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Artist Statement:
http://www.francoiseissaly.com
Inspired by the Buddhist philosophy of the middle path as well as other mystical traditions, I create visual spaces where realities overlap each others. I try to express a certain difficulty to be in the in-between, the oscillation, the wavering.
More than trying to destabilize the spectator, I question the power of the mind and the shortcuts it can take in order to solve a problem or an enigma. As a matter of fact, in my latest work we can see how, despite the missing part (i.e.: Petite configuration II) the mind re-creates the suggested shape; from memory it fills the blanks, when a totally different thing could be happening in the empty spaces. In an other example, like Configuration I, the mind is also put at work, but this time the lines are not following from one fragment to the other and it creates a discomfort, an unbalance that leaves us in an intermediary space; like an unanswered question.
For several years my research has been proceeding through superposition of layers (color and medium) and fragmentation. These two actions allow me to investigate two spaces simultaneously; the imaginary space (illusion of depth...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2011:
* Group Show - Galerie Zephyr, Montreal, Canada
* Migrations - Galerie Wilder & Davis, Montreal, Canada
In 2010:
* Project A5 - Artamo Gallery, Santa-Barbara, CA USA
* Itineraires - Georges Laoun - Montreal, Quebec Canada
april 5th - May 1st, 2010
2009
*November 2009 - De l'illusion du sens - Galerie Port-Maurice, Montreal, Canada
*August ...
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Artist Galleries:
USA- West Coast
*Artamo Gallery
11 west Anapamu street. Santa Barbara, CA 93101
tel: 805.568.1400
www.artamogallery.com
Europe
*Galerie Konrad Monter
Kirchplatz 1-5
40670 Meerbusch-Ostarah (Germany)
Tel:(49)(0)2159/35 30
Canada
*Artothèque de Montréal
5720, rue Saint André
Montréal (qu...
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Artist Reviews:
In Vie des Arts <215
"Logique car contradictoire" par Bernard Levy
http://www.francoiseissaly.com/ articleViedesArts215.htm
* The Baltimore Sun
artist envisions in-between spaces by G. McNatt
February 10, 2005
* Exhibition Catalog
Gallery international
www.galleryinternational.com
*F. ISSALY, Et tout a-t-il une fin....
Vie des Arts...
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Collections:
Private collections in
California, USA,
Maryland, USA,
Toronto, Canada,
Vancouver, Canada,
Montreal, Canada,
Quebec city, Canada,
Longueuil, Canada,
Bordeaux, France,
Toulouse, France,
Beziers,France,
Malaga, Spain,
Dusseldorf, Germany,
And Corporate:
Agisoft, Beziers, France,
Busse & Miessen, Bonn, Germany...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Francoise Issaly Biography:
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Age
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40
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Art - (1910 - )
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
I became an artist because the idea of creating or painting is what put a smile on my face; and I know that creating is the only thing I will never be tired of. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Born and raise in the South of France, I made my dream come true by moving to Canada in 1993.
In 2002, I moved to California, but came back to my city of adoption (Montreal) 3 years later.
I studied in France, in visual and pastic arts, and have been exhibiting my work in Canada, USA, France and Germany.
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