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Atelier Pièce Unique

Saint-germain-en-Laye, France

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Tête à tête

Saint Germain en Laye From October 1, 2019 to October 26, 2019

Maxime Frairot's eccentric characters are back at the Atelier Piece Unique gallery. With their large eyes circled in black, they capture the viewer's attention. “The look is what we see first when we speak to a person, which is probably why I insist on this part of the body”, confides the artist. In a sympathetic obsession, he fills his paintings with men and women with round silhouettes, in multicolored clothes. The seriousness of the physiognomies, the accumulation of characters can evoke the atmosphere of class or family photos. The looks with the wide open eyes challenge and amuse. However, no message behind this staging. The artist practices the pure pleasure of painting. “I create my paintings by taking inspiration from magazine images, personal photos. The facial expressions trigger the click that makes me want to paint. »With jubilation, Maxime Frairot mixes techniques according to his whims. He uses acrylic, oil, ink, charcoal, pastel, colored pencils, photo collages, colored papers… This freedom in creation is associated with a certain rigor. “For me, the composition is very important. I am looking for balance. Attitudes, colors, shapes must be harmonious. “Behind the apparent lightness, the bright colors, the artist invites us to question our relationship to others. In this face to face with the painting, who is the spectator? Don't these weird fellows paint a portrait of ourselves?

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1 place du Lavoir
78112, Saint Germain en Laye
GPS: 1 rue aux Oies / Fourqueux
France
01 34 51 94 31

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