Amélie Dauteur

Okashi, Hosu, Niji, Taboo, Torio… these evocative names make up the unique and enchanting world of Amélie Dauteur’s totems. Through these creations, the artist brings to life a veritable poetic forest, where each piece becomes a presence in its own right—vibrant and captivating.

Her totems emerge in the space like bold visual accents, joyful exclamations that draw the eye with their elegance, finesse, and radiant energy. Nothing is left to chance: drawing on a career in interior design, fashion, and luxury, Amélie Dauteur infuses each of her works with a keen eye for detail and a rare level of precision. Her execution is precise, her technical mastery impeccable, and her choice of materials reveals a deep attention to the substance: painted ceramic, wood weathered by time… all organic elements that give her totems a dimension that is at once primal, sensual, and timeless.

Behind their apparent lightness lies a true artistic richness. Amélie Dauteur’s works are part of a conscious lineage, engaging with art history—from Matisse to Ellsworth Kelly, via Miró—while echoing the great masters of sculpture such as Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi, and Alexander Calder. She distills a personal, subtle, and daring synthesis from this, where abstraction and figuration, plant forms and animal presences converge. This unique alchemy also reflects her fascination with primitivism, whose codes she reinterprets with a contemporary sensibility.

Each totem is a one-of-a-kind piece, designed as part of a limited series, and takes shape from meticulous sketchbooks. This precise and inspired preparatory work evokes the world of mood boards and trend books, giving each creation a strong and cohesive identity.

Throughout history, across every continent, totems have embodied powerful symbols: protection, belonging, and memory. Owning a totem by Amélie Dauteur is more than just acquiring a work of art; it is inviting a soothing presence into your home—a source of emotion and contemplation. A piece that accompanies, inspires, and naturally makes you want to expand this unique family… thus reconnecting with an almost sacred dimension of art.