Valérie Blass – Works

Valérie Blass, Carte mentale (il faut raboter ce pouvoir autant que possible) / Mind map (I need to shave this power off as much as possible), 2024, wood, canvas, mesh fabric, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, paint, copper, bag of coal, plastic 3D print, cast iron skillet, vinyl record sleeve, metal handles, 67 x 197 x 5 in. (170 x 500 x 13 cm)

Valérie Blass, On ne peut pas toucher l’unité, va falloir rajouter ou retrancher / We can’t touch it all, we have to add or subtract, 2024, wood, canvas, mesh fabric, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, paint, metal handles, wooden candle holder, almond oil bottle, marquetry board, wooden door, wooden frame, 67 x 194 x 4 in. (170 x 493 x 9 cm)

Valérie Blass, L’érotisme du ventriloque / The erotic ventriloquist, 2024, mask stand, wooden head, glass bell, sweaters, log hook, candlestick, porous stone carved in the shape of a dog, moth, ceramic kiln brick, driftwood, burnt wood, belt, display base, ceramic, epoxy clay, polymer clay, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, welded steel, studio table, painted plinth, 77 x 92 x 40 in. (196 x 232 x 100 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ce qui la pèse, 2021, epoxy, polymer clay, artist’s shirt, copper, inkjet jet print on archival moab paper, 38 x 5 x 48 in. (97 x 11 x 121 cm)

Valérie Blass, Carte mentale (il faut raboter ce pouvoir autant que possible) / Mind map (I need to shave this power off as much as possible), 2024, wood, canvas, mesh fabric, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, paint, copper, bag of coal, plastic 3D print, cast iron skillet, vinyl record sleeve, metal handles, 67 x 197 x 5 in. (170 x 500 x 13 cm)

Valérie Blass, On ne peut pas toucher l’unité, va falloir rajouter ou retrancher / We can’t touch it all, we have to add or subtract, 2024, wood, canvas, mesh fabric, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, paint, metal handles, wooden candle holder, almond oil bottle, marquetry board, wooden door, wooden frame, 67 x 194 x 4 in. (170 x 493 x 9 cm)

Valérie Blass, L’érotisme du ventriloque / The erotic ventriloquist, 2024, mask stand, wooden head, glass bell, sweaters, log hook, candlestick, porous stone carved in the shape of a dog, moth, ceramic kiln brick, driftwood, burnt wood, belt, display base, ceramic, epoxy clay, polymer clay, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, welded steel, studio table, painted plinth, 77 x 92 x 40 in. (196 x 232 x 100 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ce qui la pèse, 2021, epoxy, polymer clay, artist’s shirt, copper, inkjet jet print on archival moab paper, 38 x 5 x 48 in. (97 x 11 x 121 cm)

Valérie Blass, Carte mentale (il faut raboter ce pouvoir autant que possible) / Mind map (I need to shave this power off as much as possible), 2024, wood, canvas, mesh fabric, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, paint, copper, bag of coal, plastic 3D print, cast iron skillet, vinyl record sleeve, metal handles, 67 x 197 x 5 in. (170 x 500 x 13 cm)

Valérie Blass, On ne peut pas toucher l’unité, va falloir rajouter ou retrancher / We can’t touch it all, we have to add or subtract, 2024, wood, canvas, mesh fabric, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, paint, metal handles, wooden candle holder, almond oil bottle, marquetry board, wooden door, wooden frame, 67 x 194 x 4 in. (170 x 493 x 9 cm)

Valérie Blass, Se chatouiller soi-même / Tickle yourself softly, 2024, hydrocal cement, sodium bicarbonate, pigments, 97 x 8 x 7 in. (246 x 20 x 17 cm)

Valérie Blass, Beauté inadressée / Unaddressed beauty, 2024, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, metal clamp, steel rod, 130 x 7 x 2 in. (330 x 18 x 5 cm)

Valérie Blass, Voir les signaux faibles / See weak signals, 2024, wood, polymer clay, 103 x 17 x 2 in. (262 x 42 x 5 cm)

