Jean BOURDIER was born in 1956 in Villeneuve
sur Yonne (France)
It
has been about twenty-five years since he set up his workshop in Burgundy
, in the "Saône et Loire" area (about 300 km south of Paris).
He was trained in drawing, watercolours,
painting, woodcarving, soldering, decorating and scenography.
His means of expression, when he started,
were mainly watercolours and woodcarving. He had already given free rein
to his imagination. His watercolours were light, his shapes had baroque
movements , and were symbolic; all were close to surrealism.
Then, bit by bit, Jean Bourdier gave
up pure watercolours for mixed compositions by blending painting and carving.
He uses multiple techniques and materials : oil and acrylic paints, inks,
oil and soft pastels, collages ranging from Japanese paper to corrugated
cardboard, wood and different metals.
During this period he created "wall sculptures". Colour appears
in his wooden sculptures in the round.
Since 2007, the multiplicity of his
technical experience led him to create composite sculptures, according
to his imagination or creating for special orders, where pieces built
in his wokshop, contemporary or antique objects (restored or not), live
together in harmony.
Unique works for professionals, companies, public
commissions, galleries,and individuals.
Each creation is a dialogue
between past and present, humour and poetry.
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Maison
et Objet en janvier uniquement |
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Galerie
Cobalt |
(Bruxelles) |
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Galerie
Mimésis |
(Genève) |
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Galerie
Chercheur d'Art |
(Metz) |
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Galerie
Lévy |
(Cotignac) |
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Galerie
Maznel |
(St
Valery sur Somme) |
General
Public Exhibitions |
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Voir
ou Avoir |
(Bordeaux) |
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Marché
de l'Odéon |
(Paris) |
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M.A.D. |
(Vichy) |
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Eunique |
(Karlsruhe) |
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Art
Expo |
(St
Leu la Forêt) |
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Fan'Z'Art |
(Espalion) |
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Art3Ft |
(Paris) |
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Art3Ft |
(Mulhouse) |
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Salon des Beaux Arts |
(Paris) |
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