Untitled - Opera Gallery

Visage
July. 5 - Aug. 5. 2012

David Mach
Gérard Rancinan
Youssef Nabil
Mr. Brainwash
Lita Cabellut
Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey
André Monet

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1956년 스코틀랜드 메틸 (Methil)에서 태어난 데이비드 마크는 1974년에 던컨 오브 조단스톤 아트 칼리지
(The Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art)에 입학해 여러 아이디어와 테크닉들을 실험하며 그것들을
발전시켜 나아갔고, 졸업 후 런던왕립예술학교에서 석사학위를 받았다. 1988년 터너 프라이즈상 후보에 오르
기도 한 그는, 1998년 런던왕립예술학교의 선임 연구원을 거쳐 조각과 교수로 부임한 후 현재도 영국 런던에
거주하며 활발한 작품 활동을 하고 있다.
그의 작품은 대량생산-복제 예술품과 고유 예술품의 이미지 결합을 기초로 하고 있다. 잡지나 낡은 곰 인형,
신문, 자동차 타이어, 성냥, 옷걸이 등이 작품의 주 재료가 되는데, 대량 생산되고 쉽게 버려지는, 평범한 사물
들이 그의 손에서 시대를 대표하는 소재로 재탄생 되는 것이다. 작품을 보면, 처음 관객의 눈에 들어오는 것은
이미 익숙한 거대한 인물이나 이미지의 모습이지만, 보다 가까이에서 작품을 자세히 관찰하다 보면, 그것이
전혀 다른 사진의 조각들로 만들어진 것임을 알 수 있다. 두 이미지가 교묘하게 겹쳐져 있지만 작은 엽서들의
이미지가 모여 하나의 큰 이미지를 만든다. 일부러 싸구려 엽서나 잡지를 이용하여 넘쳐나는 미디어와 과잉생산
소비되는 광고사회를 꼬집는 것이다.
이미지의 홍수 속에서 살아가고 있는 오늘날, 이미지가 너무 많으면 그것이 무엇인지 행동을 통해 알아내려는
시도를 하지 않는 이상 정확한 의미를 찾아내기 힘들다. 즉, 이미지 범람의 시대에서는 우리가 이미지의 의미
를 분별하기 위해, 하나하나를 알아내려는 시도를 해야 하며, 그 이미지의 이면은 우리에게 보이는 것과 다를
수 있다는 메타포적 개념을 의미한다. 미디어의 범람과 생활의 가속화와 함께, 모든 것을 빨리빨리 결정해야
하고, 무엇이든 일순간만 바라보고 더 이상 관조하지 않는 오늘 날, 그의 작품들은 숨을 잠시 멈추고‘바라볼’
것을 요청하는 것이다.
David MACH
(b.1956~, Scotland)
Born in 1956 in Methil, Scotland, David Mach began attending the Duncan of Jordanstone
College of Art in 1974 where he experimented with different techniques and continued
to develop these methods. After graduating he received his Master’s degree from the Royal
College of Art, located in London. In 1988, he was nominated for the Turner Prize, and in 1998
he was appointed Professor of Sculpture at the Royal Academy of Arts. He currently lives
in London, actively taking part in the art world and working on new projects.
Mach’s works primarily involve the combination of modern forms of art that require mass
production and replication, and traditional forms of art. Magazines, worn out teddy
bears, newspapers, car tyres, matchsticks, coat hangers, etc are some of the main media
he uses for his works. These materials are examples of objects that are mass-produced and
easily disposed, but Mach manages to transform these objects into impressive works that
are prominent in today’s art world. When viewers see his works at first glance, they are able
to identify the famous figures or images depicted. However, when examining the works
more carefully a viewer realize that the larger, more explicit image is composed of
smaller images. The larger image is a series of overlapping postcards. Mach purposely
uses materials that are easily accessible, such as postcards and magazines to symbolize
the excessive media and consumerism that is present in a highly commercialized society.
Living in a world flooded with images, it is difficult to interpret the exact meanings of these
images unless people make the extra effort to find out. In other words, at an age when there
is an oversupply of images, people must make the effort to find out the exact meaning of
each image, and realize that these images hold metaphoric meanings in order to properly
understand the images around them.
In a world that is extensively influenced by the media, and promotes an expeditious
lifestyle, decisions must be made quickly and people are not given opportunities to look back.
Drawing from this idea, Mach uses his works as a way to encourage people to pause for
a moment and observe. Rain man 2010 Mixed media postcards on wood 152,4 x 152,4 cm

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Modigliani woman 2010 Mixed media postcards on wood 152,4 x 152,4 cm

