Zèbres en gradation (2003) Painting by Christian Bonnefoy

Christian BONNEFOY was born on February 5, 1943 in PARIS 14th. He is a self-educated Painter, because as announces it the dictionary no Master l?a enlightened: although, it followed courses of drawing the day and courses of lasting modelling school evening l?année 1962/1963. C?est during this year there, qu?il s?initie only, certain nights and the weekend with painting with l?huile. It prepares even a contest organized by paintings "LEFRANC", but the vogue for l?Art abstracts disorientates it. Its Works of this time are generally dark and blue is dominating. Beginning of l?année 1965, it is called up for the military service and, then painted scenes of life of which a composition recalling its outstanding activities of its military service. Demobilized in 1966, its family responsibilities dictate to him to be devoted to its occupation of Engineer. As of January 1967 he becomes Consulting engineer, he arranges his brushes then. During l?été 1976 it takes them again and paints a series d?Oeuvres animalières. But the intense professional life takes again the top with many voyages to l?étranger and l?expatriation. This pictorial bracket s?est finished at the beginning of May 1997. It took again the tubes and, this time c?est entirely with the spatula qu?il slack painting on the fabric. Contemporary L?art perhaps present in its?uvres but always with a window open on a figurative subject. Its creations are varied, it composes of the scenes of life, it s?adonne with the section of life, but without forgetting the naked ones, the animals, the sport, the music, the landscapes, the navy and natures dead. Apart from the oil-base paints, it evolves/moves very well with the Indian ink, the watercolour and in mixed technique Indian ink - watercolour. Present in many collections in France and with l?étranger, in the principal dictionaries and international directories like on many Internet sites. Is Jean Monneret Painter and President of the Show of Independent writes in the Catalogue "Walks around the contemporary art" of 2001 "to carry a homonym of large poet? When Christian Bonnefoy wants to retranscribe Marseilles, tightened around its basins formerly so industrieux, like people of shell fixed on his rock, it seizes its knife and plunges it in the major blue of the stagnant seas (Marseilles: The Small valley of Auffes, Oils with the knife, 73 X 60cm) Oil, watercolour, pastel and Indian ink, which is essential provided that opens in the?uvre, even most contemporary, a window on the figurative one, on a section of life, a concept inhabited by the spirit, on the animals as on the music, the landscapes of any painter and dead natures of old." Alain COUDERT written in an article published in January 2002 in Arts Current events Magazine "Artist with generous l?eclectism, Christian BONNEFOY is an exclusive follower of painting to couteau?..Rapidement, the public appreciates the landscapes in which it is found. They are not however qu?un sid...

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1943
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• Groups: Contemporary French Artists