Arman Fernandez was influenced by Dadaism and created radical sculptures from piles of garbage. He randomly displayed garbage collected in glass boxes he called "poubelles" (trash cans), or introduced accumulations, repeated assemblies of identical objects such as toy cars to water taps.
He often adopted destruction as a strategy of creation, cutting or smashing objects like bronze statues or musical instruments, even burning them. These sculptures were sometimes placed on canvases, wrapped in plexiglass, or exhibited alone, responding to the emergence of Pop Art as part of the Nouveau Réalisme movement.
The <Cello Armchair> model, created in 1993, is shaped like a cello body in bronze. Its two arms and four legs resemble the head of a cello, characterized by its distinctive antique patina color. The signature "Arman" and a number are engraved on the front left leg.