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1953년 프랑스 보르도 지역에서 태어난 제라드 랑시낭은 전세계를 돌아 다니면서 역사적으로 중요한 사건들
을 직접 목격하였다. 자연재앙, 전쟁, 폭동 등… 인간성의 다면성과 당시 일어났던 무작위의 사건들을 마주하게
된다. 자기표현에 대한 강한 욕구는 그가 보고 겪었던 이러한 이슈들에게 집중하도록 이끌었고 제라르 랑시낭은
점점 진화하는 심미안을 통해 걸러진, 깜짝 놀랄만한 이미지를 보여주고 있다.
그는 현대 삶의 위대한 이야기들을 해체하는 수사관과 초상 사진가로써 끊임없이 장벽과 경계를 허물고 있다.
그의 작업에 있어서 그의 사고과정과 우리가 사는 세상에서 감각적인 시각, 현대 예술의 형식은 아주 중요한
요소들이다. 그의 작업은 오늘날의 현실세계서 항상 영감을 받는데 그것은 단순한 묘사로써의 반영이 아니라
그 이상의 것이다. 작가의 각각의 작품들은 불안정한 세계에 대한 탐험인 것이다. 그의 사진들은 시적 제안
이고 때론 우리세계에 대한 계몽적 비전을 담고 있다. 그의 작품에 보여지는 창조력은 어떤 스타일적 영향을
피하면서도 우리의 허를 찌른다. 랑시낭은 자기만의 표현을 위해 독특한 방식으로 전통적 사진장르의 틀을 깬다.
그의 사진들은 4개의 값진 세계적 언론의 상을 비롯한 많은 상들을 그에게 안겨 주었다.
범국가적으로 잘 알려진 랑시낭의 작품들은 세계 유수의 갤러리와 미술관, 아주 중요한 아트 컬렉션에서
전시 되었다. 2008년 Drouot에서 열린 Etude Million auction 에서 랑시낭은 프랑스 사진가중 가장 상위 랭크에
오른 작가 중 하나가 되었다.
Gérard RANCINAN
(b.1953~, France)
Born in 1953 in Bordeaux, France, Gérard Rancinan has travelled around the world, witnessing
important and historic incidents. The occurrences of environmental crises, war, riots etc. had
allowed him to experience the many facets of humanity and the series of random events.
He uses his desire to self-express as a tool to direct people’s attention to the issues that
he had personally witnessed and experienced. His works demonstrate the transformation
of aesthetics, and often depicts shocking images.
Rancinan constantly faces and overcomes obstacles while he investigates the great
events and stories of modern life and takes portrait photos. As an artist who is interested in
contemporary world issues, his thought process, ability to accurately observe the world
today, and formalities of contemporary art are important elements in his life. Rancinan’s
works are inspired by reality, however, they are not mere depictions or reflections of
the real world today, and suggest something beyond what is actually seen. Each of his
works explores an insecure world. Rancinan’s photos have a poetic meaning to them, while
other works suggest an enlightening vision of our world. The creativity shown in his works is
unconventional and rejects the influence of other styles, which shocks viewers.
Rancinan uses unique methods to express his own interpretations, breaking the boundaries of
conventional photography. His photos have become well-known internationally proving
his works to be valuable and praiseworthy, which has won him many awards.
Rancinan’s works have been exhibited in globally distinguished galleries, art museums,
and important art collections as his works have gained global attention. At the Étude Millon
Auction held in 2008 in Drouot, Rancinan was ranked as one of the highest artists among
French photographers. Marie 2002 Argentic print mounted on plexiglas in artist’s frame, edition of 3 218 x 180 cm

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Monica vanité II 2006 Argentic print mounted on plexiglas in artist’s frame, edition of 8 100 x 81 cm

