Sorrentino works with the wood as an elastic medium
Magazine, Spade
Journalist, Carly Peters. November 2008 Toronto
The works of Sorrentino Sanche are best described as a creative fusion of art, sculpture and furniture.
Based in Quebec's Eastern Townships, the tandem of Nathalie Sanche and Angelo Sorrentino work at wath they call "women-drawers". These designs are fluid yet functional.
The shapes, expressions and colours exude a certain quality one may only find in a classic Tim Burton film. "I like to think of our work as art and not simply furniture", says Sorrentino. "I love the feminine lines and this has been an inspiration for our work." Sorrentino Sanche refer to them as "the art of movement, perfection and beauty,"
Each piece combining their masterful techniques of cabinet-making and metallurgy. Designs are only produced once, taking between two and six weeks to complete.
Sorrentino works with the wood as an elastic medium, sculpting it in ways few could even imagine.
Sanche, in contrast, creates and fashions the metal sculpture to create pieces that are applauded for both their aesthetic and functionality.
The end result is the perfect blend of modernism and craft.
A Jubilant Marriage Between Two Artists
Journalist: Pierrette-Helene Roy Translation: William MS Lowndes
La Tribune, October, 2002
Wood and metal entwined to reveal their beauty, textures, and uniqueness.
Journalist: Florence Michel Translation: Christina Davidson
Métiers d'art de vivre December, 2004
Women-chests-of-drawers
One must expect something sensitive, midway between the most personal revelation and the extravagant promise.
In fact, the women-furniture by Nathalie Sanche and Angelo Sorrentino take us into the heart of their lives.
She was a welder and dreamed of sculpture; he worked in construction and was trained as a cabinet maker, but he had never dreamed of doing art. And then they met. They began by making outdoor furniture; Angelo handled the woodworking and Nathalie made the hinges and handles. One day, while waiting for Angelo, she made a small woman-chest-of-drawers. They looked at each other. Lightening had struck. The creative idea was born.
Since that time, this has been their dream and their inspiration.
Under its spell, they won the Jean-Cartier prize for new talent in 2003 at the Salon de métiers d'art in Montréal, and their order book was full. Today, it is sculpture that fires their creative vision, and 10-feet tall women have taken over their garden. If you can, make time to visit this show.
The history of these two artists is really linked to a blending of heart and mind.
Habitation, Journal de Montréal December 6, 2003
It dances! This is the impression that this piece of furniture created by the Sorrentino-Sanche couple gives…
The history of these two artists is really linked to a blending of heart and mind. They met at a personal development centre in North Hartley. It was love at first sight! The woodworker-cabinetmaker and the sculptress, the arts, the spirit, the body.
Refined, original, what more can you say about this piece?
Smashing!
"One day, at an exhibition in the Eastern Townships, a doctor told me that he had been stunned to see our furniture because everything in his life was so square. I thought it was extraordinary that our pieces would touch people’s hearts,” says Nathalie. “Often, we say that our works talk."
Meet our makers Angelo Sorrentino and Nathalie Sanche
In 2004, Angelo Sorrentino and Nathalie Sanche won the first prize at the One of a kind Show, for the originality of their work.
Video at the One of a Kind .
Creators Honoured
Le journal Metro, Art et Culture
The Salon des métiers d'art du Québec yesterday awarded prizes for excellence at its 48th show.
Every year, the Salon recognizes the best of the work of the exhibitors showing their work at the various stands. Different juries are asked to visit all the stands and to consider all the products or works as they try to select the winners.
The Prize for new talent
Le Jean-Cartier prize for a promising newcomer honours production originality for an exhibitor who has worked less than five years as a professional artist-craftsman. The jury awarded the prize for 2003 to Angelo Sorrentino and Nathalie Sanche for the originality and quality of their work.
...we would never see cabinetmakers more flyé (off the wall) than these...
Le soleil Actualités September, 2003
Valérie Gaudreau, Journalist
Furniture in all shapes and forms
Are these pieces of furniture masquerading as works of art or are they works of art masquerading as furniture? You can judge for yourself at the show of original works by Quebec cabinetmakers at the centre d'art Materia.
"People enjoy these pieces,” explains Micheline Verret at Materia. “This show will be of interest to everyone, because furniture is in some ways a reflection of our personality.”
One thing is certain, if the works reflect the artists who create them, we would never see cabinetmakers more flyé (off the wall) than these. The chest of drawers by Nathalie Sanche and Angelo Sorrentino is inspired by the curves of a woman’s body...
Marie Lyne Levasseur, project director at the Materia information centre talks about the work of artists Angelo Sorrentin and Nathalie Sanche, creators of beautifully crooked furniture.