Valérie Blass, Il s’agit de décrire une poussée plutôt qu’une intention / This is to describe a push rather than an intention, 2024, polymer clay, steel plate, 19 x 6 x 2 in. (48 x 15 x 4 cm)

Valérie Blass, Le retour du bâton (Malleus Maleficarum) / The cycle of the mallet (Malleus Maleficarum), 2024, wooden mallets, 38 x 36 x 8 in. (95 x 91 x 20 cm) and 32 x 18 x 5 in. (81 x 46 x 13 cm)

Valérie Blass, L’érotisme du ventriloque / The erotic ventriloquist, 2024, mask stand, wooden head, glass bell, sweaters, log hook, candlestick, porous stone carved in the shape of a dog, moth, ceramic kiln brick, driftwood, burnt wood, belt, display base, ceramic, epoxy clay, polymer clay, hydrocal cement, forton acrylic, welded steel, studio table, painted plinth, 77 x 92 x 40 in. (196 x 232 x 100 cm)

Valérie Blass, Pas besoin de tout réparer / No need to fix everything, 2024, belt, glass bottle, geode, polymer clay, epoxy, hydrocal cement, 9 x 30 x 19 in. (23 x 76 x 48 cm)

Valérie Blass, On ne trouve que ce que l’on cherche (archéologie), 2021, wood, polymer clay, rope, marble, 31 x 16 x 18 in. (79 x 41 x 46 cm)

Valérie Blass, La chose même. La même chose., 2021, wood, polymer clay, dress, marble, 35 x 12 x 12 in. (90 x 30 x 31 cm)

Valérie Blass, Le doigt dans l’œil, 2021, polymer clay, ultracal, marble, 50 x 10 x 7 in. (126 x 26 x 18 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ce qui la pèse, 2021, epoxy, polymer clay, artist’s shirt, copper, inkjet jet print on archival moab paper, 38 x 5 x 48 in. (97 x 11 x 121 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ce qui a déjà été vu ne peut pas être dévu (What Has Already Been Seen Cannot Be Unseen), 2020, inkjet print on paper mounted on aluminum, 15 x 10 in. (38 x 25 cm)

Valérie Blass, L’homme réparé, 2019, stainless steel, denim shorts, epoxy resin, acrylic paint, 41 x 89 x 12 in. (104 x 226 x 31 cm)

Valérie Blass, L’homme augmenté, 2019, pvc pipe, heat-shrink tubing, acrylic paint, 117 x 15 x 10 in. (296 x 38 x 24 cm)

Valérie Blass, L’homme préservé, 2019, forton, photographic print on polyester tissue, plexiglas, chair, 62 x 24 x 24 in. (158 x 61 x 61 cm)

Valérie Blass, Le mime, le modèle et le dupe (The Mime, the Model and the Dupe), 2019, acrylic, oil, gouache, plaster, copper, chip bag, juice box, jumpsuit, resin, epoxy, fibreglass, 40 x 58 x 21 in. (102 x 147 x 53 cm)

Valérie Blass, Le diable est dans les détails, 2019, pitchers, heat-shrink tubing, acrylic, oil, gouache, 47 x 9 x 4 in. (121 x 22 x 10 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ceux qui ne demandent rien, 2019, stool, acrylic, oil, gouache, fibreglass, brick, shopping bag, cheetos, popcorn, milk carton, kraft dinner, apple juice, kitchen sponges, scouring pad, 44 x 66 x 33 in. (112 x 168 x 84 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ma fille coupée en deux, 2019, ceramic, 25 x 18 x 15 in. (64 x 46 x 38 cm)

Valérie Blass, Pourquoi appelle-t-on un trou noir, un “trou noir”?, 2019, ceramic, acrylic, oil, gouache, metal, clothing, resin, epoxy, 52 x 20 x 16 in. (132 x 51 x 41 cm)

Valérie Blass, Take all the time you need, 2019, chain made of resin, acrylic, oil, gouache, heat-shrink tubing, 109 x 18 x 24 in. (277 x 45 x 61 cm)

