Clisson Gérard | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography
Clisson Gérard
- France
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On principle, I don't like to know what I'm going to do at the start: I like to surprise myself.
Born in 1942 in Saint-Maixent-School (France), Gérard was model maker and scene painter for the theatre. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Salvage materials have an important place in his work, used to make tables, lamps and sculptures. It was for this reason that he was given a commission in 1996 from the City of Roanne (France) entitled "Star War in Roanne" made mainly from salvaged agricultural machinery. In Paris, in the trendy café Chez Lomi, he recently exhibited the creations that have inspired him using coffee filters. An artist as endearing as he is unclassifiable.
"Constructive destruction." Gérard heard this term recently used to describe his work and has to agree: "It suits me perfectly."
The artist admits that he needs material to create. In local carpenter shops he salvages strips or hardboard which he transforms in his studio. At first the work is created without any certainty. Pieces of wood with random shapes are glued onto a square format. Once the first phase of work is completed, a second ensues which is more structured. "I add elements that bring new colours, give rhythm to my paintings". Assembled, these modules form parallel paths, but with uncertain horizons aligned rhythmically. The result looks like scales or bark suspended in a void. Colours and accumulations create a real dynamic.
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- 2011Solo exhibitionIsle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
- 2004Exhibition at Musée des TumulusBougon, France
- 1996Solo exhibitionMojacar, Spain
- 1988Solo exhibitionSao Paulo, Brazil
- 1942BirthSaint-Maixent-l’Ecole, France
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(114 Artworks)
114 Artworks
Clisson Gérard
Sans titre 2
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Clisson Gérard
Léger flou
13 x 13 cmUSD 175- Sold
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Poivrons rouges
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Clisson Gérard
3 boutons de roses
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Clisson Gérard
Poissons rouges
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
Parenthèses
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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4 Poissons rouges
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Clisson Gérard
Le signe rouge
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
cheerful
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Cadence
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
black roses
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Quadri
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
Flamboyant
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Ecailles roses
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Broken
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
A batons rompus
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Clisson Gérard
Les bougainvilliers
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Clisson Gérard
ECLATS ROSES
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
POSHDRESS
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Clisson Gérard
steel window
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Ressac
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Clisson Gérard
goplden days
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Bleu Roy
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
Deux coulées d'or pur
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
Au milieu du désert
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Ondes sombres
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
VERY RICH !
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
Black, blue and more
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
2600 av. J.-C
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Ondes roses
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
Un peu d'or, pour égayer
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
spring in the vineyard
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
En haut, à droite...
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
OBLIQUES OR
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Il neige
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Deux roses pour toi, amour
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
Un air de fête
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Partage
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
PETTITES ECAILLES ROUGES
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Clisson Gérard
Parenthèses
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Blue Graffitis
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Clisson Gérard
SEPT ECAILLES BLEUES
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Eden
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Clisson Gérard
Quel signe êtes-vous ?
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Clisson Gérard
Métalik blue
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
flames in the morning
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Il aimait tant les roses
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Clisson Gérard
Gold black
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Tes yeux bleus
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Gris souris
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
three boxes
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
TROIS ECAILLES D'OR
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Deux fleurs, petit matin
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
Deux radis
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Clisson Gérard
Tout doux!
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
PRUNE
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
La nuit irisée
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Brume
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Clisson Gérard
Los reyes
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Clisson Gérard
Jaune verticales
36 x 36 cmUSD 730