Zoom
Totem of Signs
1994
Richard Texier
Sculpture
220 x 20 cm
Artist draws his inspiration from object he finds with an unknown history. He works on the object transforming it into a strangely primitive looking work of art.
The series of Totem of Signs sculptures belongs to this concept in which the work is seen as a territory brought out of the past and bearing the trace of an imaginary civilisation that has now disappeared.
French artist.
Richard Texier spent his childhood both on the Atlantic coast and the Marsh region around Poitiers, two worlds that would profoundly influence his work.
Texier began painting at the age of twelve. He studied in Paris and New York and after presenting his thesis in architecture, he devoted himself entirely to the visual arts.
Fascinated by travel, he developed his own cosmography based on old astronomic charts that combine mythology and archaism.
The Donjon Museum, Niort, Museum of Sainte Croix, Poitiers, Museum of Tapestry, Aubesson, French National Assembly, Chapel of the Sorbonne, Paris, Centre of Contemporary Art, Moscow, French Institute in Taipei, Taiwan.
Artwork of
Richard Texier
Visit the Collection
Book a visit
The visit of the Collection is open to you! Come alone, in a group or on a school outing !
Reservation is mandatory in order to offer you a guided tour, at La Défense or by videoconference.
