Artist Information:
Francoise Issaly
Montreal,
Canada
Member Since: Jan 2002
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Artist Statement:
http://www.francoiseissaly.com
Inspired by the Buddhist philosophy of the middle path as well as other mystical traditions, I create visual spaces where realities overlap each others. I try to express a certain difficulty to be in the in-between, the oscillation, the wavering.
More than trying to destabilize the spectator, I question the power of the mind and the shortcuts it can take in order to solve a problem or an enigma. As a matter of fact, in my latest work we can see how, despite the missing part (i.e.: Petite configuration II) the mind re-creates the suggested shape; from memory it fills the blanks, when a totally different thing could be happening in the empty spaces. In an other example, like Configuration I, the mind is also put at work, but this time the lines are not following from one fragment to the other and it creates a discomfort, an unbalance that leaves us in an intermediary space; like an unanswered question.
For several years my research has been proceeding through superposition of layers (color and medium) and fragmentation. These two actions allow me to investigate two spaces simultaneously; the imaginary space (illusion of depth...
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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2009
To come in March 2009
Paintings at Galerie Luz, Montreal, Canada
2008
September - Paintings - G. Laoun, Montreal, Canada
2006
* French General Consulate in Montreal, Canada - January 2006
2005
* Gallery International, Baltimore, MD
* Cafe Tartine, 7385 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
2004
*Before the Fall - Roberts Art Gallery, ...
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Artist Galleries:
USA- West Coast
*Artamo Gallery
11 west Anapamu street. Santa Barbara, CA 93101
tel: 805.568.1400
www.artamogallery.com
Europe
*Galerie Konrad Monter
Kirchplatz 1-5
40670 Meerbusch-Ostarah (Germany)
Tel:(49)(0)2159/35 30
Canada
*Artothèque de Montréal
5720, rue Saint André
Montréal (qué...
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Artist Reviews:
* The Baltimore Sun
artist envisions in-between spaces by G. McNatt
February 10, 2005
* Exhibition Catalog
Gallery international
www.galleryinternational.com
*F. ISSALY, Et tout a-t-il une fin....
Vie des Arts n. 194, spring 2004
*Les configuration de francoise ISSALY
Aux Arts etc... RAdio Canada
*"Die linie bildet...
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Collections:
Private collections in
California, USA,
Maryland, USA,
Toronto, Canada,
Vancouver, Canada,
Montreal, Canada,
Quebec city, Canada,
Longueuil, Canada,
Bordeaux, France,
Toulouse, France,
Beziers,France,
Malaga, Spain,
Dusseldorf, Germany,
And Corporate:
Agisoft, Beziers, France,
Busse & Miessen, Bonn, Germany...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Francoise Issaly's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Francoise Issaly's Portfolio. Browse Francoise Issaly's body of work: http://www.francoiseissaly.com
Inspired by the Buddhist philosophy of the middle path as well as other mystical traditions, I create visual spaces where realities overlap each others. I try to express a certain difficulty to be in the in-between, the oscillation, the wavering.
More than trying to destabilize the spectator, I question the power of the mind and the shortcuts it can take in order to solve a problem or an enigma. As a matter of fact, in my latest work we can see how, despite the missing part (i.e.: Petite configuration II) the mind re-creates... | |
Inner Outer Circles 14, 2008 Acrylic Painting, 32 x 12 X 1 inches Request Price add to MYabsolutearts collection
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Inner Outer Cicles VIII , 2007 Acrylic Painting, 16 x 16 X 1 inches Availability: Sold
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Inner Outer Circles I, 2006 Acrylic Painting, 16 x 16 X 1 inches Availability: Sold
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Inner Outer Circles IV, 2007 Acrylic Painting, 8 x 8 X 1 inches Request Price add to MYabsolutearts collection
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Inner Outer circles 19, 2007 Acrylic Painting, 48 x 12 X 1 inches Request Price add to MYabsolutearts collection
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Inner Outer circles V, 2006 Acrylic Painting, 16 x 8 X 1 inches Availability: Sold
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