Discover the contemporary work of Benoit Cauchies / BnoA

I was born in 1967 in Angers, where I lived until 18 years old, time to pass the Bac.

During my youth I always drew. , painted, “DIY” little tricks», modelé a little earth or paste. It was above all nature, in which I spent a lot of time, that inspired me: landscape, animals

My father painted and carved on wood. Any baby he carried me around in his arms, placing me in front of paintings.

My Mother has among her cousins the artists Adrien and Virginie Demont

My godmother tinkered with decorative objects, my nephew is an auctioneer, my niece introduces people to art. free painting and sculpting too, in short I have always been a professional. surrounded by through art and creativity.

My 5 years of study in  dental prosthesis allowed me to touch the many materials: plaster, wax, metals, resin, silicone, alginate, ceramic, composites.

It was during this period that I began to study. à sculpt my first characters in Cernit paste or wax.

Then role-playing games introduced me to lead figurines.. I began to play. then at make my first small sculptures in epoxy paste.

It was in 1992, since then I have never stopped. . I varied the scales, going from the very small 1/100 to 1/1 scale. I used several materials: Cernit, Fimo, Milliput, Magic sculpt, Sculpey... to produce a quantity of materials. quite large collection of historical collectible figurines, fantastic, para comics, or special requests.

 Some facial creations the ‘scale 1/1 for masks and the order for a bronze bust, undoubtedly initiated this trend. my desire for more “imposing” work

Since 2012 I have started again; the earth in order to create “works”  more personal …..