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Bertrand Lavier
Mixed media
180 x 140 cm
Lavier’s mirror is covered with a metallic paint that opacifies the surface while allowing some light reflections. The function of the mirror is thus altered, creating an unusual experience for the viewer: no longer seeing their reflection, but confronting inconsistency and the blur of identity.
Born in 1949 in Châtillon-sur-Seine, France.
Self-taught, Bertrand Lavier has made misappropriation of objects the center of a pictorial practice focused on questioning the status of the artwork. Drawing inspiration from the provocative transgressions of Marcel Duchamp, the ready-mades, and the playful-conceptual interventions of Raymond Hains, he transforms everyday objects, such as a refrigerator placed on a safe, renamed “sculpture on pedestal”.
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Bertrand Lavier
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