The artists
Yves Lohé was born in 1947, in the North of France. Very early on, his dreamer and solitary character brought him closer to Nature. As a teenager he took refuge in Poetry and Theater. He saw himself as a writer.
After classical studies, he embarked on law studies, then teaching. Very quickly he felt his attraction to sculpture taking over his emotions.
In 1972, he did an internship with Abel Bataillard, one of the great Master Ironworkers of Pigalle. in 1974, he decided to leave teaching and turned to Sculpture through FIRE ARTS. He created his first works, in Wrought Iron, the first Art of Fire. He exhibited in the Parisian Salons with Independent French Artists. His works were then inspired by Hands, 80 sculptures were created, in wrought iron, ranging from handshake with fist, which scream his rage for life. Next will come filiform characters. Body expression, the study of forms and attitudes will be his main sources of inspiration through various themes such as dance, music, people in the street, animals etc…
Little by little the shapes soften. He creates monumental sculptures for towns and villages in France.
In 1979, he built his bronze workshop and left the production of wrought iron, the second art of fire.
In 1991, his meeting with Werner MANESSE, master glassmaker, gave him the opportunity to realize another dream; glass work; the study of transparency and color. Werner teache him the alphabet of glass. A multicolored vocabulary is then born which allows him to add to form and material, the magical touch of light in order to construct his own poetry.
Yves Lohé then created his own glass workshop: Third art of fire. He quickly comes into harmony with his new material and invents his own way of working glass and bronze which gives each work a unique feel.
Yves Lohé c’est inspiré aussi de Aman Fernadez a travers les instruments coupés comme le violon haut ou le baby violon.
What makes Lohé’s Work is the integrity of his work, his continual reflection on the Harmony between color and movement. Each sculpture addresses not only the wandering eye, but the feeling it gives rise to in each person.
For Yves Lohé, the most important thing is undoubtedly the perspective of others. So, at this moment the whole complicity is born between the Artist and the eye which lingers on the object.
The works of Yves Lohé were presented through the most beautiful windows in the world.