Barthélémy Toguo
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Barthélémy Toguo, is a Cameroonian painter
born in 1967. He lives in Paris
and Bandjoun
. He has also worked with photograph
s, sculpture
, video
s.
He studied Fine Arts in Abidjan
in Ivory Coast, École supérieure d'Art de Grenoble
and the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
.
His first solo presentation in New York City is at Robert Miller Gallery in Chelsea. From Sept 10-Oct 29, 2009
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
born in 1967. He lives in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Bandjoun
Bandjoun
Bandjoun is a town and commune in West Province, Cameroon. Bandjoun is the capital of the Banjun people. The chief dwells in Hialah, and has many wives....
. He has also worked with photograph
Photograph
A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...
s, sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
s.
He studied Fine Arts in Abidjan
Abidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
in Ivory Coast, École supérieure d'Art de Grenoble
École supérieure d'Art de Grenoble
École supérieure d'Art de Grenoble is a secondary school specialising in arts in Grenoble, France.-Notable graduates:* Gilles Balmet* Cyrille Andre* Benoit Broisat* Serge Comte* Laurent Faulon* Samuel Rousseau* Matthieu Laurette* Barthélémy Toguo...
and the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, formerly Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, is the Arts Academy of the city of Düsseldorf. It is well known for having produced many famous artists, such as Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Thomas Demand, and Andreas Gursky...
.
External links
His first solo presentation in New York City is at Robert Miller Gallery in Chelsea. From Sept 10-Oct 29, 2009
- http://www.hdemontferrand.com/artist/works/BARTHELEMY-TOGUO/gb-6.htmlBarthélémy Toguo, Hadrien de MontferrandHadrien de MontferrandHadrien de Montferrand The French Ambassador of Drawings is a French specialist in Chinese Contemporary Art. He is one of the actors who helped Chinese Contemporary Art to develop its influence abroad.-Biography:...
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