Breakfast Talk Series #12 with Olivier Haligon

French Arts Associates Podcast

We will start our Breakfast Talk Series season with the most experience French craftsman we have ever met: Olivier Haligon. From listening to Olivier Haligon's works, experiences to visiting the most unique and exclusive craftsmenship studio in Miami, this Breakfast Talk Series will begin its season with uniqueness, arts, and beauty. September's theme: The Art Fabricator, in the shadow of the artist #creation The HALIGON’s family studios were established around 1875. From generation to generation, the passion of sculpting was inherited. The Haligons have participated in the construction of the Statue of Liberty by Bartholdi in the1880’s for New York City. From the earliest age, Olivier Haligon was immersed in the world of art and continues to perpetuate the master craftsmanship passed down five generations. A Master degree of engineering in mathematics further prepared Olivier Haligon to work in his family studio realizing some of the most famous sculptures of our time, from small editions to monumental pieces. Olivier opened his studio in Miami, FL, in 1998 and has achieved a strong international reputation among the Art world. Since 2010, Caroline Haligon is working alongside her father to perpetuate the long-lasting family tradition and craftsmanship. Haligon Fine Art Studio has worked with some of the most renowned contemporary artists, architects and designers, such as Carpeaux, Bartholdi, Rodin, Picasso, Giacometti, Miro, J. Dubuffet, Cesar, Botero, Arman, R. Mason, Niki de Saint Phalle, J.P. Raynaud, Herve Di Rosa, R. Barrios, M. Wanders