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Jean-Loup Gasnier
Libre
Oil on canvas
1990's
Excellent condition
Dimensions: 155 x 108 cm
The creation of a world. "Searching for life in matter, thus JEAN-LOUP GASNIER emphasizes the main sense of a creative search and part of a tireless quest
JEAN-LOUP GASNIER was born in Martigues on April 22, 1952 and is a painter. Ecn choice, certainly, but also the result of an original path. Essentially, JEAN-LOUP GASNIER was initially attracted to sculpture. Since his very young years, he has worked with the most difficult materials, especially with stone. An intuitive mastery of the masses that quickly made him famous. At the age of sixteen he had his first exhibition. When he was twenty, JEANLOUP GASNIER, forced to stop sculpting for lack of money, worked in the decorative arts and designed contemporary furniture.
But the desire to return to visual expression will be stronger. In 1984, JEAN-LOUP GASNIER finds the visual creation again. This is then his encounter with painting.
Created by practical reasons. Painting does not require, as sculpture does, resources. a studio, materials and so on, which I could not yet take on ...
His meeting with Alain Delagnes in 1987 and his support will finally allow JEAN-LOUP GASNIER to devote himself entirely to his art in a favourable environment. An exhibition in Geneva in June 1989 is the end result of his persistence. I undergo painting as a real asceticism" confirms JEAN-LOUP GASNIER.
Abstract, figurative ,... JEAN-LOUP GASNIER does not experience the necessity of absolute references, so no school, but always has the same intuitive approach. Perhaps a sensitivity to symbolism? Certain works from his sombre period evoke echoes of Gustave Moreau. But always on large canvases: "I feel the need to enter space, to play with it ... "
A clearly recurring theme, source of great inspiration, a unique vantage point of JEAN-LOUP GASNIER is:
THE WOMAN
The artwork are in an excellent condition.
Provenance: Private collection in The Netherlands
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