Jazzy Jaguar

Arman (Pierre Fernandez, born in Nice in 1928) moved to Paris after graduation to study archaeology and oriental art. After returning to Nice in 1953, he devoted himself instead to abstract art and began collaborating with Yves Klein, which was to have a significant impact on his artistic development. After a typographical error in an exhibition catalogue at the legendary Galerie Iris Clert in Paris, in which the letter "d" had dropped from his name, Arman decided that henceforth he would sign his works only "Arman".

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Arman was famous for exploring everyday objects especially musical instruments like violins and saxophones through strategies of accumulation, slicing, burning, or combining them with animal or human forms. "Jazzy Jaguar" merges his lifelong obsession with musical instruments and jazz culture with sleek zoomorphic sculpture, capturing the smooth, wild energy of jazz music through the physical grace of a predatory cat.