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1972년 이집트 카이로에서 출생한 유세프 나빌은 사진과 영상을 작업하는 작가이다. 1992년부터 시작한 그의
사진 작업은 마치 영화의 한 장면을 보고 있는 것 같은 착각을 하게 만든다. 작가는 그의 삶 자체를 영화 속의
한 장면으로 간주하고 때로는 작가 자신이 어떤 사건의 목격자가 되어 상황을 관찰하기도 한다. 영화 속에서는
모든 것이 실제가 아니며 영화 속 배우는 게임을 하는 것에 지나지 않는다는 아이디어에서 그의 사진작업들이
탄생되었다. 그는 오늘날 중동의 모순들과 카이로 혁명 전, 이집트 영화 배우들의 화려함과 판타지들을 형상화
한다.
90년대, 뉴욕에서 한 사진가의 조수로 일하는 동안, 작가는 친구들과 다른 예술가들의 단순한 초상 또는 이성
이 잠든 무의식의 기로에 있는 수면과 꿈에 관한 주제로 사진을 찍기 시작하였다. 작가는 이집트로 돌아와 자신
이 찍은 사진 위에 손으로 덧칠하는 독특한 작업을 발전시켜 나갔다. 그의 주된 작업주제는 세속적인 현실과 꿈,
외로움과 명예, 섹스와 죽음에 관한 것들이었다.
젤라틴 실버 프린트 위에 덧칠하는 나빌의 독특한 테크닉은 현실의 흠집을 지워내고 이집트 영화의 전성기
시대를 환기시킨다. 작가는 대중문화라고 불리는 것들과 예술과 관련된 미학의 형태에 대한 가정들뿐만 아니라
일반적인 컬러 사진과 그림들에 관한 개념을 파괴한다. 작가 특유의 재료들은 그리움과 향수의 감정을 불러일으
킨다. 나빌은 영국 대영박물관, 노스 캐롤라이나 현대미술관, 독일 본 미술관 등 전세계 수많은 도시에서 개인전과
그룹전을 가졌으며 현재 뉴욕에 거주하고 있다.
Youssef NABIL
(b.1972~, Egypt)
Born in 1972 in Cairo, Egypt, Youssef Nabil is known for working with both film and
photography for his works. He has been working as a photographer since 1992, and his
photos create the illusion that one is watching a film. Nabil uses his own life as a subject
for his films, while at other times he films an incident as a witness or an observer. Nabil
creates his works on the idea that everything captured in a film is not real and that actors
are merely playing a game. His works mainly portray Middle Eastern conflicts, the Egyptian
revolution, fantasies, and the glamour of Egyptian actors.
While working as an assistant for a photographer in New York in the 1990s, Nabil took portrait
photos of friends, other artists, and women in their sleep as he began to focus on themes
concerning unconsciousness and dreams. He returned to Egypt and developed his own
technique of painting over his photos using his hands. His works mainly revolve around the
themes of worldly realities and dreams, loneliness and honour, sex and death.
Nabil paints over gelatin silver print using his unique method, erasing the flaws that exist
in reality and stimulating the rise of Egyptian films. People often make assumptions that
photography or paintings are a part of pop culture, or a form of aesthetics, and are only
familiar with common forms of art. However, Nabil breaks these barriers by using his
own media, arousing a sense of longing and nostalgia. Nabil has exhibited his works at
the British Museum, the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA), the Bonn Museum of
Modern Art etc. and has held solo and group exhibitions in various cities. He currently
lives in New York. Nabila Ebeid Cairo 2001 Hand coloured gelatin silver print 39 x 27 cm

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Mathieu and Pinocchio Cairo 2003 Hand coloured gelatin silver print 27 x 39 cm

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본명은 티에리 구에타로, 1966년 프랑스 출생이나, 미국으로 이주한 후, 미스터 브레인워시 라는 작가명으로
활동 중이다. 그가 촬영하고 출연한 거리예술가 뱅크시의 영화‘선물가게를 지나야 출구’의 배경인 로스엔젤
레스에 거주하고 있다.
LA에 거주하며 상업에 종사하던 그는 사촌인 유명한 거리미술가 인베이더 (Invader)와 영향력 있는 거리미술가
로 선정된 쉐퍼드 페어리 (Shepard Fairey), 세계적인 영국 거리미술가 뱅크시 (Banksy) 등의 영향을 받았고
그들과 직접적인 교류를 나누며 자연스럽게 예술가가 되었다.
2008년 LA에서 열린 첫 개인전‘Life is Beautiful’전에는 미술계의 이슈를 불러 일으키며 전시 오프닝에는
무려 7천 여명의 관객이 몰렸으며, LA 미디어 대부분이 전면을 할애하여 소개하기도 하였다. 2010년 뉴욕에
서 열린 그의 두 번째 전시인‘Icons’전은 그의 기량을 마음껏 보여준 전시로 1400m 2 의 버려진 넓은 창고를
활용하여 500호에 달하는 대형 작품들을 선보이며‘꼭 봐야 하는 전시’로 꼽히기도 하였다. 이 전시에는
마릴린 먼로, 마이클 잭슨, 아인슈타인, 잭슨 폴록 등 지난 50여 년간 현대사회를 지배해온 우리 시대의
아이콘이 총 망라되었다. 이 두 전시가 대성공을 거두며 전세계 미술애호가들의 주목을 받게 되었고 미스터
브레인워시는 다음 세기의 기대되는 예술가로 촉망 받고 있다.
또한 2009년 마돈나의 히트곡 모음집의 앨범 커버 디자인에도 참여하기도 했다. 미국 스미소니언 미술관,
LA카운티 미술관, 뉴욕현대 미술관 (MoMA), 런던의 빅토리아 앤 앨버트 미술관등의 세계 유수의 미술관에
그의 작품이 소장되어 있다.
Mr. Brainwash
(b.1966~, France)
Born in 1966 in France, Thierry Guetta began his career as an artist, working under the
pseudonym ‘Mr. Brainwash’ after immigrating to the United States. According to Banksy’s
documentary ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ in which Guetta is the subject of the film,
Guetta currently lives in Los Angeles.
While living in Los Angeles, he was involved in commercial business. However, through
the influence of different street artists including his cousin Invader, distinguished street
artist Shepard Fairey, and world renown British street artist Banksy, Guetta was able to pave
his way to becoming an artist himself.
Mr. Brainwash’s first solo exhibition ‘Life is Beautiful’ held in 2008 in Los Angeles, caused
a huge uproar in the art world, attracting as many as seven thousand viewers to the
opening and filling the front page of several Los Angeles newspapers introducing the rising artist.
His second exhibition ‘Icons’ held in 2010 in New York fully demonstrated his talent.
The exhibition took place in a 1400m 2 warehouse, displaying up to five hundred
large-scale works, and was labeled as a must-see exhibition. At this exhibition, portraits of
Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Einstein, Jackson Pollock, and other icons that had
represented contemporary society for the past fifty years were included. Both of these
exhibitions achieved great success, and Mr. Brainwash received global attention from all
art enthusiasts, anticipating that he will become one of the greatest artists of this century.
Village dans le Sud
Acrylic on canvas
남쪽 마을
캔버스에 아크릴
100 x 100 cm
In 2009, Mr. Brainwash was commissioned to design Madonna’s new album cover.
Globally renowned art museums including the United States’ Smithsonian American
Art Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),
the London’s Victoria and Albert Museum etc. all possess works by Mr. Brainwash. Jimi Hendrix 2010 Broken vinyls on wood panel 91.4 x 91.4 cm

