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Xavier Blondeau

Born in 1965 - France

BIOGRAPHY

After a biochemistry PhD thesis at the Pasteur Institute, Xavier went to discover large deserted spaces of the planet -- he spent a year at the Dumont d’Urville station in Antarctica (1991), followed by a trip to New Zealand (1992) as well as some time spent in Australia from 1992 to 2007. Faced with the immensity of these landscapes where man seems to be so insignificant, he begins to wonder about the place of the individual in the environment, and especially about what defines humans.

Are humans shaped by their environment or are they, before all, essentially defined by their inner life? Xavier Blondeau addresses this issue in his work that he presents and structures through series of photographs on various themes: from the scene to the image, opal, bad weather on the road, prints, silhouettes, etc ...

tags

Photography Photography Portrait Photography Nudes Photography Black and white Photography Urban photography Photography Abstract French Artists

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO SHOWS

2014
Le Mans (72), Puls'Arts
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Galerie Waya and Starter Gallery

2011
"Atelier autour du feu", "Regard(s) vers l'intime", Paris, France

2009
"De la scène à l'image", Hôtel de Ville, Gisors, France

GROUP SHOWS

2013
Salon ARAMI, Ermont, France
"24h de l'Art", Courdimanche, France
2ème Edition Balt'Art Biénnale d'Art contemporain, Nogent-sur-Marne, France
L'Image publique 7ème Edition, Rennes, France
Château de La Roche-Guyon, Les Duos #4, La Roche-Guyon, France
7ème Edition Grisycode Parcourt d'Art Contemporain, Grisy-les-Platres, France
7th International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Sarria, Spain
Festival "A contre-sens", Tournus, France
8th European Biennale of Contemporary Art, Nîmes, France
L'instant d'après, Montbarrios, France
Artistes en mai, Fremainville, France
Au fil de l'Art 11ème Edition, Marines, France
Regard 3ème Edition, Alençon, France
14ème salon d’art contemporain Manganèse, Vauréal, France
Galerie la Maison du passeur, Herblay, France
4A8 - Edition #2, Aix-en-Provence, France

2012
Les petits formats, Longuesse, France
La puce des Arts, Bayonne, France
La puce des Arts, Hendaye, France
Château de La Roche-Guyon - Les Duos #3, La Roche-Guyon, France
La seine de l'Art, Herblay, France
Trophée Alain Godon, Le Toucquet, France
Evènement culturel contrast, Paris, France
1er Carrefour de la créativité photographique, Lourmarin, France
2ème Cabine photographique, Granville, France
13ème salon d’art contemporain Manganèse, Vauréal, France
1er Salon de la photo de Chaumont, Chaumont-en-Vexin, France
Portes Ouvertes Ateliers de Belleville, Paris, France