samedi 22 septembre 2012

The Mix .

I do not know how I came up with this idea . But does anyone really know how ideas suddenly appear in our minds. I remember that I was searching something "new" for a show in Bergamo , an exhibition that took place in Palazzo Moroni ( at the same time as Salon in 2009). I was working with William Cochran in the US and one evening in my hotel room this "idea" of mixing up ornaments, preferably sketchy ones, quite loosely painted with waterbased technique and "central images" painted realistically in oils came to me. I did a few quick sketches , I thought it was a cool idea.
Did I really find someting or did I help memories to come back to the surface of my consciousness? This idea is certainly not new , others have done it before me ( I have seen this afterwards) but when this happened I really thought this mix was original...here are the results. These are paintings I did a few years ago but I still love them.
 I love  the art of painting per se. I feel grateful towards all the artists of the past who where strong enough to deal with the Beauty of the world and so talented that they added to it... I am impressed by all the artists of our time who dare do the same  . I have been given the gift of painting too and I try my best.

" Liz" , a mix of Renaissance ornaments and detail of a painting of F.Clouet , XVIth century.

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"Grenades", a mix of a late XVIIIth century fabric and a still life of Chardin.

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"Mop", a mix of images from "Marie-Antoinette" by S.Coppola ( I just changed the dog) and a Renaissance ornament.

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"Orta", a mix of an ornament by Berain and a landscape of Corot.

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"Grappa", a mix of a Louis XVI ornament and a detail of a dutch still life of the XVIIth century.

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"Champagne", a mix of a "Regence" ornament and a picture of "Marie-Antoinette" by S.Coppola.

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samedi 8 septembre 2012

Maison et Objet . January 2012 Collection


Here is my booth and collection of previous  Maison et Objet  (this year in January).
I am so busy this Fall that I had to cancel my participation to the show. I am glad to be working on a fabulous project right now and I will certainly not complain  but I am also a little sad since I will not have the pleasure of seeing my clients and of sharing a new collection with them and with new people from all over the world .

 I particularly enjoy the creative process of imagining a new collection and finding ways to present it.

I will be back on the show at Scéne sd'Intérieur in January …I already have ideas for the first 2013 collection.

I hope you will enjoy this series of pictures.









Les Amateurs 120 x 280 cm (after Watteau)

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Petit Soldat 140 x 140 cm (after Tiepolo)




Detail of Frondaison 125 x 290 cm


Les Fontaines 95 x 145 cm ( after H.Robert)


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Gotland ( and Profils) 130 x 290 cm


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Profils 17 x 25 cm a piece





Detail of Les Grands Vases 125 x 280 cm


Jean-Baptiste 150 x 150 cm (after Chardin)


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Detail of Singerie Régence 120 x 180 cm


Main au Compas 60 x 90 cm (after XVIIIth century painting)




Hortense 55 x 65 cm (after Sir J.Reynolds)

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Les Choux 120 x 280 cm ( after A.Blomaert)



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