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Einstein 2010 Stencil and mixed media on canvas 91.5 x 61 cm Smile 2011 Stencil and mixed media on canvas 162.5 x 122 cm

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1961년 바르셀로나에서 태어난 리타 카발뤼는 가난한 집시 환경에서 태어났다. 그녀의 작업들은 그녀의
불우했던 어린 시절과 깊은 연관이 있다. 태어나자 마자 부모에게 버림받고 13년 동안 길거리에서의 고아 생활 끝에
입양 된다. 그녀는 입양된 후 우연히 마드리드에 위치한 프라도 뮤지엄에서 고야, 발자크, 리베라, 그리고
렘브란트의 작품을 보게 되고 곧 매료되고 말았다.
이후 그녀는 어린 시절의 상처를 고스란히 담아 번지고 눌린 모습으로 주변인들을 표현하였다. 억눌리고
억압된 군상에 주변 인물의 이름을 따서 넣은 시리즈와‘A la mesa’(‘밥 먹자’라는 스페인 구어) 시리즈에서
보듯 겨우 서너 가지의 한정된 색으로 작가 혹은 우리가 지닌 깊은 상처를 억압되게 표현하였고 큰 호응을
얻었다. 최근 그녀의 작품들은 색의 사용에 있어 자유로워졌으며 초기작에서는 볼 수 없었던 시선의 방향,
눈동자의 모습, 디테일한 부분까지도 섬세하게 표현하였다. 강렬함과 진한 감정의 선은 유지하되 한층
부드러워진 것을 느낄 수 있다.
리타 카발뤼는 바르셀로나의 마스누에 있는 시청사 광장에서 17살에 처음 전시를 하고 19살에 새로운 도전을
위하여 스페인에서 네덜란드로 국적을 바꾼 이후 지금까지 암스테르담에 머물고 있다. 2005년 마이에미 아트페
어를 비롯한 국제미술시장에서 크게 호평 받으며 전 세계적으로 두터운 팬 층을 확보하며 활동하고 있다.
Lita CABELLUT
(b.1961~, Spain)
Born into an impoverished gypsy family in 1961 in Barcelona, Lita Cabellut is known for
drawing deep connections between her insecure childhood and her works. Abandoned
by her parents as an infant, she lived on the streets as an orphan for 13 years until she was
adopted. Later on, while in Madrid, she came across the Museo Nacional del Prado where
she was captivated by the works of Goya, Balzac, Rivera, and Rembrandt.
Afterwards, Cabellut began creating portraits of surrounding people and expressing
the pains she experienced during her childhood. As well as creating a series of portraits
of contemporary figures that are in a state of repression, she also created “A la mesa”
(meaning “At the table” in Spanish). Both series show the use of a limited range of colours
and subtly express the pain that everyone experiences, which evoke a response from
viewers. Recently, she has become more flexible in terms of her choice of colours, and her
current works, unlike her earlier works, illustrate the direction of the figure’s gaze, and
the details of their eyes. Her recent portraits still maintain intensity and a richness of
emotions, but the lines are softer compared to her earlier portraits.
Village dans le Sud
Acrylic on canvas
남쪽 마을
캔버스에 아크릴
100 x 100 cm
At the age of 17, Cabellut launched her first exhibition in the Town Hall Square in Masnou,
located in Barcelona, and at 19, she changed her nationality from Spanish to Dutch to
open herself up to new challenges. She has since been living in Amsterdam, and at the
2005 Miami Art Fair, she was able to enter the global art market and gain wide acclaim
and popularity for her works. Maria Callas 02 2012 Mixed media on canvas 200 x 180 cm

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Dulcinea 37 2010 Mixed media on canvas 150 x 130 cm
Frida 47 2011 Mixed media on canvas 150 x 130 cm

