Nena (1984) Drawing by Christian Girault
Sold by Christian Girault
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Sold by Christian Girault
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Original Artwork
Drawing,
Ink
on Paper
- Dimensions Height 12.6in, Width 9.5in
- Categories Figurative
Huit heures de frappe sur une machine à écrire. J'occupais mon temps libre à la caserne lors de mon service militaire, à la permanence du chiffre, ... Sur une grosse machine à écrire qui acceptait les feuilles de dessin. A l'époque, je crois que nous étions tous un peu amoureux de la chanteuse allemande Nena.
Il y a trois caractères superposés dans les zones très sombres. Comme on commence en principe par le haut, au bout de quatre heures, cela ne ressemblait à rien, avec uniquement l'amas presque noir de la chevelure; et un quart d'heure après, avec les yeux, Cela avait déjà plus d'allure.
Notez que l'oeuvre (non encore collée sur carton) était parfaitement "faxable". Cela m'amusa beaucoup lorsque, lors d'une exercice militaire de transmission, les diverses équipes de petits guerriers, devant s'envoyer des messages cryptés, utilisèrent ce "tableau" à cette fin.
Il est difficile de cocher une case pour le style de l'oeuvre, mais je crois que "pointilleux" aurait pu convenir !
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- For those who wish to discover oil painting, I open a workshop during the lunch break, once a week, on the sidelines of school lessons.
When a drawing teacher makes such a proposal and you are already motivated by the artistic thing, there is no hesitation. Christian responded to the opportunity and discovered the smoothness and reactivity of the material, its sensuality too: pleasure. This happened in 1974, at the age of fourteen. And quickly, gouache, pencil or pastels were practically forgotten.
A few years later, a solid technique had already asserted itself, through, most often, work inspired by photographic favorites. Christian will notably have the freedom to produce color paintings, from black and white photos.
His works still lacked a certain essence, that of conceptual elaboration, which will appear in the 1980s and will continue thereafter. This indefinable work, probably invisible, which allows an idea to mature for six months to progress, improve, or even vanish. Christian has an expression for this: 'cinema on canvas', because like the seventh art, he creates a real scenario of his work before using his brushes. There is no doubt that many of these ideas come from her passion for travel, such a passion that she stopped her production for a while. Prize-winning exhibitions have awarded Christian six times.
Christian is a multiple artist, in the sense that he is master of the freedom of his ideas; thus his subjects are diversity. If he is comfortable with his time, he does not lock himself in his fashions. And to extend the notion of multiplicity, he is also a photographer and writer-traveler. Open to the surprise of the future, he will gladly tell you that he is not yet... a sculptor.
"Art is an adventure; it continues, for a long time…"
- Nationality: FRANCE
- Date of birth : 1960
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary French Artists