SUMMER OR THE TREE OF LIFE
Reference :
SUM_20
Materials :
The base is in brushed brass varnished. The mobile is in brass + stainless steel rods
Dimensions :
The base: diameter 12 cm. The mobile: total diameter 90 cm / height 92 cm
Weight :
2,5 kgs
Edition :
8 pieces signed and numbered
![L’ETE ou L’ARBRE DE VIE](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_ChristelSadde.jpg 1113w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_ChristelSadde-278x300.jpg 278w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_ChristelSadde-949x1024.jpg 949w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_ChristelSadde-768x829.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_ChristelSadde-650x701.jpg 650w)
![L’ETE ou L’ARBRE DE VIE](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_2_ChristelSadde.jpg 1510w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_2_ChristelSadde-300x243.jpg 300w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_2_ChristelSadde-1266x1024.jpg 1266w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_2_ChristelSadde-768x621.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_2_ChristelSadde-650x526.jpg 650w)
![L’ÉTÉ ou L’ARBRE DE VIE](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_1_ChristelSadde.jpg 843w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_1_ChristelSadde-244x300.jpg 244w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_1_ChristelSadde-834x1024.jpg 834w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_1_ChristelSadde-768x943.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/summer_1_ChristelSadde-650x798.jpg 650w)
AUTUMN or I GIVE MYSELF OVER TO WINTER
Reference :
AUT_20
Edition :
8 pieces signed and numbered
Dimensions :
The base: length 75 cm / width 6 cm / max. height of rods 70 cm
Materials :
The base is in oak and polished brass. Rods are made of gold plated steel and shiny stainless steel.
Weight :
2.7 kgs
![L’AUTOMNE ou A L’HIVER JE ME DONNE](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_3_ChristelSadde.jpg 1209w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_3_ChristelSadde-194x300.jpg 194w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_3_ChristelSadde-661x1024.jpg 661w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_3_ChristelSadde-768x1190.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_3_ChristelSadde-991x1536.jpg 991w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_3_ChristelSadde-650x1008.jpg 650w)
![L’AUTOMNE ou A L’HIVER JE ME DONNE](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_2_ChristelSadde.jpg 983w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_2_ChristelSadde-155x300.jpg 155w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_2_ChristelSadde-530x1024.jpg 530w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_2_ChristelSadde-768x1483.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_2_ChristelSadde-796x1536.jpg 796w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_2_ChristelSadde-650x1255.jpg 650w)
![L’AUTOMNE ou A L’HIVER JE ME DONNE](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_1_ChristelSadde.jpg 1143w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_1_ChristelSadde-199x300.jpg 199w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_1_ChristelSadde-680x1024.jpg 680w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_1_ChristelSadde-768x1157.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_1_ChristelSadde-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_1_ChristelSadde-650x979.jpg 650w)
![L’AUTOMNE ou A L’HIVER JE ME DONNE](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_ChristelSadde.jpg 1509w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_ChristelSadde-300x234.jpg 300w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_ChristelSadde-1315x1024.jpg 1315w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_ChristelSadde-768x598.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/autumn_ChristelSadde-650x506.jpg 650w)
THE SERIES OF “TRIBUTE TO …”
A stabile is a mobile to be posed. This series is a tribute to the artists who inspire Christel.
The initial idea was to set geometric shapes in motion in space, thanks to a balanced structure different from the one she uses for her large mobiles.
She wanted to work with brass and precious decorations like gold and palladium.
Thanks to the use of aluminum in her mobiles, they are physically and aesthetically light, hence the impression of poetry.
With these stabiles, Christel had given herself the challenge of making this same poetic impression, not through lightness but with high density materials.
Moreover, Christel Sadde likes the idea of interactivity more present with a stabile than with a mobile.
STABILE, 4 BRANCHES TREE
Reference :
GS_3
Materials :
Varnished brushed brass base, stainless steel rods, champagne gold mirror aluminum forms.
Dimensions :
length 1.5 m x depth 1.5 m x height 1 m
Weight :
5,8 kgs
Edition :
Unique piece
![GRAND STABILE A 4 BRANCHES](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Stabile-A4branches-Zoom2.jpg 709w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Stabile-A4branches-Zoom2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Stabile-A4branches-Zoom2-650x434.jpg 650w)
![GRAND STABILE A 4 BRANCHES](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-09-21-CS-070-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-09-21-CS-070-scaled-300x251.jpg 300w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-09-21-CS-070-scaled-1225x1024.jpg 1225w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-09-21-CS-070-scaled-768x642.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-09-21-CS-070-scaled-1536x1284.jpg 1536w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-09-21-CS-070-scaled-2048x1712.jpg 2048w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-09-21-CS-070-scaled-650x543.jpg 650w)
![GRAND STABILE A 4 BRANCHES](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-09-21-CS-123_PM.jpg 2000w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-09-21-CS-123_PM-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-09-21-CS-123_PM-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-09-21-CS-123_PM-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-09-21-CS-123_PM-650x433.jpg 650w)
TRIBUTE TO VICTOR VASARELY
Reference :
SV1_17
Edition :
8 pieces signed and numbered
Dimensions :
Height 50 cm , square base 17 cm
Materials :
Brass polished and varnished
Weight :
6,3 kgs
![TRIBUTE TO VICTOR VASARELY](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2017-03-27-C.Sadde-0721.jpg)
![TRIBUTE TO VICTOR VASARELY](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2017-03-27-C.Sadde-083.jpg)
![HOMMAGE A VICTOR VASARELY](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_2-scaled-300x246.jpg 300w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_2-scaled-1251x1024.jpg 1251w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_2-scaled-768x629.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_2-scaled-1536x1258.jpg 1536w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_2-scaled-2048x1677.jpg 2048w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_2-scaled-650x532.jpg 650w)
![HOMMAGE A VICTOR VASARELY](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_zoom.jpg 1685w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_zoom-300x214.jpg 300w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_zoom-1438x1024.jpg 1438w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_zoom-768x547.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_zoom-1536x1094.jpg 1536w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/vasarelyXXL_pierrebleue_zoom-650x463.jpg 650w)
THE CULBUTOS
Christel Sadde’s creations around the idea of a “culbuto” are the continuity of her research work on the balance and simplicity of geometric forms in space.
