Fontaine du cirque - Aix en Provence, France
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N 43° 31.490 E 005° 26.524
31T E 697349 N 4821995
Une oeuvre d'art abstrait dans une fontaine. An abstract sculpture in a fountain.
Waymark Code: WM12MBE
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 06/14/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
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FR Au bout de la traverse du cirque, on peut voir cette fontaine très originale.
En demi cercle, une quinzaine de jets sortent du bassin à 1 mètre du mur sur lequel elle est appuyée pour projeter de l'eau.
Devant, une oeuvre d'art signée par Jean Amado est surélevée pour être vue des passants.

Jean Amado
jean Amado est un sculpteur aixois né en 1922, céramiste à ses débuts, aborda dès 1950 des sculptures monumentales, d'abord en terre cuite, puis dans un matériau de son invention lui permettant d’élaborer une technique savante de découpe et d’assemblage.

Ses oeuvres : panneaux émaillés, bas-reliefs ou fontaines habitent les places publiques et monuments d’Alger, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Evry, Valenton ou Aix-en-Provence.
EN At the end of the cross of the circus, we can see this very original fountain.
In a semicircle, fifteen jets come out of the basin 1 meter from the wall on which it is supported to spray water.
In front, a work of art signed by Jean Amado is raised to be seen by passers-by.

Jean Amado
jean Amado is an Aix sculptor born in 1922, a ceramist at the beginning, approached from 1950 monumental sculptures, first in terracotta, then in a material of his invention allowing him to develop a skillful technique of cutting and assembly .

His works: enameled panels, bas-reliefs or fountains inhabit public places and monuments in Algiers, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Evry, Valenton or Aix-en-Provence.


Source : https://www.jeanamado.com/
Title: Montée Perilleuse

Artist: Jean Amado

Media (materials) used: Sculpture in a material created by the artist for his works

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): in a fountain

Date of creation or placement: Unknow
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