Matéo Crémades
Parchment sculptor
Self-taught, Matéo Crémades is one of the rare craftsmen to master the ancient know-how of sculpture on parchment inherited from the master European luthiers of the 16th and 17th centuries. Using a scalpel and leather punches, he sculpts sheets of goatskin parchment that he superimposes to create complex and refined rosettes that adorn ancient instruments such as the harpsichord, the lute or the baroque guitar.
His research about parchment sculpture led him to reinterpret this ancient know-how and to create a series of contemporary pieces that question our relationship to ornament and miniature as intermediaries between spectator and work of art.
Through his creations, Matéo Crémades seeks to convey a part of this meditative state that inhabits him during the creative process. Thus, the parchment rosettes and landscapes that make up his works become an invitation to introspection and escape.
Exhibitions
2025
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Cheongju Craft Biennale - Cheongju - South Korea
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"Interwoven" - Homo faber Capsule Exhibition - Real Fábrica de Artillería - Seville - Spain
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"The Homiens Art Prize Summer 2024" - Homiens Gallery - Online exhibition - New-York - United-States
2024
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"Maestria" - Anciens Abattoirs - Mons - Belgium
2023
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"Pop's Arts" - Galerie By Chatel - Paris - France
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Cheongju Craft Biennale - Cheongju - South Korea
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Galerie Imagoars • New Space - Yicca Prize 2023 - Venice - Italy
2022
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"Craft Visions" - 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art - 5th Kanazawa Kogei Triennial - Kanazawa - Japan
2021
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"Matières à l'œuvre - matière à penser, manières de faire" - Galerie des Gobelins du Mobilier National - Paris - France
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"Métamorphoses" - Pôle des Métiers d'Art du Pays Ségali - Sauveterre-de-Rouergue - France
2019
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"RenaissanceS" - Palais des Congrès - Tours - France
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Carrousel du Louvre - Ateliers d'Art de France‘s national competition - Paris - France
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Parvis des Métiers d'Art - Ateliers d'Art de France’s regional competition - Bourges - France
2018
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"Carte Blanche" - Salon des Métiers d'Art - Orléans - France
Awards, Grants and Distinctions
2026
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Laureat of an Grant awarded by the Virginia A. Groot Foundation - Honorable Mention - United-States
2025
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Silver Prize - Cheongju International Crafts Competition - Cheongju - South Korea
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Finalist of the international contemporary art competition Homiens Art Prize 2024 - New-York - United-States
2024
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Laureat of an "Artistic Research Time" grant awarded by ADAGP - France
2023
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Honorable Mention - Cheongju International Arts and Crafts Competition - Cheongju - South Korea
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Finalist of the Yicca Prize 2023 international contemporary art competition - Venice - Italy
2022
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Finalist of the international competition of the 5th Kogei Triennial of Kanzawa - Kanazawa - Japan
2021
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Banque Populaire Foundation’s Laureate – Finecraft Category - France
2019
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Highest National Award - Ateliers d'Art de France’s national competition - Heritage Category - France
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Highest County Award - Ateliers d'Art de France’s national competition - Heritage Category - France
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Highest County Award - Touraine Métiers d'Art’s prize – France
2018
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Award of Super Tremplin Garance – Chartres (28) - France
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Winner of the "Jury's Choice Award" - Fine Crafts Fair - Orléans (45) - France
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Winner of the "People's Choice Award" - Fine Crafts Fair - Montbazon (37) - France
2017
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Winner of the "People's Choice Award" - Craft and Fine Arts Fair - Ballan-Miré (37) - France
Acquisitions, museums, institutions
2025
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Cheongju Craft Biennale - "Intermediaries #4", "Intermediaries #2", Intermediaries #1" - South Korea
2023
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Académie Musicale de Villecroze - "Le printans" - France
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Musée du Pôle des Métiers d'Art du Pays Ségali - "Intermediaries #3" - France
2022
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Sentier d'art de Sauveterre-de-Rouergue - "Ocre-Mer" - France