-Act On Art- Focus on the figurative!
September 2021 Newsletter
- Act On Art - Focus on the figurative. Newsletter September 2021-
The artists : Riccardo Licata, Elaine Arruda, Luc Bessin, Beatrice Bissara, Amélie Barthélemy, Patricia Byrs Lasquier, Baba Limousin, karine Lahannier, Laurence de Marliave, Nelson Dias Lopes, Claudia do Amaral, Claudine Ducaroir, jean-Hubert Fileyssant, Bérénice Galimard, Evelyne Gerbaud, Michèle Gosnet Frassetto, Bénédicte Gerin, Rico da Halvarez, Vladimir Hofmann , Kdom, Dominique Le Marois, Marie Lepetit, Poumi Lescaut, Bruno Mathon, François Nugues, Manon Paya, Barbara petit, Shuck One, Francisco Rocca, Merri Scheitlin-Nordman, Jean-Pierre Tanguy, Laurence Verney, Nelly Stetenfeld.
Hello,
The figurative, a genre neglected in France for years, even rejected by some schools of fine arts, finds its place in galleries, museum collections, salons ... In September 2021, Art Paris has also made a of its central themes and our newsletter this month is dedicated to it.
To introduce this focus on the figurative, we offer you two texts by Charles Baudelaire, one on the landscape, the other on the portrait:
“If such a collection of trees, mountains, waters and houses, which we call a landscape, is beautiful, it is not by itself, but by me, by my own grace, by the idea or the feeling that I attach to it. It is enough to say, I think, that any landscape gardener who does not know how to translate a feeling by an assembly of vegetable or mineral matter is not an artist. I know well that the human imagination can, by a singular effort, conceive for a moment nature without man, and all the suggestive mass scattered in space without a contemplator to extract the comparison, the metaphor and the allegory. . It is certain that all this order and all this harmony nonetheless retain the inspiring quality which is providentially deposited in it; but, in this case, for lack of an intelligence which it could inspire, this quality would be as if it were not…. ”
"A portrait ! What could be simpler and more complicated, more obvious and more profound? If La Bruyère had been deprived of imagination, would he have been able to compose his Caractères, the material of which, however, so obvious, offered itself to him so complacently? And so restricted that one supposes any historical subject, what historian can flatter himself of painting and illuminating it without imagination? The portrait, this seemingly modest genre, requires immense intelligence. The artist's obedience must undoubtedly be great, but his divination must be equal. When I see a good portrait, I guess all the efforts of the artist, who must have seen first what was being seen, but also guess what was hiding. I compared him earlier to the historian, I could also compare him to the actor, who out of duty adopts all the characters and all the costumes. Nothing, if one is willing to examine the matter, is indifferent in a portrait. The gesture, the grimace, the clothing, the decor itself, everything must serve to represent a character…. ”
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- OUR EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS -
Travel in Italy
- It's a simple idea: Return to Italy, draw and paint in the footsteps of our ancients.
The thread seems broken, let's reconnect it with Dominique le marois.
- AT Agrigento: end of September 2021
- If your heart tells you, contact us by email: contact@actonart.fr
In the fall of 2021, the Jacquemart-André museum will celebrate the creative genius of Sandro Botticelli (1445 - 1510) and the activity of his workshop, by exhibiting around forty works by this refined painter accompanied by some paintings by his Florentine contemporaries. on which Botticelli had a particular influence. The career of Botticelli, who became one of Florence's greatest artists, testifies to the influence and the profound changes which transformed the city under the Medici.
The exhibition will show the importance of this workshop practice, a laboratory teeming with ideas and training, typical of the Italian Renaissance. She will present Botticelli in his role of creator, but also of entrepreneur and trainer.
The exhibition will benefit from loans from prestigious institutions such as the Louvre, the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Vatican museums and libraries, the Uffizi, the Galleria Sabauda in Turin, the Galleria dell'Accademia and the National Bargello Museum in Florence, the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, the Alte Pinakothek in Munich and the Städel Museum in Frankfurt.
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ENGLISH VERSION
Hello,
The figurative, a genre neglected in France for years, even rejected by some of the schools of fine arts, finds its place in galleries, museum collections, salons… In September 2021, Art Paris has some. is one of its central themes and our Newsletter of this month is dedicated to it.
To introduce this focus on the figurative, we offer you two texts by Charles Baudelaire, one on the landscape, the other on the portrait:
“If such and such an assemblage of trees, mountains, waters and houses, which we call a landscape, is beautiful, it is not by itself, but by me, by my own grace, by the idea or the feeling that I attach to it. This is saying enough, I think, that any landscaper who does not know how to translate a feeling by an assembly of vegetable or mineral matter is not an artist. I know very well that the imagination human can, by a singular effort, conceive for a moment nature without man, and all the suggestive mass scattered in space without a contemplator to extract from it the comparison, the metaphor and the allegory. order and all this harmony nevertheless retain the inspiring quality which is providentially deposited there; but, in this case, for lack of an intelligence which it could inspire, this quality would be as if it were not…. “
“A portrait! What could be simpler and more complicated, more obvious and more profound? If La Bruyère had been deprived of imagination, could he have composed his Characters, of which however the material, so obvious, offered? so complaisantly to him? And so restricted that one supposes any historical subject whatever, what historian can flatter himself of painting and illuminating it without imagination? The portrait, this seemingly so modest genre, requires immense intelligence. undoubtedly the obedience of the artist is great there, but his divination must be equal. When I see a good portrait, I guess all the efforts of the artist, who must have seen first what was being seen, but also guess what was hiding. I compared him earlier to the historian, I could also compare him to the actor, who out of duty adopts all the characters and all the costumes. Nothing, if you will. to examine the thing, is not indifferent in a portrait. The gesture, the grimace, the clothing, the decor itself, everything must serve to represent a character…. ”
OUR EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
Journey to Italy
- It's a simple idea: Go back to Italy, draw and paint in the footsteps of our elders.
The thread seems broken, let's renew it together with Dominique LeMarois.
- In Tivoli: early June
- In Agrigento: end of September
- If your heart tells you, contact us by email: contact@actonart.fr
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It will allow you to enjoy the work for several months and ultimately if you wish to acquire it, each rent paid will be deducted from the acquisition price.
f you are interested, contact us by mail or phone.
VISUALIZE THE ARTWORK OF YOUR CHOICE IN YOUR HOME
An artwork in the Gallery has attracted you…. To remove your last doubts, we offer a new service: Visualize this artwork in your interior.
Just send us by email to the address contact@actonart.fr a photo of the place where you would like to see the work of your choice.
TRY ONE OF THE ARTWORKS OF THE GALLERY YOU LOVE
AT HOME FOR 14 DAYS!
Do not hesitate! enjoy 14 days to reassure you about your choice
and find its ideal place.
If you change your mind, you will not have to justify yourself,
we will refund you in full.
* Offer valid if you are resident of the European Economic Area and the work ordered also comes from this area.
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