"To be is to change by exchanging with the other while remaining oneself."
said Edouard Glissant.
Born in 53 in Paris (Fr) in a family of Artists, I was trained off the beaten track. Travelling has made me a kind of migrant, particularly sensitive to the diversity of points of view.
The experience of settling for twenty years in a working class neighbourhood in West Africa had such a highly beneficial influence on my life that I applied for and am proud to have obtained Burkinabe nationality. My work has found an international audience (USA, Caribbean, Africa, Europe, China). It explores, both in the studio and in public encounters in what I call Sociable Art projects, the unifying impact on our relationships of Recognition in all its aspects: exploration, identification, gratification, gratitude, recognition of self, of other and/or of common sense.
After some fifteen years devoted primarily to the development of "Sociable Art" projects, I am once again showing my work in the studio. Painting, just like life, offers us to share an unlimited field of investigation combining ethics and aesthetics. This is a great opportunity.
Africa, where I travelled for a long time on foot when I was young and where I chose to live for twenty years, has passed on to me its symbiotic vision: to participate in the universe while benefiting from its energy. The "Symbiosis" series simply invites the viewer to appropriate the meaning of the Artwork.
The projects I call Socia(B)le Art cultivate relationships.
My Socia(B)le Art creations are inspired by the product of free workshops of spontaneous co-creation addressed to the most diverse amateur audiences. They embellish their everyday world while facilitating social integration and mediation, intercultural dialogue, action for peace and/or respect for life.
The proven methods of spontaneous participatory creation that I have developed over the past thirty years ensure a high quality overall result while helping you discover your own unsuspected amateur talents.
I pass on my knowledge to other artists and regularly give training to social work students on the usefulness of artistic creativity in their work.
The portrait from a model leaves a trace of mutual recognition between two people. For the series "Reconnaissances", I work on the ground in order to share with the model the image that takes shape before our eyes.
"Opening up to the unknown that comes from the encounter."
Edouard Glissand
The gaze is loosened by seeing oneself through the eyes of the other. Particularities are asserted. Preconceptions are destabilized. For better or for worse, the fallen angels rise up. Let's hope that the lifestyles will learn from each other.
I extract from random spots produced with greasy ink by monotype printing, the images that my intuition detects there.
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