transport de chèvres (2011) Painting by Maurice Boulogne

BOULOGNE Maurice

Introduced to drawing from his childhood by his father, it was around the age of 20 that Maurice Boulogne was struck by the painting bug. Visiting museums and art centers in France and abroad, browsing exhibitions and media libraries, exploring the major artistic movements of art history, he will do his apprenticeship by choosing his masters, Manet, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh... also drawing his inspiration from the ancients (Vélazquez, Goya, Greco) and the contemporaries, Bacon, Paladino, Garouste, Baselitz, Kacimi, Dilasser.
Wishing to deepen his technique, he took painting courses at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lille in 1982 and 1983, then sculpture courses at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Douai in 1984. He also took engraving courses. at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tournai (Belgium) between 2007 and 2010.
Favoring cultural exchanges, seeking to renew his inspiration and compare his techniques, he travels to Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Senegal meeting other artists.

Participates in numerous personal and collective exhibitions in France, particularly in Paris (Salon d'Automne in 1979 and 1987, Salon des Indépendants in 1981, Salon de Mai in 1989) and abroad.
Created numerous sets for theater and dance

latest exhibitions:
Bucharest (Romania): Dâmbovitei Gallery and Occidentului Gallery
Ruse and Silistra (Bulgaria): Danubian Biennale - Art Museum (2014)
Dej (Romania): Galeria Frezia (2011)
Baïa Mare (Romania): Florean Museum (2009)
Targu Mures (Romania): Palace of Cultures (2009)
Bistrita (Romania): Galeria Arcade (2009) - Galeria Lina (2013)

Additional activities:
- speaker in "semiology of expression" in children (from 1984 to 1993)
- Administrator of the Hip-Hop dance company "Funk Attitude" (from 1990 to 2002)
- Leader of international cooperation projects (exchanges and hosting of contemporary African artists in residence, and stays in Senegal in 2002 and 2003)
- Volunteer member since 1997 of the “Arts en Cambrésis” Association of BUSIGNY

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1945
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary French Artists