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장-피에르 혹후세는 1951년 프랑스 파리 출생으로, 현재 남프랑스에 작업실을 두고 왕성하게 활동하고 있다.
그의 작품에는 신고전주의와 르네상스가 뒤섞인듯한 신비로운 인물들이 자주 등장하며, 주로 신화나 전설 속
인물들을 떠올리게 한다. 이것은 다양한 문화권의 문화재들을 수집하는 그의 취미에서 비롯되었다고 할 수
있는데, 서양 및 동유럽을 넘어, 최근에는 아시아 문화에 관심을 갖게 되며 아시아 여인들이 작품에 자주
등장하고 있다.
평범하거나 대칭을 이루는 구성을 좋아하지 않는다는 작가는 작품 속 인물들의 두껍고 거대한 근육들은
부드러운 터치로 표현하고, 크고 거대한 몸집에 반해 얼굴은 아주 작고 섬세하게 그려냄으로써 작품의 드라마
틱한 느낌을 극대화시킨다. 작품의 인물 형상들은 과장되고 극적으로 표현되었지만, 그 몸짓은 여전히 우아한
기품의 언어를 담고 있다. 이것은 작가가 반짝거리고 섬세하며 우아한 그림을 그렸던 구스타브 클림트에게
받은 영향 중 한 부분이기도 하다. 작가는 주로 채도가 높은 블루, 레드, 골드 또는 실버 등의 색을 사용하는데
이는 작품을 한층 더 웅장하고 화려하게 만든다.
여러 가지 색채와 구성에 대한 연구를 통해 작품을 완성해내는 장-피에르 혹후세는 다양한 문화 속에서 널리
사랑 받고 있다. 창의적이고 자유로운 그의 독특한 작품 세계는 작품 속 인물들의 화려한 몸짓처럼 이제 세계를
향해 거대한 날개 짓을 하고 있다.
Jean-Pierre ROC-ROUSSEY
(b.1951~, France)
Born in 1951 in Paris, France, Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey currently lives in Paris and the South
of France where he has a studio, actively working on new projects. He uses a mixture of
elements from Neo-Classicism and the Renaissance to create depictions of mystical
figures that are often represented in his works, and remind viewers of mythical or legendary
characters. This is derived from his hobby of collecting cultural items, most notably from
the West and Eastern Europe, and now he has gained a new interest in Asian culture,
which explains the frequent portrayal of Asian women in his most recent works.
Roc-Roussey chooses to avoid the norm and rejects symmetry, depicting the muscular
characters in his works with soft brushstrokes. Contrary to their muscular bodies, the faces
of the characters are proportionally small and highly detailed which intensifies the dramatic
nature of his works. Though the shapes and forms of the figures are exaggerated
and theatrical, their gestures suggest elegance and grace. This element is influenced
by Gustav Klimt’s style of adding iridescence and elegance to his works through the use
of delicate brushstrokes. Roc-Roussey often uses bright blue, red, gold, silver etc. which
exhibit magnificence and brilliance.
Experimenting with a range of colours and compositions, Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey is loved
by many from different cultures. With his creativity and progressiveness, Roc-Roussey
creates his own unique style, and the grand gestures of the characters allude in his works
to his gradual influence on the art world. Vénus florentine 2007 Oil on canvas 100 x 35 cm

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Le Prince 2008 Oil on canvas 73 x 60 cm

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1965년 캐나다 몬트리올 출신인 앙드레 모네는 퀘백의 라발 대학교에서 그래픽 디자인을 수학한 뒤 패션분야
에서 수년간 일하는 동안에도 꾸준히 순수 예술분야에 대한 관심을 가지고 모자이크, 콜라주, 아크릴과 같은
색다른 재료에 대한 연구를 하였다.
유명인들의 초상화로 유명한 앙드레 모네는 초상화를 보다 새롭고 흥미로운 방법으로 접근해왔다. 영화,
사진, 음악 그리고 문학에 영감을 받아 오래된 잡지나 책에서 얻은 이미지나 텍스트들을 그대로 포함한
배경위에 아크릴 물감과 칫솔로 섬세하게 표현하였다. 이러한 모네의 새로운 방식의 초상화는 아방가르드와
클래식 이 두 장르의 완벽한 균형이 돋보이며 표상적 얼굴 뒤의 강렬한 내면의 힘을 절제된 색과 과감한
생략으로 잘 나타냈다는 평가를 받고 있다.
이미 운명을 달리 했거나 혹은 아직 활발히 활동하고 있는 유명인들을 텍스트가 가득한 날것의 매거진이나
신문지 위에 강렬한 상을 올려 우리 기억의 단편 속에 있던 이미지를 불러내는 듯 하다. 유럽뿐만 아니라
아시아, 두바이 등 전 세계로 영역을 넓히고 있는 그는 최근 윌리엄 왕자의 결혼을 축하하는 의미에서 윌리엄과
케이트의 초상화를 제작하여 선물하기도 하였다.
André MONET
(b.1965~, Canada)
Born in 1965 in Montreal, Canada, André Monet studied graphic design at the Université
Laval and went on to work in the field of fashion for several years while maintaining an
interest in art and experimenting with different media including mosaic, collage and acrylic.
Known for creating portraits of famous icons, André Monet is acclaimed for his new and
interesting approach to portraiture. Inspired by cinema, photography, music and
literature, he takes pictures or texts from old magazines and incorporates them onto the
canvas then uses acrylic paint and a toothbrush to add details. Monet’s new approach to
creating portraits is considered avant-garde yet classic, which suggests balance. The
absence of bright colours and flamboyance allows viewers to notice a sense of inner strength
behind these representations.
The use of old magazines and newspapers as a background, and the illustration of past
figures, as well as contemporary figures on top of the text, remind viewers of the immense
influence of these famous icons while viewing these portraits. Coco 2011 Mixed media on canvas 122 x 91.5 cm

