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Eric Bonte is a master of glass craftsmanship, graduated from Ecole Nationale des Arts Appliques et des Metiers d’Art. He excels in using his professional knowledge to help clients realize their dreams.
After graduating in 1979, Bonte took over a stained glass workshop. The numerous high-quality works from the workshop earned him considerable fame. His clients include prestigious figures such as the Plaza Athénée in Paris, the Hotel Raphael, the Regina Hotel, and the Capgemini Sogeti headquarters at Place Charles de Gaulle. He served as the glass craftsman for painter Jean Bazaine, creating stained glass windows for the Saint Die Cathedral in the Vosges region.
In 1986, Bonte was selected from a large pool of candidates to create stained glass windows for the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Yaoundé in Ivory Coast. He formed France Vitrail International, and all the stained glass windows were completed by a team of about 60 people from the workshop over 18 months. This was the largest stained glass order in history. The stained glass windows, with a total area of 8,400 m2, are legendary and have received unanimous praise.
Describing the wind, yearning for freedom, and passion for creation, Bonte is like a "wind chaser," with glass in his hands, he freely expresses his will. Wind is unrestricted, multifaceted, and unpredictable; it is emotional yet capricious and heartless. The impression of wind varies from person to person, and Bonte, with his perception, uses countless details, lines, planes, folds, twists, and flourishes to deconstruct and capture the essence of free wind.
The artist is not isolated from the world; he loves life and draws truth from it. Whether it is the breath of the wind, the brilliance of thought, the dynamics of celestial bodies, or the initial origins of the world, they all become sources of inspiration for artist Bonte. His delicate soul captures the fleeting moment in a state of "similarity and dissimilarity," sketching eternity in an instant.
Kiln-casting is a slow,
inefficient, limited,
and often frustrating glass-making technique...
However, it also brings the thrill of winning a lottery,
and a sense of mystery akin to alchemy.