opera Gallery, Singapore
Teissèdre Gallery, Paris, France
Art retrospective Bergerac, France
2004
Teissèdre Gallery, Paris, France
Tony Rocfort Gallery, Rennes, France
2005
De Twee Pauwen Gallery, The Hague, Holland
Loft Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Frédéric Marès Museum, Barcelona, Spain
Teissèdre Gallery, Paris, France
Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
Teissèdre Gallery, Paris, France
2006
Art Paris, Martin du Louvre Gallery, Paris, France
Opera Gallery, New York, USA
2007
Tony Rocfort Gallery, Rennes, France
Opera Gallery, London, UK
Guy Flichy Gallery, Greenwich, UK
2008
Opera Gallery, Seoul, Korea
De Twee Pauwen Gallery, The Hague, Holland
Opera Gallery, Paris, France
2009
Tony Rocfort Gallery, Rennes, France
Dumonteil Gallery, Shanghai, China
«The contorsionnists in the street», Opera Gallery,
Monaco
Bel Air Fine Art Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2010
Opera Gallery, Singapore Ion
Marie-José Degrelle Gallery, Reims, France
Cardo Gallery, Reims, France
«Tentation du portrait», Demeure des Comtes
de Champagne, Reims, France
«Tentation du portrait», Opera Gallery, Paris, France
Mark Hachem Gallery, Beyrouth, Libanon
2011
Tony Rocfort Gallery, Rennes, France
Opera Gallery, Singapore Marina
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
1986-1988
Casa Velázquez, Madrid, Spain
1986
Valladolid Museum, Valladolid, Spain
1987
«Hommage to Garcia Lorca», Grenada Museum, Grenada,
Spain
1987-88-90-91
Salon d'Angers, Angers, France
1988
The Post Museum, Paris, France
1989
The Tambour Gallery, Reims, France
1990
Daune Gallery, Paris, France
1991
Vendôme Gallery, Paris, France
Catherine Fernet Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Akka Valmay Gallery, Paris, France
1985-1995
Exhibits in the main Paris Fairs & Salons, France
1992
«Taureau en Tête», Anglet, France
1993
La Tour des Cardinaux Gallery, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
Art Dialogue, Nationale Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
1994
Ostende Contemporay Art Fair, Catherine Frenet Gallery,
Brussels, Belgium
Sculptures, Mont-de-Marsan, France
Kunsthandel Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland
F.I.A.C, Loft Gallery, Paris, France
1995
Loft Gallery, Paris, France
Progetto Scultura, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
IV th European Sculpture Triennial, Jardin des Plantes, Paris,
France
La Tour des Cardinaux Gallery, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
Padova Contemporary Art Fair, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
1996
13 Gallery, Rennes, France
Patio, Anglet, France
1997
MIART, Milan Art Fair, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
Sculptures Trail, Saint-Emilion, France
Drawing exhibition, Beatrix Enea, Anglet, France
1998
Bologna Art Fair, Galleria del Leone, Venice, France
Art Frankfurt, Marion Meyer Gallery, Paris, France
SAGA, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
1999
Art Miami, Marion Meyer Gallery, Paris, France
London Art on Paper FAIR, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
SAGA, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
Holland Art Fair, Galerie De Twee Pauwen, The Hague,
Holland
Die Leman Gallery, Belgium
Yoshii Gallery, Paris, France
2000
«L’homme qui Marche», Jardin du Palais Royal, Paris, France
«L’homme qui Marche», Den Haag Sculptur, The Hague,
Holland
Marion Meyer Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, USA
Opera Gallery, New York, USA
2001
Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan
Salon de mars, Geneva, Switzerland
Esplanade du Donjon, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France
Opera Gallery, New York, USA
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Frankfurt Art Fair, Frankfurt, Germany
«Drawings by Sculptors», Michelle Broutta Gallery, Paris,
France
2002
«Portrait», Teissèdre Gallery, Paris, France
Strasbourg Art Fair, Galleria del Leone, Venice, Italy
La Tour des Cardinaux Gallery, Marseille, France
Contemporary Art Fair, Rotterdam, Holland
Grulier Boix Vives Gallery, Courchevel, France
2003
Salon Antiquaires Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Opera Gallery, Miami, USA
Den Haag Sculptuur, The Hague, Holland
2004
Foire «Realisme 04», Amsterdam, Holland
Salon Antiquaires Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Boulevard de Sculpture, The Hague, Holland
Espace Ample, Barcelona, Spain
2005
Opera Gallery, London, UK
2006
The 2 nd Beijing International Art Biennial 2005 Beijing,
China
Ferrero Gallery, Nice, Paris
Tras Fashion Lab, Barcelona, Spain
2007
The Moscow World, Galerie Fine Art Fair, Moscow, Russia
Sculptuur Biennale Kijkduin, De Twee Pauwen Gallery,
The Hague, Holland
Over Water, De Twee Pauwen Gallery, Den Haag
2008
«LE MANEGE» Moscou, Galerie Bel Air Fine Art, Geneva,
Switzerland
Show off, Bailly Gallery, Paris
2009
Pavillon des Beaux Arts, Bel Air Fine Art Gallery, Geneva,
Switzerland
Pavillon des Beaux Art, Bailly Gallery, Paris, France
2010
150 ans de L'Angélus de Millet, Barbizon, France
1990
Purchase by State National Assembly, France
1991
Works in Despiau-Wlérick Museum, Mont-de-Marsan,
France
1991-1995
C.H.E.N.E. Trophy : Civic Centre, Montpellier, France
1992
Monument, Mont-de-Marsan, France
Purchase by H.R.H le Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Monaco
1993
Purchase by the State: 1 st Prize for Contemporary Art
for the Hôtel d'Haumont, Paris, France
1996
Hôtel de la Monnaie, Paris, France
Creation of the 27 th Lancôme Trophy, Paris, France
1997-1998
Commission of the monument «Slaughter»
2002
Medal for the French Society of History of Medecine France
2004
«Wongo» Monument, Gabon
2005
Cyrano de Bergerac’s purchase, town of Bergerac, France
2007
The Peace Monument, Elancourt, France
2010
Monument L'Ecuyer, Elancourt, France
Purchase Château Crayères, Reims, France
Purchase of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
«Asia et Afrique», France
ACQUISITIONS
1983
Portrait Eric Durand, Stade Eric Durand, Viry Chatillon,
France
1988
Monument Sillery-Quebec et Sillery-France, France