Valérie Blass, Échapper à la psychologie, 2019, chair base, plaster, and inkjet print on polyester, 53 x 19 x 17 in. (135 x 48 x 43 cm)

Valérie Blass, Au coeur du malentendu (At the Heart of Misunderstanding), 2019, metal, acrylic, oil, gouache, inkjet print on polyester, 52 x 19 x 20 in. (131 x 48 x 51 cm)

Valérie Blass, So what are your skills?, 2019, pvc pipes, heat-shrink tubing, paint, copper, inkjet print on polyester, 40 x 11 x 12 in. (100 x 27 x 30 cm), 11 x 9 x 1 in. (28 x 23 x 3 cm)

Valérie Blass, Tombeau des regrets, 2019, plinth, fabric, thermoplastic polymer, 51 x 7 x 5 in. (130 x 18 x 13 cm)

Valérie Blass, One Piece Mohair from Nous ne somme pas des héros, 2017, mixed media, dimensions variable

Valérie Blass, Bleached Jeans from Nous ne somme pas des héros, 2017, mixed media, dimensions variable

Valérie Blass, Le principe de la sueur: transpiration, évaporation, chaleur, 2016, fabric, resin, polymer, forton, painting, 51 x 20 x 30 in. (129 x 51 x 75 cm)

Valérie Blass, Mieux vaut une vraie tristesse qu’une fausse joie, 2016, fabric, polymer, forton, painting, 39 x 13 x 15 in. (100 x 32 x 38 cm)

Valérie Blass, Terminons en beauté (cruche phallique), J’ai percé un trou (cruche standard), Précieuse ma précieuse (cruche bauhaus), Bruit encerclé (cruche nouvelle), 2016, 4 objects, steel rod, embroidery fabric, threaded construction, PVC on plinth, 64 x 108 x 35 in. (164 x 274 x 78 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ma substance n’est rien devant vous, 2016, string, resin, paint, plinth, 49 x 18 x 17 in. (124 x 46 x 44 cm)

Valérie Blass, Mimer la cruche, 2016, inkjet print on aluminum, 22 x 16 in. (56 x 42 cm)

Valérie Blass, Pour Interpole, mule à drogue, 2016, fabric, resin, polymer, forton, painting, 59 x 25 x 17 in. (150 x 64 x 42 cm)

Valérie Blass, To reside elsewhere, 2015, inkjet print on aluminum, wood, steel, sculpting epoxy dough, sculpture: 38 x 19 x 24 in. (97 x 48 x 61 cm), print: 52 x 66 in. (132 x 166 cm)

Valérie Blass, Flat man/J’en ai assez je dis oui, 2015, wood, paint, photographic emulsion, 55 x 2 x 22 in. (140 x 4 x 56 cm)

Valérie Blass, Dire à jamais qu’une seule chose à jamais la même chose, 2015, sculpting epoxy dough, sand, fool’s gold, plexiglas, metal, 51 x 10 x 10 in. (130 x 24 x 24 cm)

Valérie Blass, High-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high muckamuck, 2015, styrofoam, foamcoat, gouache, steel, rubber, inkjet print on cotton, metal hanging structure, 102 x 121 x 62 in. (258 x 307 x 158 cm)

Valérie Blass, Je ne choisis pas (I don’t choose), 2015, inkjet print, tulle, heavy buckram, plexiglass, 26 x 14 x 3 in. (66 x 34 x 6 cm) 

Valérie Blass, I feel funny, 2015, inkjet print on sintra, kevlar, modified metal, shelving unit, 120 x 27 x 24 in. (305 x 69 x 61 cm)

Valérie Blass, Que des gens triés sur les volets (VIP) (Nothing but people sorted on the shutters), 2015, gypsum cement, photographic emulsion, sculpting epoxy dough, object: 28 x 10 x 16 in. (71 x 26 x 41 cm), base: 34 x 15 x 13 in. (86 x 3 x 32 cm)

