Art with a quirk

.

.

Art with a quirk  _this section is devoted to those (known) artists whose work i treasure

merci à  tous ces artistes qui regardent le monde dans l’altérité

 

« Moderation is a fatal thing, Lady Hunstanton, nothing succeeds like excess »

(Oscar Wilde)

.

.

eye

.

.

.

.

Bowie & Björk by bɔētiane

.

.

.

Catherine Berbessou (1961 –    )  danseuse et chorégraphe de danse contemporaine

TU, EL CIELO Y TU  (2017)   VALSER (1999)   –   tango argentin + danse contemporaine

>>> demo Tu, el cielo  >>> interview de la chorégraphe   >>> quelques pas dans l’arène

.

.

.

Mourad Merzouki (1973 –     ) directeur artistique / chorégraphe / danseur hip-hop 

PIXEL (2014) AGWA (2008)  & many more

>>> demo on Pixel (digital art by Adrian Mondot & Claire Bardainne)  >>> interview with Mourad on Pixel

.

.

.

.

Fabrice Monteiro (1972 –     )  photographer – Greenpeace Photo Award 2016

en FR –  >>> biographie  >>> site web du photographe  >>> photographies The Prophesy

in GB –   >>> interview with the artist  >>>article on the artist

.

.

.

.

Björk & Bowie both exhibited in spring 2015

« David Bowie is »  Exhibition in Paris @ La Philharmonie (Jean Nouvel) – 3rd March 31st May 2015

« Björk »   Exhibition in NY @ the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)  – 8th March – 7th June 2015

 >>> article on Bowie & Björk (Libération 27/2/2015)

.

bb2

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

 

.

.

.

Bowie   Space Oddity (1969), Hunky Dory, Life of Mars (1971), Ziggy Stardust, Station to Station, Low (in full), Subterraneans (1997), Heroes, Ashes to ashes … . .  + The Man Who Fell to Earth,  Furyo

 bb33


he invented flares & insolence

son corps est un spectacle

.

.

.

.

 

Björk  Venus as a Boy, Violently Happy, Army of Me,  Hyperballad, The Modern Things, Isobel, I miss you, Homogenic (in full), All neon like (1997), Hidden Place, Verandi  (2001), Foot soldier (2001), Pagan Poetry, Family, remix (2015), Atom dance, Quicksand. . . + Dancer in the Dark – Drawing Restraint 9

   bb444           

.

.

she invented sounds of magma & crystals

.hurlant à la beauté réinventée

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Alexander McQueen (1969 – 2010)

SAVAGE BEAUTY @ Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY (2011), also exhibited @ V & A Museum, London (2015)

>>> The Met exhibition website & videos >>> feat. Kate Moss  >>> feat. Shalom Harlow

>>> article on Alex MQueen & photo with Björk

>>> spring / summer 2017

.

.

.

Phia Ménard (1971 –   )  Compagnie Non Nova

PPP / Vortex  & other performances near you in 2017

>>> interview avec elle  >>> more about Phia

.

phia-menard7

.

.

.

.

Francis Bacon  (1909 – 1992 ) 

(in progress^^)

>>> interview with Francis Bacon, by David Sylvester (BBC1, Sep 1966)  >>> some of his paintings

>>> more paintings

.

.

(definitely more to come).

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.