From a traditional toy, she created a sober, elegant and interactive sculpture
- Sober: only one shape used, “the round”, in volume or flat.
- Elegant: thanks to the satin brushed brass and natural leather
- Interactive: Christel always likes the idea of movement and here she brings noise as a surprise.
The technical realization of the”Culbuto” was possible thanks to Marc Miniussi, ingenious sculptor.
References :
C1-15 The Giant
C2-15 The Family
Edition :
8 pieces signed and numbered
Materials :
brushed brass with matte finish
Dimensions :
The Giant: height 65 cm
The Family: height 25 cm
Weight :
The Giant : 5,3 kgs
The Family : 3,3 kgs
THE WILD GRASS
This sculpture was born very naturally and a little by chance, by dint of handling flexible rods to make Christel’s large mobiles. Its name “Les Herbes Folles” came as an evidence. It is her first non-suspended sculpture. It is poetic and delicate, representing a subtle disorder impossible to solve. She caresses herself and with joy the grasses move, sway and eventually return to their place.
Reference : SCU_13
Edition : 8 pieces signed and numbered
Dimensions : base length 1 m x width 10 cm / max rods height 60 cm.
Materials : oak and brass base and golden steel rods.
Weight : 8 kgs
THE WATER LILY
While Christel Sadde was manipulating the stainless steel rods for her new creation, the Peacock Sun, they unfolded by chance, giving in their curvature a 3D volume effect. Metallic petals then appeared to her. Obviously she had in front of her a flower and more precisely a water lily. Like the peacock, this aquatic plant offers itself to the eye with majesty, symmetry and tranquility.
RéfErence :
NY-17
Edition :
8 pieces signed and numbered
Materials :
Rods in shiny stainless steel, length 136 cm, height 88 cm / Base in aluminum covered with gold leaf, diameter 24 cm
Weight :
2,8 kgs
THE PEACOCK SUN
This creation was born out of Christel Sadde’s admiration for the peacock and its fan-like feather pattern since her childhood. The use of gold leaf echoes the precious and silky side of the feathers and pays tribute to this almost dreamlike creature.
RéfErence :
PS-17
Edition :
8 pieces signed and numbered
Materials :
Rods in shiny stainless steel, diameter 90 cm / Base in aluminum covered with gold leaves, diameter 24 cm
Weight :
2,8 kgs
PAIR OF LIGHTED WALL SCULPTURES
![LES SCULPTURES MURALES LUMINEUSES LES SCULPTURES MURALES LUMINEUSES](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-01-scaled.jpg)
The idea of these luminous sculptures came to Christel Sadde following the discovery of a curious instrument called “conformateur”. This instrument consists of small metal rods that slide on a central axis. It remained with her until the design of these luminous sculptures.
In their geometric shapes and use of the same materials – stainless steel, brass and mirrored aluminum – they echo the aerial universe of the artist’s mobiles.
But with the added bonus of light!
Reference :
APLI1-13 et APLI2-13
Description :
Stainless steel rods + brass varnished rods
Dimensions and weight :
width 50 cm x height 1 m x thickness 5 cm ; 10 kgs
Edition :
On commission
![appliqueslumineuses](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/appliqueslumineuses.jpg 750w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/appliqueslumineuses-242x300.jpg 242w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/appliqueslumineuses-650x804.jpg 650w)
![LES SCULPTURES MURALES LUMINEUSES](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-04bis.jpg 987w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-04bis-148x300.jpg 148w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-04bis-505x1024.jpg 505w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-04bis-768x1556.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-04bis-758x1536.jpg 758w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-04bis-650x1317.jpg 650w)
![LES SCULPTURES MURALES LUMINEUSES](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-02bis1.jpg 968w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-02bis1-146x300.jpg 146w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-02bis1-499x1024.jpg 499w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-02bis1-768x1577.jpg 768w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-02bis1-748x1536.jpg 748w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-02bis1-650x1335.jpg 650w)
![Christel Sadde 04-2013. 05_ref.APLI1-13](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-05_ref.APLI1-13.jpg 675w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-05_ref.APLI1-13-232x300.jpg 232w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-05_ref.APLI1-13-650x842.jpg 650w)
![Christel Sadde 04-2013. 03_ref.APLI2-13](https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-03_ref.APLI2-13.jpg 679w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-03_ref.APLI2-13-200x300.jpg 200w, https://www.christelsadde.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Christel-Sadde-04-2013.-03_ref.APLI2-13-650x974.jpg 650w)
The luminous Parades
The Luminous Parades were born from a meeting with Christine Zirk, a ceramist, who contacted Christel Sadde to stage her small figurines. The oak structure was directly inspired by a sculpture of G. Vantongerloo (Belgian artist and founder of the DE STIJL movement), discovered at the Guggenheim Museum in Venice.
The association of the two was built little by little, until the idea of inserting leds to highlight these figures and give them each a small stage to expose themselves.
The luminous Parade “The Dancers” :
Unique Piece
The luminous Parade “The Swimmers” :
Unique Piece