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Official biography of François Aviles

Sculpted portraits shaped by light, memory, and aluminium.

François, a Paris-born self-taught artisan sculptor, creates realistic portraits crafted from fine aluminium sheet, enhanced with LED illumination, and presented on a solid wood base.

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Biography

A body of work built through observation, material, and realistic portraiture.

For many years, François has drawn inspiration from the world of realistic portraiture, creating unique, exclusive, and fully personalized works from photographs entrusted to him by those wishing to transform a memory, a presence, or an emotion into a singular artwork.

Sunlight becomes an essential element of the creative process, revealing the subtle details of each face through a delicate interplay of shadows and natural light. Each aluminium sculpture is accompanied by a refined LED composition designed to enhance the authenticity of expression and give every artwork a deeply emotional presence.

Through raw aluminium, François expresses his fascination with material itself. This metal shapes much of his artistic identity and nourishes his work as a self-taught creator of realistic and exclusive portrait sculptures.

To him, aluminium embodies both strength and softness, hardness and tenderness, cold and warmth. These contrasts continually enrich his creativity and his passion for realistic art.

Process and work

The technique does not hide emotion. It reveals it.

Aluminium can be shaped both hot and cold. While cold work often limits creative possibilities, François’ sculptures stand precisely as the exception, turning limitation into artistic expression.

Material and gesture

Working with hand tools and a direct relationship to metal, François shapes portraits that avoid repetition and preserve the singular character of each gaze.

Illuminated presence

Each LED composition heightens the truth of expression and turns the sculpture into an intimate, almost cinematic presence.

Selected works

A visual journey through portraits, workshop scenes, and works that have brought visibility to his practice.

His portraits, workshop scenes, and illuminated compositions offer a closer view of a body of work where precision and emotion exist side by side.

Messi sculpture by François Aviles

Highly visible portrait work

The public archive currently features works dedicated to widely recognized figures from sport and contemporary visual culture.

Neymar Jr sculpted portrait by François Aviles

Portrait and precision

Faithfulness to expression and identity remains central to the process.

Steve Jobs sculpted portrait by François Aviles

Memory transformed into artwork

His pieces begin with images entrusted to him by people who want to preserve an emotional presence through art.

Reach and values

Exclusivity, craftsmanship, trust, and a strong human sensitivity at the center of each creation.

Today, François ships his creations worldwide to clients and collectors who value exclusivity, craftsmanship, and the emotional depth of a personalized artwork. Discretion, respect, and trust are essential values at the heart of every relationship he builds with his clients.

Beyond his artistic work, François remains deeply committed to humanitarian and charitable causes. Whenever possible, he contributes through his art to foundations dedicated to supporting vulnerable children.

He also expresses gratitude to his friends, family, and all those who, throughout the years, have believed in his creativity, the singularity of his artistic vision, and his talent as a self-taught sculptor.

Videos

Real movement from the workshop, the sculptures, and pieces already shown in public.

These videos offer a closer look at his creative universe, the presence of his sculptures, and the work that takes place in the studio.

Portraits and emotion

A glimpse into the expressive power of his work.

Sculptures and presence

Illuminated works presented with strong visual presence.

François @work

Process, studio, and hand-made gesture.

Contact

If you would like to contact François, you can do so here.

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Contact email

francois@artandstar.es

Location currently shown on the public website: Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.