Jean Octobon is a French artist whose practice is rooted in metal. Raised in a family of craftsmen and artists—his grandfather a blacksmith, his father a drawing teacher—he inherited both technical mastery and a deep passion for creation. After studying fine arts, art history, and industrial mechanics, he opened his first workshop by the sea in southern France, designing custom architectural pieces that quickly found their place in luxury villas.In 2013, Octobon dedicated himself fully to sculpture, transforming his metalworking expertise into bold, meticulously handcrafted artworks. His celebrated BANG-BANG series revisits the icons and fantasies of his youth—vintage culture, western heroes, cinematic legends—through oversized, pop-colored “guns” sculpted with precision, humor, and nostalgia.Each piece is engineered and sculpted entirely by hand, revealing his rare craftsmanship and obsession with perfect lines, curves, and surfaces. Jean Octobon’s work merges technical brilliance with playful imagination, elevating raw metal into objects of power, memory, and irresistible charm.