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Obsession 2011 Mixed media on canvas 91.5 x 122 cm Churchill 2011 Mixed media on canvas 122 x 91.5 cm

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David Mach (b.1956~, Scotland)
Gérard Rancinan (b.1953~, France)
Youssef Nabil (b.1972~, Egypt)
Mr. Brainwash (b.1966~, France)
1979 Scotland, Dundee, Duncan of Jordanston College of Art (BFA)
1982 Royal Academy of Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2011 David Mach, Precious Lights, City Arts Center, Edinburgh
2010 Iconography, Opera Gallery, London
2009 David Mach, Opera Gallery, Geneva
2008 Size doesn’t Matter, Art center de Vishal, Haarlem (Holland)
David Mach, DUTAC, Dubai
2000 At Home with Art, touring exhibition started at Tate Britain and
then various venues in England
David Mach, APT Galley, London
David Mach: Species, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris
David Mach: New Drawings, Jill George Gallery, London
1998 Columns, CRDC, Nantes
The Great Outdoors, sculpture installation and drawing
exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati
1994 Fully Furnished, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego
Drawings, CASK, Kitakyushu (Japan)
1991 David Mach: Sculpture, Ace Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Gallery 400, University of Illinois, Chicago
1988 A Hundred and One Dalmatians, Tate Gallery, London
1987 Mosaic, sited in Cattle Market Car Park, Kingston-upon-Thames
Natural Causes, Wiener Secession, Vienna
1986 Cleveland Art Gallery, Middlesbrough
Mercer Union Gallery, Toronto
1985 Towards a Landscape, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
1983 Castaways, Galerie Andata/Ritorno, Geneva
1982 Lisson Gallery, London
New 57 Gallery, Edinburgh
Group Exhibitions
2007 Project for the façade of Opera Garnier, Paris
2006 Sculpture in les jardins des Tuileries, Paris
2004 Happy Birthday, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris
2001 2001 International Container Arts Festival, Kaohsiung (Taiwan)
1999 Den Haag Sculptuur, His n’ Hers; Monumental collage-mural
of more than 75 meters long, commemorating the XX th
Century for the millennium celebrations at the Millennium Dome,
London
Public Commissions
1999 Completed A National Portrait, a 225’ x 10’ collage of Britain,
commissioned by the NMEC for the Self Portrait Zone of the
Millennium Dome at Greenwich
1997 Installed It Takes Two on Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia - part
of Sydney’s International Arts Festival
1996 Urn, commissioned for their collection by McMaster Museum
of Art, Hamilton, Ontario
1994 Temple at Tyre, Leith Docks, Edinburgh, commissioned by
Edinburgh City Council as part of their bid to be City of
Architecture & Design
1993 All Around the Houses, commissioned by Union des Banques
Suisses for their new headquarters building in Geneva
Awards
1992 Lord Provost Award
1988 Tate Gallery Turner Prize
1982 Royal Academy of Arts Drawing Prize
1975 Pat Holmes Memorial Prize
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Trilogy of the Moderns, Triennale di Milano Museum, Milano
Rancinan in Singapore, Opera Gallery, Singapore
2011 Rancinan in Hong Kong, Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
Rancinan in London, Opera Gallery, London
Rancinan, Opera Gallery, Paris
2010 Rancinan Origines, Opera Gallery, Geneva
Group Exhibitions
2012 Wonderful World, Future Tense Gallery, London
Wonderful World, Art Brussels, Galerie Valerie Bach, Brussels,
2011 Reflex Miniature Museum, The Haags Gemeente Museum,
The Hague
2010 Lotus Cars, Villa Rose, Los Angeles
Metamorphoses, Librairie du Musée du Louvre, Paris
From Millet to Rancinan, Musée d’Orsay, Barbizon (France)
