Artist Information:
Helene Donadieu
97190 Le Gosier,
Guadeloupe
Member Since: Nov 2007
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Artist Statement:
Collage, I would rather say «
Khartégraphie » …
But what does it mean ? You
will not find this word in the
dictionnary since I created it
from the ancient greek «
khârtés », meaning sheets of
paper and « graphein » that we
do not translate any more …
My way to wink at those people
who do not take you seriously
when you say you create with
magazine clippings, a pair of
scissors and glue !
Certainly a way to keep
smiling and give a noble
pedigree to the Art of Collage
…
Painting with a pair of
scissors, drawing or writing
with paper, or to be more
precise – with pieces of paper
cut out from magazines has
become my favourite expression
for the past ten years .
I preferably care for cutting
shapes and colours and arrange
them to create visual
illusions or give another
meaning to the images… Images
can speak in may different
ways … you just have to find
them or build your own story !
My « visual games » would like
to drive you in a wonderland
where objects are cut, changed
and collected to give birth to
an artwork , sometimes
allegoric, most of the time
simply funny or unexpected. In
any case, each ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
December 1996, «L’Arche de
Chloé » (The Arch of Chloé),
C. Favier Gallery in Kourou,
French Guiana.
April 1997, « Le Royaume de
Poséidon » (The Kingdom of
Poseidon),
Hôtel des Roches in Kourou,
French Guiana.
October 2003 - « Fables et
affabulations » (Fables and
Invention),
C. Favier Gallery in ...
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Helene Donadieu's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Helene Donadieu's Portfolio.
Collage, I would rather say « Khartégraphie » …
But what does it mean ? You will not find this word in the dictionnary since I created it from the ancient greek « khârtés », meaning sheets of paper and « graphein » that we do not translate any more … My way to wink at those people who do not take you seriously when you say you create with magazine clippings, a pair of scissors and glue !
Certainly a way to keep smiling and give a noble pedigree to the Art of Collage …
Painting with a pair of scissors, drawing or writing with paper, or to be more precise – with pieces of paper cut out from magazines has become my favourite expression for the past ten years .
I preferably care for cutting shapes and colours and arrange them to create visual illusions or give another meaning to the images… Images can speak in may different ways … you just have to find them or build your own story !
My « visual games » would like to drive you in a wonderland where objects are cut, changed and collected to give birth to an artwork , sometimes allegoric, most of the time simply funny or unexpected. In any case, each ... |
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