Peppone
Based in the heart of Provence's Luberon region, Christophe Tixier, known as Peppone, reigns over a workshop reminiscent of Ali Baba's cave, where thousands of objects he has found, collected, and preserved are piled high. A passionate sculptor and collector, he draws inspiration from a library of nearly 500 comic books, the raw material of his art. These paper treasures, accumulated through garage sales, municipal auctions, and generous donations, form an inexhaustible reservoir of images and emotions. The son of teachers who instilled in him the value of sharing, Peppone transforms this abundance into brightly colored resin sculptures imbued with popular symbolism that celebrates the innocence of childhood and the collective imagination.
His artistic universe draws on icons from our shared visual culture: Star Wars, Marvel, Walt Disney. But behind the apparent lightness of these references lies a profound reflection on the human condition. For Peppone, humans are the only living beings aware of their own finitude, and it is through reproduction, communication, and dreams that they attempt to escape it. His sculptures thus weave a cyclical link between past, present, and future, transforming ephemeral paper into lasting forms.
Each work carries a deeply intimate dimension: by carving into these pages that nourished his childhood, Peppone keeps alive the emotional bond with his father, the first person to introduce him to these seminal albums. His creations thus become much more than pop sculptures: they are hymns to transmission, resin monuments where nostalgia meets the universal, offering collectors a luminous window onto our shared imagination.
The artist's works
