Daniel Dezeuze
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Daniel Dezeuze is a French artist and a founding member of the French group of artists called Supports-Surfaces. This group (made up of Dezeuze, Claude Viallat
, Patrick Saytour, Louis Cane, André-Pierre Arnal, Vincent Bioulès, Noêl Dolla, Jean-Pierre Pincemin, André Valensi, Marc Devade, Toni Grand, and Bernard Pagès) started to form in 1966. Their common concern was a desire to deconstruct painting in order to re-examine its history and question its nature. Colour is a fundamental question in many of their works. They frequently used non-traditional materials and referred to other non-western cultures.
, Gard
. He studied Spanish literature
at the university in Montpellier while attending classes at the art college. After spending several years abroad (Spain, Mexico, Canada) he finished his doctorate in Comparative Literature
at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1970.
Dezeuze’s radical work from 1967 (Stretcher covered in plastic film) is in the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris and was shown at the Guggenheim Museum
as part of the Exhibition of Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou.
His work over the years has been extremely varied in materials (wood, gauze, found object
s, polyethylene etc.) and in tone, from the austere rigour of his flexible wooden ladders of the 1970’s, to the ethereal lightness of his gauze pieces going on to the playfulness of his colourful Peintures qui perlent (Beading Paintings) which are painted wooden cubes and beads attached to a rigid framework.
There are two main directions in his work: the first, his deconstruction of painting and its components (Ladders, Trellises, Cut Out Gauzes, Pavilions etc.) and the second, his creation of series of objects (Arms, Gathering Devices, and Receptacles) which evoke humanity’s perennial activities.
Dezeuze’s drawings also can be grouped in these same two directions with the addition of his sensitive and delightful evocations of nature in his series La Vie Amoureuse des Plantes (subject of an exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in 1993), his numerous and colourful Butterflies and enigmatic Grotesques.
His exhibitions have been numerous in France and abroad. He exhibited regularly at the Yvon Lambert
Gallery in Paris from 1971 until 1991 and since that date at the Daniel Templon
Gallery in Paris.
Daniel Dezeuze also has a considerable body of written work. In 1971 he founded the review Peinture, cahiers théoriques with Louis Cane and Marc Devade with the help of the review Tel Quel
. His theoretical articles from this review are included in the publication from the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris of his writings. Also included are several interviews and a great part of his published poetry.
Among his commissions must be included the mosaic floor in the Church of St. Laurent in Puy-en-Velay, his sculpture in the Tuileries Gardens, the optic fibre
sculpture in the Toulouse subway and his redecoration, incorporating several of his works, of the Hôtel du Sully in Paris.
Claude Viallat
Claude Viallat is a French contemporary painter.-Biography:Born in Nîmes, he grew up in Aubais, a French village with a strong bull tradition...
, Patrick Saytour, Louis Cane, André-Pierre Arnal, Vincent Bioulès, Noêl Dolla, Jean-Pierre Pincemin, André Valensi, Marc Devade, Toni Grand, and Bernard Pagès) started to form in 1966. Their common concern was a desire to deconstruct painting in order to re-examine its history and question its nature. Colour is a fundamental question in many of their works. They frequently used non-traditional materials and referred to other non-western cultures.
Biography
Dezeuze was born in AlèsAlès
Alès is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as Alais.-Geography:...
, Gard
Gard
Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...
. He studied Spanish literature
Spanish literature
Spanish literature generally refers to literature written in the Spanish language within the territory that presently constitutes the state of Spain...
at the university in Montpellier while attending classes at the art college. After spending several years abroad (Spain, Mexico, Canada) he finished his doctorate in Comparative Literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1970.
Dezeuze’s radical work from 1967 (Stretcher covered in plastic film) is in the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris and was shown at the Guggenheim Museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a well-known museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions...
as part of the Exhibition of Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou.
His work over the years has been extremely varied in materials (wood, gauze, found object
Found object
A found object, in an artistic sense, indicates the use of an object which has not been designed for an artistic purpose, but which exists for another purpose already. Found objects may exist either as utilitarian, manufactured items, or things which occur in nature...
s, polyethylene etc.) and in tone, from the austere rigour of his flexible wooden ladders of the 1970’s, to the ethereal lightness of his gauze pieces going on to the playfulness of his colourful Peintures qui perlent (Beading Paintings) which are painted wooden cubes and beads attached to a rigid framework.
There are two main directions in his work: the first, his deconstruction of painting and its components (Ladders, Trellises, Cut Out Gauzes, Pavilions etc.) and the second, his creation of series of objects (Arms, Gathering Devices, and Receptacles) which evoke humanity’s perennial activities.
Dezeuze’s drawings also can be grouped in these same two directions with the addition of his sensitive and delightful evocations of nature in his series La Vie Amoureuse des Plantes (subject of an exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in 1993), his numerous and colourful Butterflies and enigmatic Grotesques.
His exhibitions have been numerous in France and abroad. He exhibited regularly at the Yvon Lambert
Yvon Lambert
Yvon Pierre Lambert is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.Yvon started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1973. He would spend nine years in Montreal before being traded to the Buffalo Sabres...
Gallery in Paris from 1971 until 1991 and since that date at the Daniel Templon
Daniel Templon
Daniel Templon is a French art contemporary and modern art dealer born in 1945. He founded in 1972, the bilingual contemporary art magazine art press with art critic and erotic biographer Catherine Millet.- Biography :...
Gallery in Paris.
Daniel Dezeuze also has a considerable body of written work. In 1971 he founded the review Peinture, cahiers théoriques with Louis Cane and Marc Devade with the help of the review Tel Quel
Tel Quel
Tel Quel was an avant-garde magazine for literature, founded in 1960 in Paris by Philippe Sollers and Jean-Edern Hallier.-Overview:...
. His theoretical articles from this review are included in the publication from the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris of his writings. Also included are several interviews and a great part of his published poetry.
Among his commissions must be included the mosaic floor in the Church of St. Laurent in Puy-en-Velay, his sculpture in the Tuileries Gardens, the optic fibre
Optical fiber
An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of a pure glass not much wider than a human hair. It functions as a waveguide, or "light pipe", to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of...
sculpture in the Toulouse subway and his redecoration, incorporating several of his works, of the Hôtel du Sully in Paris.
Selected exhibitions
- 1998 Carré d'Art -musée d'Art contemporain, Nîmes
- 1999 Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris
- 2001 La Chaufferie et Musée d'Art moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg
- 2002 Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris. Galerie John Dekkers, La Haye (Pays-Bas)
- 2003 Galerie Fernand Léger (Credac), Ivry-sur-Seine
- FRAC Bourgogne, Dijon
- Espace d'art contemporain du domaine départemental du Château d'O, Montpellier
- 2005 Espace d'art contemporain Gustave Fayet, Sérignan
- 2006 Armes et Scènes de guerre Château de Salses(66) dépôt permanent
- 2007 Galerie Hambursin-Boisanté, Montpellier. Casa de Francia, Mexico (Mexique). Granville Gallery (Normandie). Galerie Art Attitude Hervé Bize, Nancy
- 2008 Galerie Daniel Templon. Kringst-Ernst Gallery, Cologne. Musée Paul Valéry, Sète