“Les préparatifs” (Preparation), a drawing by French artist Francois Andes (Photo courtesy of the organiser) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Crossing of Disaster, a solo artexhibition of French artist Francois Andes curated by French pianist Luiz GustavoCarvalho, has opened at Galerie Quynh in Ho Chi Minh City.
The showcase, co-organised by the gallery and the French Institute in Vietnam,features drawings, animation, sculptures, costumes and masks as well as musicalcompositions commissioned from acclaimed composers Samir Odeh-Tamimi of Israeland Sergio Rodrigo of Brazil.
Andes and Carvalho raise questions about the evolution of man’s relationship tonature, especially to the ecosystems of watercourses and forests.
On display are works with images of rivers and forests, reflecting thetransformations and disturbances of nature and the predatory behaviour of manon earth.
The exhibition which opened last week also includes costumes which he createdfor the dance performance BWV 988: Thirty Possibilities of Transgression, whichpremiered at the Teatro Plínio Marcos in Brazil in 2019.
Andes studied graphic arts at the Esaat Upper School Applied Arts and Textilein Roubaix, France, and attended short-term courses on painting and printing atthe National School of Visual Arts of La Cambre and the Royal Academy of FineArts in Brussels, Belgium. He took partin several artistic residency programmes in France, Brazil and the Republic of Korea,including the Villa Saigon artistic residency programme initiated by the FrenchInstitute in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Andes will showcase his works at the Library Alexis de Tocqueville in Caen andat the Korean Cultural Center of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Paristhis year.
His works have been exhibited in notable institutions such as the Bispo doRosario Museum of Contemporary Art in Brazil, Château de Flers Museum and Lille3000 association in France.
The exhibition will close on May 28./.
The showcase, co-organised by the gallery and the French Institute in Vietnam,features drawings, animation, sculptures, costumes and masks as well as musicalcompositions commissioned from acclaimed composers Samir Odeh-Tamimi of Israeland Sergio Rodrigo of Brazil.
Andes and Carvalho raise questions about the evolution of man’s relationship tonature, especially to the ecosystems of watercourses and forests.
On display are works with images of rivers and forests, reflecting thetransformations and disturbances of nature and the predatory behaviour of manon earth.
The exhibition which opened last week also includes costumes which he createdfor the dance performance BWV 988: Thirty Possibilities of Transgression, whichpremiered at the Teatro Plínio Marcos in Brazil in 2019.
Andes studied graphic arts at the Esaat Upper School Applied Arts and Textilein Roubaix, France, and attended short-term courses on painting and printing atthe National School of Visual Arts of La Cambre and the Royal Academy of FineArts in Brussels, Belgium. He took partin several artistic residency programmes in France, Brazil and the Republic of Korea,including the Villa Saigon artistic residency programme initiated by the FrenchInstitute in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Andes will showcase his works at the Library Alexis de Tocqueville in Caen andat the Korean Cultural Center of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Paristhis year.
His works have been exhibited in notable institutions such as the Bispo doRosario Museum of Contemporary Art in Brazil, Château de Flers Museum and Lille3000 association in France.
The exhibition will close on May 28./.
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