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Artist Statement:
RICMERIC has done very few
exhibitions, although many of
his paintings have been sold
to private collectors. His
artistic career has been
supported by what we call in
French “le succès d'estime.”
Now and then, Ricmeric's goal
is to track the greatest
mystery of the created world:
the double nature of all
things. His main concern is to
send clear and pleasant
messages for the soul, to
bring positive feelings to his
fellow humans. So, one should
not be astonished to find the
traces of this quest in the
majority of his pictures, in
which the Masculine and the
Feminine figures are
reconciled or clashed, the top
and bottom, the inside and the
outside merged, the heat and
the cold harmonized despite
the violence of the primary
colors which he uses, in their
pure state.
If one adds to that a very
marked leaning toward wild
nature and an unquestionable
misanthropy, one will
understand that his public
life and his celebrity were
reduced to their simpler
expressions. But be sure that
Ricmeric is communicating with
us, maybe with our
subconscious too.
Ric used to say that his
paintings are like books, for
they have to be “read.” ...
Further Information
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Artist Exhibitions:
- San Raphaël (France) -
Contest winner 2nd place
- Manosque (France)
- Marbella (Spain) - Llamas
Gallery - 1987
- Hamburg (Germany) - Momo
Gallery - 1988
- Antibes (France) - Marché
des Arts - 1986 - 1989
- Marbella (Spain) - Chico
Gallery - 1990
- Hohenlockstedt (Germany) at
the Town Hall - 1991
- Cannes (France) - Kiosque
des Arts - 1994
- Hamburg (Germany) - Reese
Gallery - 2000...
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Artist Galleries:
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Richard Meric Biography:
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Age
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61
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Committed
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
not provided |
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| Education |
High School |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Cinema, Nature, hike, reading, politics, art, computer |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Surrealism - (1924 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Salvador Dali
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Garden of Earthly Delights by J. Bosch
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Breuguel, H.Bosch, M.C Escher and Salvador Dalí. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Ric was born in Marseilles (France) in March 1948.
After two years of study in Philosophy (1966-68) at the University of Aix-en-Provence (France), Ric traveled throughout the European continent. He also went twice to India overland, mostly for the interest of the trip itself.
He wrote numerous newspaper articles, as well as two stage plays performed at the Festival d’Avignon (F).
In 1978, he created his first drawing 'Salvador DALI, doubly reversible portrait,' starting from a tiny photograph of the Master.
He continued his artistic pursuits learning classical techniques of oil painting through independent study.
As he studied the old masters’ works, he began to study the psychology of Freud and Jung.
Ric also delved into the esoteric traditions and began a long immersion into speculative alchemy and oriental philosophy.
Ric produced not only quality work but also quantity: medium and large size paintings, triptych, such as the astonishing “Les Jardins de la Mémoire” (“The Gardens of Memory'), conceived from 1979 to 1983, incontestably his closest homage to H. Bosch, the famous Dutch painter.
Among other works, he conceived his own Tarot cards, based on his studies of alchemy. He painted the 21 major arcane with oil on canvas. He's actually completing the whole series of Tarot cards, creating them on computer.
For eight years, he painted without showing his work, lived in the countryside in the south of France, leading a life that allowed him to dedicate most of his time to painting. When Ric showed his work to the world, art lovers immediately recognized its quality.
In 1988, he met a German executive from Hamburg who became his agent. He introduced Ric to his circle of friends. Over the years, his agent acquired various paintings of Ric’s until owning an impressive collection.
Ric took a hiatus from his painting production in 1994 to spend five years writing an essay about psychology
and types of personalities based on years of research. The essay is currently available in French.
In 1999, Ric learned how to use a computer, a wonderful tool for such a visual artist.
Beginning in 2000, he created huge murals in hotels in Germany, along with his girl-friend, the artist Syl Chad.
After returning to the south of Spain in 2004, Ric began a new creative period. He produced visual art through digital art. He created a new kind of picture combining abstract and figurative styles.
In 2008, the couple decided to start a screenwriting career. Their first script “TANGLED AFFAIRS” has been awarded in several screenplay contests in the USA. A second one is in progress.
In 2009, SYL & RIC returned to a first love: they created an elaborate visual art shows, based on their graphic and digital works, using the latest digital techniques of video projection.
SYL & RIC are now settled in Marbella (Spain). |
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