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L'INTERROGATOIRE
2017
François BARD
Painting
161 x 130 cm
In addition to their cinematographic composition andtheir pictorial qualities, François Bard’s works are remarkable for theunsettling atmosphere they create. Hidden behind their hoods, these youngstersplay a sort of hide-and-seek, refusing to reveal their personalities.Quasi-hyperrealist, these oils on canvas or paper show amazing refinement inthe textures of the clothes and skin tones.
"I like it when a human figuretriggers something in the onlooker," says François Bard. But neverthelesswithout imposing too much. Hence the fact that I often avoid faces - showingthe subjects’ backs and suggesting more than I actually describe. I try to findthe myth in the commonplace. It is almost a doctrine for my everydaylife."
François Bard lives and works in Paris and the south of France.
A graduate of the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts of Paris and a former resident of the Casa Velasquez in Madrid, he has exhibited in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States for many years.
A large number of collectors, such as Ralph Lauren and Bernard Magrez, exhibit his works in their foundations.
He also worked with couture house Dior in 2017 as Kris Van Assche, former artistic director of the couture house, decided to associate his latest collection to François Bard's universe.
Finally, a monograph dedicated to his work was published by the Editions Somogy in 2017.
Artworks of
François BARD
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