▷ Groupe I by Étienne Jacobée, 2014 | Epoxy Paint Sculpture Flash Sale

This sculpture occupies a singular place in Étienne Jacobée’s work. While it shares the forged material and vertical energy found in the Hut and Line families, its presence is more grounded, almost totemic. The piece rises from a compact base, formed of upright elements that lean, gather, and support one another. The structure suggests a group, a cluster, or a small architecture, but without enclosing space: it opens upward.

The forged surfaces reveal the weight of the hand and the force of the tool. Each element shows the tension between raw matter and the shaping gesture. The sculpture holds an energy of slow growth, as if it were emerging rather than constructed. The warm patina reinforces this sense of something aged, mineral or vegetal, carrying time within it.

This work evokes the idea of a gathering: forms brought together not by symmetry or pattern, but by affinity and balance. It stands like a marker, a vertical sign, a quiet presence. It suggests that sculpture can be both rooted and rising, both heavy and lightly held in space.

Rather than representing, it invites a way of looking: attentive, still, receptive to the subtle life of matter.