Metamorphoses, Galerie Valerie Bach, Brussels
The Freedom Unveiled, Proyecto Genero 3,
Contemporary Art of Barcelona, Barcelona
2009 Metamorphoses & Trilogy of the Moderns, Palais de Tokyo,
Paris
MACBA, Musée d’Art Contemporain de Barcelone, Barcelona
The Photographer, Fotografia 2009, Palazzo delle Esposizioni,
Rome
La trilogia del Sacro Selvaggio, Museum Le Grand Jardin,
Joinville (France)
2008 The Photographer, Mezzanine du Palais de Tokyo, Paris
2007 La trilogia del Sacro Selvaggio, The Triennale Bovisa, Milano
2005 HIROSHIMA, Forward Thinking Museum, U.S.A.
2000 URBAN JUNGLE, Espace Cardin, Paris
Art Fairs
2012 Lille Art Fair 2012 – 5eEd, Xavier Ronse Gallery,
Lille Grand Palais, Lille (France)
Solo Exhibitions
2009 I Won’t let you Die, Villa Medici, Rome
I Will go to Paradise, The Third Line, Dubai
Youssef Nabil, Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin
2008 Youssef Nabil, The Third Line, Doha
2007 Sleep in my arms, Michael Stevenson Contemporary Gallery,
Cape Town
Portraits Self Portraits, The Third Line, Dubai
2005 Youssef Nabil Portraits, The Third Line, Dubai
Realities to Dreams, Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art,
Cairo
2003 Pour un Moment d’Eternité, Rencontres Internationales de la
Photographie, Arles (France)
2001 Obsesiones, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City
Rétrospective, Centre Culturel Français, Alexandria
Youssef Nabil, Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art,
Cairo
1999 Premiere, Cairo-Berlin Art Gallery, Cairo
Group Exhibitions
2009 Youssef Nabil CINEMA, The Kennedy Center, Washington DC
2008 Far from Home, North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina
Portraits II, Galeria Leme, São Paulo
Last of the Dictionary Men: BALTIC, Newcastle
Disguise, Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town
Regards des Photographes Arabes Contemporains,
Musée National d’Art Moderne et Contemporain MNAMC,
Algiers
Perfect Lovers, Art Extra, Johannesburg
2007 Gegenwart aus Jahrtausenden, Zeitgenössische Kunst aus
Äygpten, Kunst Museum Bonn, Bonn
Dialogues Méditerranéens, Saint-Tropez (France)
2006 Arabiske Blikke, GL Strand Museum, Copenhagen
Word into Art, The British Museum, London
Images of the Middle East, Danish Centre for Culture and
Development, Copenhagen
19 miradas, Fotógrafos árabes contemporáneos,
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Sevilla
2005 Regards des Photographes Arabes Contemporains,
Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris
Nazar, Photographs from the Arab World,
The Aperture Foundation Gallery, New York
L’Égypte, Saline Royale d’Arc et Senans (France)
Arab Eyes, FotoFest Houston, Texas
2004 Nazar: Noorderlicht, The Fries Museum, Leeuwaarden,
the Netherlands
Rites sacrés, Rites profanes: Zeitgenossiche Afrikanische
Fotographie, Kornhausforum, Bern
Staged Realities: Exposing the Soul in African Photography
1870-2004, Michael Stevenson Contemporary Gallery,
Cape Town
À Bamako, Le Caire, La FNAC, Paris
Bamako 03: Contemporary African Photography,
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Barcelona
2003 Rites sacrés, Rites profanes, Rencontres Africaines de la
Photographie, Bamako
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Never, Never Give Up, Los Angeles
Untitled, Miami
2010 Under Construction, South Beach, Miami
Icons Remix, Meatpacking District, New York
Icons, Meatpacking District, New York
2008 Life is Beautiful, CBS Studios, Los Angeles
Art Fairs
2011 Art Basel Miami 2011, Miami
2010 Art Basel Miami 2010, Miami
Commissions
2009 Madonna, commissioned for the album cover of Celebration
Media
2010 Exit Through The Gift Shop, Sundance Film Festival, Bansky