Valérie Blass, One couple, a single one, 2015, diptych, inkjet prints on aluminum, custom steel frames, 17 x 27 in. (43 x 66 cm), 21 x 27 in. (53 x 67 cm)

Valérie Blass, Rien à redire, 2015, stop motion video on ipad, dimensions variable

Valérie Blass, The fatality of shape, 2015, inkjet print on wooden frame, 23 x 13 x 2 in. (59 x 34 x 5 cm)

Valérie Blass, The failure of it all, 2015, gypsum cement, sculpting epoxy dough, 56 x 10 x 16 in. (142 x 26 x 41 cm)

Valérie Blass, La Meprise, 2015, porcelain, flocking, mirror, hanging system, marble slab, 21 x 8 x 10 in. (52 x 19 x 24 cm)

Valérie Blass, Dr. Mabuse Psychanalyste, 2014, forton, wig, mirror, modeling clay, plinth, 51 x 24 x 17 in. (130 x 61 x 42 cm)

Valérie Blass, Je suis une image, 2014, forton, modified hanging system, underwear, synthetic hair extensions, 50 x 18 x 28 in. (127 x 46 x 71 cm)

Valérie Blass, Sois Gentil, 2014, welded steel rod, mastic, magic sculpt, 10 x 10 x 48 in. (24 x 27 x 121 cm)

Valérie Blass, Vices - pontifier, 2014, photographic print on plaster base, pigment, 13 x 8 x 6 in. (34 x 21 x 14 cm)

Valérie Blass, Vices - épater, 2014, photographic print on plaster base, pipe, pigment, 22 x 13 x 4 in. (55 x 32 x 10 cm)

Valérie Blass, Sois Gentille, 2014, welded steel rod, mastic, magic sculpt, 10 x 10 x 48 in. (24 x 27 x 121 cm)

Valérie Blass, Surtout ne pas consulter les ingénieurs!, 2014, FGR plaster, 39 x 16 x 14 in. (98 x 41 x 36 cm)

Valérie Blass, Vices - pavaner, 2014, photographic print on plaster base, 14 x 15 x 2 in. (35 x 39 x 5 cm)

Valérie Blass, Why not / une touche, 2014, found objects, FGR plaster, photograph mounted on FGR plaster, steel, 14 x 8 x 9 in. (34 x 19 x 23 cm)

Valérie Blass, Head Guston, 2014, polystyrene, plaster, rock, magic sculpt, paint, sand, 17 x 16 x 15 in. (43 x 41 x 37 cm)

Valérie Blass, La chose pour la partie, 2013, digital c-print on matte paper, 20 x 30 in. (51 x 76 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ne pas essayer à la maison, 2013, artificial hair, steel, plastic, polystyrene, 60 x 13 x 12 in. (153 x 32 x 30 cm)

Valérie Blass, J’ai convoqué une réunion avec mon bourreau, 2013, found objects, mastic, magic sculpt, 22 x 10 x 10 in. (55 x 26 x 25 cm)

Valérie Blass, Prête pour le pire, 2013, wood, wood shavings, glue, acrylic paint, epoxy, lacquer, 40 x 19 x 14 in. (102 x 48 x 36 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ne Regarde Pas, 2013, digital c-print on matte paper, 16 x 24 in. (41 x 61 cm)

Valérie Blass, Pied, tête, main, 2012, paper, polystyrene, glue, pigment, 19 x 15 x 13 in. (47 x 38 x 33 cm); 15 x 12 x 11 in. (38 x 31 x 28 cm)

Valérie Blass, Meuble mécanique, 2012, bronze, found objects, 80 x 54 x 27 in. (203 x 137 x 69 cm)

Valérie Blass, Dans l'oreille d'un sourd, 2012, styrofoam, paper, glue, pigment, 11 x 7 x 14 in. (29 x 18 x 36 cm)

Valérie Blass, Dans la position très singulière qui est la mienn, 2012, plaster, mirror, pigment, wood, 66 x 63 x 61 in. (168 x 160 x 155 cm)

