Contemporary sculptor Roderick Owen stands apart with a bold, feminine, and subversive universe where high heels transform into sculptures, and freedom itself is forged in the fire of his art.

His story is, above all, an inner quest, a search for meaning, balance, and freedom.
More than a journey, it is a movement driven by the need to create, to turn emotion into form, and to let passion speak through matter.
                                                                                                                                          Every encounter leaves a trace, every exchange shapes his vision of the world.
Yet for a long time, that creative energy remained without form, like a breath waiting to become alive.
                                                                                                                                           Then came a moment of truth.
The artist decided to let go of all boundaries, to strip away what was expected of him, and to seek the most precious gift life could offer, the revelation of his own voice.
                                                                                                                                           That’s when he remembered metal, that living, breathing element he had once touched, unaware it would one day become his language.
The answer didn’t come from a place, but from a call deep within, a fire only metal could understand.
In a suspended moment, somewhere between waking and dream, the material began to speak.
                                                                                                                                               The iron twisted, breathed, as if it longed to take shape.
From that silent dialogue between fire and imagination emerged a vision: a silhouette, a heel, a woman sculpted from light.
And he understood, metal is not something to be mastered, but a soul that chooses those who can hear it.
                                                                                                                                                  He felt its whisper beneath the flame, fragile, eternal.
Every spark became a heartbeat.
Every strike, a pulse of creation.
Fire turned into language, and metal became skin, memory, destiny.
                                                                                                                                              An art in motion, born from reality.
That day, the artist realized that beauty lives not only in flesh, but in the power it awakens.
In the curve of a high heel, he saw the reflection of an eternal femininity, both delicate and indestructible.
For him, the heel stands as a symbol of silent strength, sovereign grace, and freedom forged in metal.

In these, he perceives a whimsical artistic message

No longer mere fashion accessories, stilettos could be reborn as immortal women.   No rider to mount them, no restrictions to stop them, freed from flesh.

The artist then sets himself a challenge

To bring to life contemporary stilettos in wrought iron.                                         Stilettos that would eternally retain their elegance, and decide their own destiny.     Independent steel stilettos, having no need to find a partner to wear them, shoes that could be much more than accessories, but living beings.

At that precise moment, the sculptor realizes that his life has taken an unexpected turn, unaware that a few years later, his artistic universe would be appreciated on a global scale.

Like a great couturier shaping his fabrics, he sculpts iron with the same precision and vision, merging the elegance of fashion with the power of sculpture into a single masterpiece.

In his atelier, he pushes the limits of the material, transforming metal into contemporary sculptures with a singular style.

His work is built on a constant dialogue between strength and elegance, tradition and audacity, resulting in timeless creations.                                                                         The artist explores the subtle shades of the human soul, moving between shadow and light.

His forged steel stilettos capture a timeless elegance, freed from flesh, where every curve tells a story of transformation.

His art, steeped in mystery and contrast, invites contemplation, where beauty, freedom, and silent strength converge.                                                                              He draws his inspiration from reality: what he sees, hears and, above all, feels.

The result is striking works that shake things up and convey strong emotions.           He continues his ascent through collaborations with prestigious brands such as Imperial Heritage Caviar and Maison Champagne Duval-Leroy.

Sexy, extraordinary works freed from all rules.

R o d e r i c k   O w e n

Stilettos forged in fire, Sculpted in steel, Born as art

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