César Baldaccini (1921-1998) known as César is a French sculptor of Italian origin.
From an early age, he started carving using scrap metal scraps.
He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Marseille and then in Paris, from which he graduated in 1948.
A member of the New Realism movement with Arman, Yves Klein and Niki de Saint Phalle, César is distinguished by the use of the unique industrial compression technique, his human fingerprints, his polyurethane expansions, his massive works in iron, bronze, or his massive works in iron, bronze, or his compressions like the one that embodies the famous César Film Prize.
César's public sculptures are present from Hong Kong to Paris, like his giant thumb in La Défense.
César enjoys a worldwide reputation.
His works are exhibited, among others, at the Tate Gallery in London, at the MoMA in New York and at the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris.

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” Despite my classical academic education, my vision with my work on scrap metal, I entered the industrial world and learned to approach recovered materials in their own language. ”
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