Biography: Since 1930 to 1946

Since 1930 to 1946
Aslan was born at Bordeaux
(France) on may 23rd 1930.
When he was 11, he has carved a stone in an old man head with odds and ends.
The year after, he putted money aside to get 2 soft stones, from where would born his first sculptures.
At 14, he is admitted to "Les beaux-arts de Bordeaux" (school of fine Arts), after passing the admission requirements without any difficulties.
He dicovers clay modeling and at home, in front of a three-faceted mirror, he sculpts his own bust. It is such a nice work of Art, that the fine art director doubts its authenticity and unwittingly pays its authors the highest compliments by saying : ''It remains to be seen whether he made it or not ! ''
The following year, at 15, he's awarded first prize from the University of artistic Anatomy
At 16, Paris beckons: The Famous superior school of fine Arts (L'école superieur des Beaux-Arts de Paris) where he was admitted, although underage, due to the sponsorship of painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue. He successfully passes the entrance examinations and ends up in second place out of 100 students.

1946
École supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris

César
In the same year, in the sculpting workshop, he meets the man who's still his friend, the sculptor César

1946
Sculpture
Sculpture (A stone gargoyle). Life size.

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