Valérie Blass, Orca Gladiator, 2012, polystyrene, gypsum cement, epoxy compound, copper, 90 x 54 x 31 in. (229 x 137 x 79 cm)

Valérie Blass, Sculpture Bidon, 2012, laser print on black granite, 70 x 51 x 9 in. (178 x 130 x 23 cm)

Valérie Blass, Cargo Culte, 2011, metal stand, wooden, rattan, plastic and ceramic objects, hydrocal FGR gypsum, cement, acrylic, enamel paint, 72 x 48 x 50 in. (155 x 122 x 127 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ce Nonobstant, 2011, styrofoam, foam coat, mastic, magic sculpt, wood, oil paint, plaster, 106 x 65 x 34 in. (270 x 164 x 86 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ce qui fait rire les idiots, 2011, objects in ceramic, plexiglas plinth, 21 x 11 x 7 in. (53 x 27 x 18 cm)

Valérie Blass, La somme en rondelette, 2011, wood, paint, 29 x 36 x 6 in. (74 x 92 x 15 cm)

Valérie Blass, Déjà donne, 2011, styrofoam, epoxy finish, fibreglass, hydrocal FGR, gypsum, cement, pigments, wood, 75 x 55 x 55 in. (190 x 140 x 140 cm)

Valérie Blass, Comme dans l’an quarante, 2011, ceramic objects and glass, flocking, 30 x 27 x 27 in. (77 x 69 x 67 cm)

Valérie Blass, La taupe est inconsciente mais elle creuse dans des directions déterminées, 2011, wood, plaster, acrylic paint, 85 x 45 x 35 in. (216 x 115 x 89 cm)

Valérie Blass, Ne faire qu'un ni même deux, 2011, textile, shellac primer base, hydrocal FGR gypsum, extruded polystyrene, expanded polyurethane/styrofoam, plaster, 29 x 37 x 23 in. (74 x 94 x 57 cm)

Valérie Blass, Quel regret, 2011, aluminum, styrofoam, found objects in wood, wood fibre, paint, 39 x 49 x 67 in. (170 x 124 x 99 cm)

Valérie Blass, Femme panier, 2010, dummy in fibreglass and resin, basket, fishnet tights, polyester shirt, wood, hydrocal FGR plaster, acrylic, 50 x 59 x 28 in. (126 x 149 x 72 cm)

Valérie Blass, Tentation Medievale, 2010, styrofoam, paint, knife, 28 x 10 x 20 in. (70 x 25 x 50 cm)

Valérie Blass, Touche du bois, 2009, wood, paint, pigment 36 x 11 x 4 in. (91 x 27 x 10 cm)

Valérie Blass, Snoop Dog, 2009, objects in ceramic, expanded polyurethane, plaster, synthetic hair, gold plated chain, 24 x 12 x 5 in. (61 x 31 x 12 cm)

Valérie Blass, She was a big success, 2009, expanded polystyrene, wood, artificial hair, pigments, 96 x 32 x 32 in. (244 x 81 x 81 cm)

Valérie Blass, Étant donné, le Loris perché sur son socle néo-classique, 2008, polystyrene, concrete adhesive, paper, paint, 68 x 25 x 21 in. (173 x 62 x 53 cm)

Valérie Blass, L’incroyable bâton de neiges, 2008, plush, wood, 36 x 3 x 2 in. (92 x 8 x 5 cm)

Valérie Blass, Distortion et alignement animalier 3, 2007, heat shrink tube, acrylic, trinket, 67 x 5 x 4 in. (169 x 12 x 10 cm)

Valérie Blass, Mesurer en pied, en jambe et en queue 1, 2006, MDF, peinture acrylique / MDF, acrylic paint, 47 x 11 x 29 in. (120 x 28 x 74 cm)

Valérie Blass, Éléphant en vert et noir, 2005, cement, plaster, leather, 46 x 71 x 41 in. (117 x 180 x 104 cm)

Valérie Blass, Damien en gris et rose, 2005, cement, latex, paint, 19 x 15 x 9 in. (47 x 38 x 22 cm)