Art & Statues
Pascal Jarrion "Evolution" Limited Edition Cubist Bronze Sculpture
Pascal Jarrion "Evolution" Limited Edition Cubist Bronze Sculpture
"Evolution" is a striking bronze sculpture by Pascal Jarrion, cast in 2025 in a limited edition of five. The tall vertical composition fuses the form of a stringed instrument with the stacked, totemic silhouette of a figure, the scrolled head of a violin and its dark f-hole emerging gradually as the eye travels down the piece.
Pascal's distinctive style brings together Cubism, Art Deco, and a sense of ancient or ceremonial form, and "Evolution" leans especially into that archaeological quality. The sculpture reads less like a single frozen image and more like a form caught mid-transformation, as its title suggests, shifting between instrument and figure depending on the angle from which it is viewed.
The richly textured bronze surface carries a cool blue-green verdigris patina, with the deeply cut grooves and recesses finished in a darker charcoal tone that emphasizes the sculpture's carved, layered construction. This surface treatment gives the bronze a weathered, artifact-like presence, as though the piece had been recovered rather than newly cast, while its geometric construction remains firmly rooted in twentieth-century Modernism.
Every side of the sculpture rewards close looking. The scrolled top and small carved sound hole suggest the head of a stringed instrument, while the deeply cut vertical grooves running down the lower two-thirds evoke both strings and fluted architectural columns. The interplay between positive and negative space, the dark voids cut into the bronze against the raised ridges, gives the piece strong shadow and depth from any viewing angle.
Mounted on a black rectangular base, "Evolution" stands 20 inches high on a narrow footprint of 6 by 5.5 inches, giving it a commanding vertical presence for its size. It is well suited to a corner pedestal, console, or any spot where its height and silhouette can be fully appreciated. The sculpture is signed and numbered from the edition of five.