Lita Cabellut (b.1961~, Spain)
Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey (b.1951~, France)
André Monet (b.1965~, Montreal)
1983 The Netherlands, Amsterdam, Rietveld Academy, Math
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Memories Wrapped in Gold Paper, Opera Gallery, Dubai
2011 Coco, Opera Gallery, Paris
Camaron, Kai Dikhas, Berlin
La Perla Negra, Opera Gallery, London
Madness and Reason, Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta
2010 Manifesta Maastricht, Maastricht
One man show, Zulauf Gallery, Karslruhe
2007 June exhibition, Gunther Zulauf Gallery, Freinsheim
2005 The Lowe Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2002 Galerie Hüsstege, Den Bosch (with Kaat Tilley) (Holland)
Sir Harald Art, Venlo Sala Maior, Porto (Portugal)
2001 Galerie Artline, Amsterdam
2000 Galerie Hüsstege, Den Bosch Holland
Galerie Willy d’Huysser, Brussels
1996 Galerie Artline, Amsterdam (with Enrique Vega)
1995 Galerie Kadans, The Hague
1994 Galerie Schröder, The Hague Retrato, the Netherlands
1991 Milano Gallery, Warsaw
1989 Galerie 27, Wassenaar
1979 Masnou, Town Hall, Barcelona
Group Exhibitions
2012 I Want to be Loved by You, Tribute to Marilyn Monroe,
Opera Gallery, Paris
2009 pAn, Etienne Gallery, Amsterdam
Samuelis Baumgarte, Samuelis Baumgarte, Bielefeld
Art Karlsruhe, Gunther Zulauf Gallery, Karlsruhe
The Forgotten Europeans, Kolnischen Stadtmuseum, Koln
2008 pAn, Etienne Gallery, Amsterdam
Grand Opening, Opera Gallery, Dubai
2001 Galerie Hüsstege, Den Bosch (Holland)
Kunstrai, Amsterdam
Art, Rotterdam
PMMK Museum, Oostende
2000 Galerie De Rijk, The Hague
1997 Galerie Hüsstege, Den Bosch (Holland)
1990 De Kunstpassage, The Hague
1988 Haagse Salon, The Hague
Art Fairs
2002 Art Fair, De Pan, Amsterdam
Art Fair, Hengelo (the Netherlands)
2001 Art Fair, De Pan, Amsterdam Museum of Modern Art,
Amdterdam
1998 Stockholm Art Fair, Sweden; Art Fair MEC; Maastricht Art Fair
Brussels; Galerie De Rijk, The Hague
1988 Member of the Salon d’Automne Art Critic Society
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Guest of honour, L’art sans temps, Théoule-sur-Mer (France)
2008 Sport in Art, Today Art Museum, Beijing
Sport in Art, Sichuan Fine Art Museum, Chongqing (China)
Sport in Art, Gallery of Luxun Art Academy, Shenyang (China)
RCM, The Museum of Modern Art, Nanjing (China)
2007 Sport in Art, Art Museum of Guangzhou Art Academy,
Guangzhou (China)
Sport in Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai
Roc-Roussey, Opera Gallery, Paris
2006 Opera Gallery, Venice
2005 Opera Gallery, Paris
Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
2002 Opera Gallery, Paris
Bunkamura Art Museum, Tokyo
2000 Galerie Orée du Rêve, La Rochelle (France)
Municipal Art exhibitions, Pontoise; Taverny; Bouffemont;
La Rochelle (France)
1998 Palais des Congrès, Royan (France)
La Grande Arche, Paris
1997 Château d’Homécourt, Homécourt (France)
1996 Galerie Béatrice Soulié, Paris
Retrospective, Société Générale, Paris
Centre Pablo Picasso, Nancy (France)
1995 Galerie Catherine Guérard, Paris
Hybern Castle, Prague
Château de Saran, Chouilly (France)
1994 Rundetaarn, Copenhagen
Festival hall, Biarritz (France)
1993 Dong Ha Gallery, Seoul
Poo Yong Gallery, Seoul
1991 Santillana (Spain)
French Embassy, Washington
Mons Museum, Mons (Belgium)
Town halls in the 18th, 9th and 6th arrondissements,
Paris
1990 Tretakiov Gallery, Moscow
Saint Petersburg
1989 Galerie Beauvau, Paris
Group Exhibitions
2011 Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey & Inbar Tolla, Opera Gallery,
Singapore
2010 Lita Cabellut & Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey, Opera Gallery,
Dubai
2009 Viviane Cisinski & Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey, Opera Gallery,
Hong Kong
2008 Johanne Corno & Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey, Opera Gallery,
New York
Roc-Roussey & Corno, Ordrupgaard Museum, Copenhagen,
Jean-François Larrieu, Mauro Corda & Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey,
Opera Gallery, Seoul
2006 Lita Cabellut & Jean-Pierre Roc-Roussey, Opera Gallery,
London
Awards
Town of Pontoise award, France
Town of Colombes award, France
First prize for portrait, Deauville, France
Town of La Rochelle award, France
Charente-Maritime Regional Council award (1993), France
Town of Taverny award (1992), France
Paris Fairs
Salon des Indépendants (Independent Artists Fair)
Salon des Artistes Français (French Artists Fair)
Salon d’Automne (Autumn Fair)
Salon Comparaisons, Paris
1984 Graphic Design Bachelor in Université Laval
1982 Diploma in Fine Arts at Collège André Grasset
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Retrospective, Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal
2011 Opera Gallery, Hong Kong
2008 Brilliance of being, Thompson and Landry Gallery,
Tonronto, Ontario
2007 Caractères, Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal
2006 Mouvement de masse, Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal,
Group Exhibitions
2012 I want to be loved by you, tribute to Marilyn Monroe,
Opera Gallery, Paris
2011 Black and White, Opera Gallery, Seoul
Nuit Rouge, Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal
2010 Small Sizes Great Christmas, Galerie Lydia Monaro,
Montreal
André Monet, Christian Voigt, Mihailo Vukelic, Opera Gallery,
New York
Face à face, Opera Gallery, Paris
Les nuits blanches, Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal
2009 X-mas exhibition, Galerie Lydia Monaro, Montreal
2006 Group Show, Thompson and Landry Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Art Fairs
2010 Toronto International Art Fair, represented by Galerie Lydia
Monaro, Toronto, Ontario
Awards and Mentions
1991 Three Honourable mentions, Forum Marketing
1989 Diapson Grand Prize, Forum Marketing
1988 Great Distinction, Graphisme, Québec

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