In Sea Circus, Ortaire de Coupigny stages two sculpted fish inside a vertical sardine tin, suspended in green resin. The larger fish, painted in ochre, blue, and red, features a single yellow dot near the eye, adding focus and individuality. Below, a smaller fish in red and gold contrasts in both scale and tone.
On the inner lid, an engraved silhouette of a tuna-like fish introduces a quiet visual element. The composition suggests a small scene, almost like a performance—two figures sharing a confined stage, balanced between realism and abstraction.
As in other works from the artist’s sardine-can series, Sea Circus brings together sculpture, pigment, and engraving in a compact format.
Materials: Metal on aluminum, wax, pigments, resin, wood engraving
Size: 13 × 8.5 × 3.5 cm (approx. 5.1 × 3.3 × 1.4 in)
One-of-a-kind artwork – signed by Ortaire de Coupigny
Sea Circus – Sardine Tin Artwork by Ortaire de Coupigny
Large artwork by Ortaire de Coupigny.Sculpture : metal on aluminium / Wax / Pigments / Epoxy / Wooden engraving.
Size : 22 × 13 × 3.5 cm ( 8.7 × 5.1 × 1.4 inches)
One-of-a-kind artwork.
Signed.
2025
Ready to hang (See back picture).
