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Fred Allard

The Nice-born sculptor who seals Chanel bags, sneakers and Coca-Cola cans in transparent resin.

Fred Allard, bearded, in a black shirt and light jeans, sitting on a patterned sofa beside a large red painting, with a Mickey Mouse figure in resin in the foreground
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Sculptor
Based in
Nice
Born
1968, Nice

Born in Nice in 1968, Fred Allard founded the fashion e-concept store Vitrines Parisiennes before turning to art at 40. Working in the tradition of the École de Nice, he seals handbags, sneakers and other icons of consumer culture in transparent resin, in series such as the Paper Bags, the Minaudières and the Roller Bags. His workshop is in Saint-Laurent-du-Var and his gallery in Nice.

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Fred Allard, bearded, in a black shirt and light jeans, sitting on a patterned sofa beside a large red painting, with a Mickey Mouse figure in resin in the foreground
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Fred Allard: The Alchemist of Luxury

How a self-taught artist from the Côte d'Azur turned handbags, sneakers, and Coca-Cola cans into monumental sculptures coveted by collectors from New York to Saint-Barthélemy.
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