auto-dérision (2010) Collages by Patrice Chambrier

Living in the South of France since 1995.I have always been drawn to art since I was child without really finding my way in. Twists and turns in my life, challenges after challenges, going from one job to another then ultimately finding myself in front of a blank canvas. Many years have passed since (15 years working in arts and crafts), they were not lost but instead have been part of a long learning process which has allowed me to appreciate the plastic arts, the world, and to find a way to express myself. My perception of my surroundings while refining the most appropriate techniques to express myself.

With the rising of new media, we might perceive images as taking over words, however we tens to underestimate their impact and to forget that words are linking images together with our feelings.
I wanted to freeze frame as if swimming against the overwhelming flow of information which we don’t have time to process anymore.
An image becomes a real jigsaw puzzle which must be deciphered to understand its true meaning.
My artwork is inspired from historical or day to day events or societal isssues.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1964
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary French Artists