{"id":273870,"date":"2025-11-20T16:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/273870\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:28:12","slug":"simon-laveuves-scaled-down-tableaux-reveal-post-apocalyptic-lifestyles-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/273870\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Laveuve’s Scaled-Down Tableaux Reveal Post-Apocalyptic Lifestyles \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is always something a bit uncanny about Simon Laveuve<\/a>\u2019s playful miniatures. Whether a ramshackle residence is built impossibly tall or seems to be both upside-down and right-side-up at the same time, we\u2019re drawn into a strange yet alluring world filled with a range of precisely rendered homes and hangouts.<\/p>\n

Laveuve is known for his meticulously sculpted miniatures<\/a> that evoke post-apocalyptic settings, from stilt houses hovering precariously on rock formations to playful amalgamations of numerous \u201cfound objects\u201d like tires and old windows. Typically crafted at 1\/24 or 1\/35 scale, these tiny tableaux are devoid of people yet feel lived in, as if the inhabitants have just stepped away.<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cLa Beaut\u00e9 Des Aurores\u201d (2025), from \u2018Les \u00c9toiles,\u2019 mixed media, 1\/35 scale, 19 x 28 x 13 centimeters<\/p>\n

Some of Laveuve\u2019s sculptures feature multiple levels, while others focus on a particular interaction between, say, a beach umbrella that someone appears to have pitched not too long ago next to a car that has been abandoned for years, with giant roots growing through the hood. Whether installed on the wall or propped up on a post, the scenes reveal new details when viewed from different vantage points.<\/p>\n

Laveuve has been exceptionally productive lately, as Galerie Decorde<\/a> just exhibited 10 pieces at an art fair in Strasbourg, France, and the artist has work included in Lucas Nadel\u2019s show\u00a0at Tagliatella Galleries<\/a> in Paris, which opens on November 22 and continues through December 20. Among other projects, Galerie Decorde will also include Laveuve\u2019s work in its December group show.<\/p>\n

Check out Laveuve\u2019s website<\/a>, and follow updates on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cR\u00eave De Cime\u201d (2025), from \u2018Les \u00c9toiles,\u2019 mixed media, 1\/35 scale, 34 x 16 x 11 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"aDetail of \u201cR\u00eave De Cime\u201d<\/p>\n

\"aDetail of \u201cLa Beaut\u00e9 Des Aurores\u201d<\/p>\n

\"the\u201cUne Place Au Soleil\u201d (2025) from \u2018Vestige,\u2019 mixed media, 1\/24 scale, 31 x 26 x 20 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cJour De F\u00eate\u201d (2025), from \u2018Vestige,\u2019 mixed media, 1\/24 scale, 38 x 26 x 18 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cJour De F\u00eate\u201d (2025), from \u2018Vestige,\u2019 mixed media, 1\/24 scale, 38 x 26 x 18 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"aDetail of \u201cJour De F\u00eate\u201d <\/p>\n

\"a\u201cFleur d\u2019IPN\u201d (2025), from \u2018Vestige,\u2019 mixed media, 1\/24 scale, 33 x 30 x 21 centimeters<\/p>\n

\"aDetail of \u201cFleur d\u2019IPN\u201d<\/p>\n

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