Their quick and impassioned steps hamerring the ground invade the imaginary, and the rounded shaped sculptures, in a vertiginous taking flight close to unstable equilibrium, and in a rumbling of woven thrown into space, are moving, turning, spinning round, dancing and dancing more…
Sculpted in cedar-tree wood -, a wood carefully chosen for its rythmed veins -, the swirling shapes, pointing the character of each one, contribute to the suggestion of movement. And although static in the space, they shimmer on a sparkling base, reflecting the light, which participates to the dash and the exuberant and languorous delight they deliver.
On another side of the exihbition, the « Napolitains » and the « Naos » affirm themselves in the verticality. It is the masculine gender that predominates. These sculptures are built with elements of different size that fit together on a base, playing the full and the empty, allowing sometimes light to go through, or creating shadows in function of their architecture. Certain Naos, - among them one made of olive-tree wood -, are of geometric expression, with a heart of light, in adequation with the term naos, coming from the Greek, meaning the center or the heart of a temple.
The impetuous temperament of the exhibition is punctuated with a series of small size paintings, combining colour and geometrism, with warm tones and audacious contrasts, typical of the talents of painter of the artist. A stimulating breath and an originality with « Montagusian » consonances !
Charles de Montaigu lives and works in Laconnex near Geneva. Since 1973, he exhibits regularly in Switzerland, Europe and in the United States. Laureate of the “Bourse fédérale” of Fine Arts (1983). Award price of the Foundation for the Graphic Arts in Switzerland (1994). Acquisition and installation of Athys III (Iroko wood sculpture) in the Chicago Athaeneum Park at Schaumburg, Art under the Stars, Museum of Architecture and Design, Chicago. His works are included in many public and private international collections
On cover : Photo of the studio, 2018, picture Charles de Montaigu
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