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Jean Béret
EMERGING ARTIST
Lamasquère
Type
Unique work
Date of creation
2018
Technique

Painting: timeless art…

One of the seven arts, painting is de facto reminiscent of the paintings exhibited in the most prestigious museums, like the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. However, it is a timeless form of art which has remarkably managed to span the ages, from before Jesus Christ to Prehistory, Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. If being a painter had nothing rewarding, today its democratization has made small shadow painters into protagonist artists of society. Oil painting, acrylic, watercolor, pastel or mixed media, painting captivates in all its forms.

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Medium

Oil painting

Oil painting is a painting technique well known to artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. However, this technique dates back to the end of the Middle Ages, gradually replacing tempora, which then consisted of an emulsion of egg yolk and egg white as well as colored pigments.

Its consistency was quite close to oil paint although it was later preferred for reasons of practicality.

If oil paint is popular, it is because it is a noble, rich, brilliant and creamy paint, particularly pleasant to work with for the painter.

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Dimensions
W. 128 x L. 160 cm
Framing
No
Work signed by the artist
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Yes
Certificate of authenticity
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On demand
Description
En 2019, le thème imposé par la SAM est: "Jeux interdits". J'y réponds avec la mise en scène du dernier moment de l'Orphée d'Ovide, moment où les Ménades encaissent son indifférence. Ce texte accompagnait le tableau: LE RÂTEAU Qui peut interdire ? Et spécialement de jouer ! Chronos, rigide, pourrait bien s'y coller : « On ne joue pas avec le temps ». Comme la musique s'en empare et le dénie, Orphée doit en payer le prix. Et si c'était Dionysos qui, redoutant la main mise d'Apollon, avait condamné le pouvoir ensorcelant du chant et de la poésie ? De toute façon, ça finira mal pour l'aède. Je confesse ma jubilation à proposer ces mises en scène dans lesquelles, au dommage du sens, la subjectivité de l'évocation l'emporte ; ou inversement. Mais, ce jeu là, essayez donc de me l'interdire.
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