Drawing titled "Le petit pangolin" by Michel Guillet, Original Artwork, Pastel

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Le petit pangolin (2022) Drawing by Michel Guillet

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Pastel on Cardboard, 19.7x25.6 in

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One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 19.7in, Width 25.6in
Artwork's condition The artwork is in very good condition
Framing This artwork is not framed
Categories Drawings under $1,000 Hyperrealism Animal

Pastel sec sur pastel card aux dimensions de 50*65. Pauvre pangolin qui au début de l'épidémie du Covid 19 était accusé d'être le responsable du passage du coronavirus aux humains... Et si on en parlait pour mieux le connaitre !
Le trafic de cet animal d'Afrique s’intensifie à mesure que les espèces de pangolins asiatiques disparaissent.
Son corps est recouvert d’écailles, il possède de petites pattes griffues et se nourrit de fourmis et de termites, à l’aide d’une longue langue gluante. Cet animal étonnant est surtout le mammifère le plus chassé illégalement du monde !
Contrairement aux grands mammifères du continent, le pangolin n’est pas traqué pour devenir un trophée mais pour être revendu en Asie. Sur ce continent, sa viande est un met de luxe, et ses écailles entrent dans la composition d’une poudre prétendument miraculeuse.
Pour estimer l’ampleur de la chasse aux pangolins, les chercheurs ont analysé des données issues de 113 sites, dans 14 pays d’Afrique centrale, principalement le Cameroun, la République centrafricaine, la Guinée équatoriale, le Gabon, la République démocratique du Congo et la République du Congo. Résultat, entre 500 000 et 2,7 millions de pangolins sont capturés chaque année dans les forêts de ces pays !
Sa vente illégale vers certains pays d’Asie reste, malgré tout, en forte progression. La viande du pangolin est très appréciée en Chine et au Viêt Nam, où les restaurateurs déboursent environ 1 750 euros pour un animal.
Le physique atypique du pangolin fait de lui un objet de curiosité, qu’on s’offre dans toute l’Asie. En Afrique aussi, l’animal est un cadeau de luxe. On lui prête même des pouvoirs magiques. Comme la corne de rhinocéros, les écailles de pangolin, vendues environ 1 000 euros le kilo, sont réduites en poudre pour fabriquer des remèdes utilisés en médecine traditionnelle chinoise pour une trentaine de maux, des troubles érectiles aux cancers les plus graves. Pourtant, les écailles sont constituées essentiellement de kératine, une molécule qu’on retrouve dans les ongles, les poils, les cheveux, le bec, les cornes et qui est a priori dépourvue de principe actif. .No comment!

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Pastel

Drawing made with a colored stick. It consists of pigments, a charge and a binder. A distinction is made between dry pastels (soft or hard) and fatty pastels (oil or wax).

Hyperrealism

Painting which expresses, by means of representation, external reality in a very realistic way.

Technic Drawing

Drawing is a technique of visual representation on a flat support. The term "drawing" designates both the action of drawing, the resulting graphic work, and the shape of any object. It is also a representation on a surface of the shape (and possibly the light and shadow values) of an object or figure, rather than their color. There are a large number of drawing techniques: “Linear drawing” represents objects by their outlines, edges and some characteristic lines; beyond this limit, the drawing develops by representing the volume by shadows, often by means of hatching, incorporates colors, and joins, without clear transition, the painting.

Michel Guillet

France

Michel Guillet, versatile artist, has been a figurative pastellist since January 2010. He is an active member of the “Pastel en Dauphiné” association. His artistic passion leads him to explore a multitude of varied motifs without being confined to a specific theme. Whether portraits, landscapes, still lifes or reproductions of works of art, Michel Guillet likes to capture the diversity of the world around him through his pastels.

What particularly sets Michel apart is his commitment to sharing his art with the public. During exhibitions, he engages in live demonstrations, offering visitors an insight into his creative process. He enjoys interacting with “admirers” of his work, informing them about his techniques and sometimes inviting them to actively participate in his demonstrations.

Michel Guillet is self-taught, but he prefers to consider that each of us has artistic talents that are just waiting to be revealed. He believes in everyone's ability to explore their creativity and let their talents flourish with a little practice and support.

Since his retirement in Aix-les-Bains at the beginning of 2012, Michel Guillet has enjoyed the time necessary to discover the splendors of the Alps and devote himself fully to his two passions: pastels and photography, where he excels as a 'amateur. His art reflects his love for the diversity of the world and his desire to share his creativity with the public.