Daniel Firman

Daniel Firman’s oeuvre is a remarkable exploration of the human form, presented through a lens at once surreal and profoundly intimate. His sculptures, often monumental yet imbued with a delicate sense of vulnerability, challenge our perceptions of space, gravity, and corporeality. Each work captures a fleeting moment of tension or transformation, suspended in time, inviting viewers into an uncanny dialogue between motion and stillness, presence and absence. Firman’s meticulous attention to materiality and form, whether through bronze, plaster, or resin, reveals a masterful command of sculptural language, positioning him as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary art. Collectors and connoisseurs are drawn to the subtle power of his work: a nuanced interplay of human fragility, resilience, and the poetic absurdity of our physical existence.

#REMEMBER #ARTWORK Simply red, 2009 on view at Le Beffroi, #Montrouge / #exhibition "Le Cabaret au Salon" / curator @amibarak #salondemontrouge #contemporaryart #sculpture #danielfirman

Inspired by urban cultures, a new project is underway for this summer. #urbaindance #hiphop #contemporaryart #sculpture #contemporarydance #brooklyn #nyc

The sculpture is one of those things that is always in motion. You move toward it, it expands. You circle around it, it begins to rotate. You lean in, it leans with you. « TASKS » is a research based on improvisation, activating an operative field where movement, displacement and stillness meet. The aim is to allow a sculptural form to emerge through choreography, following a simple protocol. This work extends my research on « Kinéspheres » (spheres of movement), a series in which danced gesture produces a material trace. Here, that trace disappears: what remains is a constrained space, activated by the body, where sculpture becomes immaterial. The video brings together short excerpts from two days of filming and experimentation. It reveals a subtle interplay between representation and emotional state.

Discover the work of Daniel Firman, currently showcased at Sevil Dolmaci Gallery, booth M2 @abudhabiart ✨ Known for his compelling sculptural language and exploration of movement, balance, and the human form, Firman’s works challenge physical perception and invite viewers into a dynamic visual experience. We look forward to welcoming you at our booth. Saisir L’impossible (ANDRÉA), 2018 Bronze 85 × 40 × 40 cm Saisir L’impossible (Pierre), 2018 Bronze 85 × 40 × 40 cm For inquiries or more information: 📲 +971 58 571 6186 📧 [email protected] 📍 Abu Dhabi Art, Booth M2 #art #artgallery #artfair #abudhabiart #dubai #dubaiartscene #sculpture #contemporaryart #artistspotlight

Daniel Firman’s works Deeply fuelled by artistic practices such as performance, dance and installation, his sculptures have the particularity of being condensed processes rather than motionless representations. Indeed, the artist relies on traditional sculptural techniques (modelling, moulding and accumulation) but always for purposes of reversal and of upsetting reality. Whether it be represented or not, the body is omnipresent in the process of creation and is first and foremost a tool for analysis. (Marion Guilmot, extract from Vous etes sur la terre, sans remède) — Les œuvres de Daniel Firman Profondément nourries de pratiques artistiques telles que la performance, la danse et l’installation, ses sculptures ont la particularité d’être plutôt des processus condensés que des représentations figées. Certes, l’artiste s’appuie sur les techniques classiques de la sculpture (le modelage, le moulage ou encore l’accumulation) mais toujours à des fins de renversement et de chahut de la réalité. Qu’il soit représenté ou pas, le corps, omniprésent dans le processus de création, est avant tout outil d’analyse. (Marion Guilmot, extrait de Vous etes sur la terre, sans remède) Raw, 2018 (@collectionraja_artcontemporain ) / Le sommeil en forêt, vue de Chaumont sur Loire / Hande, 2021 / Black Hole, 2023 / Saisir l’impossible #1, 2021 #ceyssonbenetiere #danielfirman #contemporaryartist

I am deeply honored by this publication and by this large interview with Robert Preece for the most important international magazine dedicated to sculpture. Thank you @sculpture_magazine for this exceptional folio! @intsculpturectr 🙌

[FOCUS ŒUVRE] Cette œuvre de @daniel_firman_studio appartient à la série "Gathering", un travail entamé au début des années 2000 et inspiré par les écrits du chorégraphe hongrois Rudolf Laban. Le corps occupe une place centrale dans la démarche de l’artiste. La sculpture "Raw" nous confronte à une figure hyperréaliste, qui semble porter - et disparaître sous - une accumulation d’objets manufacturés et industriels : chaise de bureau, bout d’aspirateur, mousse, tuyau de plastique… La sculpture peut ainsi évoquer, au-delà de la recherche d’équilibre et d’une certaine esthétique de l’amoncellement, un état contemporain de consommation et d’encombrement permanent. 📷 : Daniel Firman, "Raw", résine acrylique, mousse polyuréthane, acier, acrylique, vêtements, objets divers, 2018 © Adagp, Paris, 2025 / @ceysson_benetiere / réalisation vidéo : @enki.b_production #collectionraja #artcontemporain #carton #emballage #artenentreprise #mécénat #créationcontemporaine #danielfirman #ceyssonbenetiere

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The Church’s (@thechurchsagharbor ) summer exhibition ‘The Ark’, curated by Eric Fischl (@fischlstudio ), gathers over 40 animal sculptures. Inspired by the myth of the Great Flood, the show reflects on humanity’s bond with animals, nature, and the self—where beauty, empathy, vulnerability, and tenderness emerge in handmade works that mirror both the wild and the interior world. From Daniel Firman’s (@daniel_firman_studio ) awe-striking elephant to Charles Ray’s luminous Silver dog and the embrace of Bourgeois’s Double Spider—on view for the first time at an East End arts institution—the exhibition transforms The Church into a shared domain between viewer and creature. The Ark invites visitors to gather, wonder, and reconnect. On view through Labor Day weekend in Sag Harbor.

"Tu me fais tourner la tête" exposition monographique de Daniel Firman Du 22  février au 7 septembre 2025 Troisième opus du 04 juillet au 7 septembre  ___ Centre d'art contemporain l'ar[T]senal, 13 place Mésirard 28100 Dreux  Infos et réservations :  [email protected] - 02.37.38.87.54 Programmation (ateliers & événements) : https://centredartcontemporainlartsenal.simplybook.it/v2/#book Horaires : 10h30 - 12h30 lundi, mercredi, jeudi et vendredi & 14h - 19h du mercredi au dimanche Œuvre : Le sommeil en forêt, 2025 Courtesy de l'artiste et de la galerie Ceysson Bénétière. #artexibition #contemporaryart #sculpture #monographie #recentwork