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Igor Gaignault
Guéthary,
France
Member Since: Nov 2006
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Artist Statement:
Igor Gaignault was born in
1958 in Paris. During his
childhood and youth, part of
his visual environment
consisted in paintings by
artists such as Kandinsky,
Kupka, Magnelli, Herbin,
Picasso, Degas, Dali and Miro.


In the course of the 1980s, he
created objects made out of
different materials and, in
1990, he discovered slate and
began creating objects from
this paradoxical material :
cold and warm, brittle yet
strong, dark and luminous,
thanks in this case to
pyrites, « gold of the
lunatics ».

He claims that slate, because
of its very slight thickness
and the infinity of motifs
covers its surface, is
eminently graphic and
pictorial.

In 2004 the Art History
Professor, Jean François
Larralde, interested in his
work, invited him to exhibit
at the Guéthary Museum, where
those contemporary pieces of
his drew significant interest.


In the course of 2006, he
defined the « lithologue »
concept, -the talking of the
stone- enabling the stone’s
alphabet and language to be
disclosed.

This concept was developed
while taking into account
ancient Chinese philosophy
which believed that every
stone is a world, as well as
the poetic and philosophical
writings of Roger Caillois on
stones. « Stones, situated in
the universe at the ...

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Igor Gaignault's Free Artist Portfolio

Welcome to Igor Gaignault's Portfolio. Browse Gaignault's body of work: Igor Gaignault was born in 1958 in Paris. During his childhood and youth, part of his visual environment consisted in paintings by artists such as Kandinsky, Kupka, Magnelli, Herbin, Picasso, Degas, Dali and Miro.

In the course of the 1980s, he created objects made out of different materials and, in 1990, he discovered slate and began creating objects from this paradoxical material : cold and warm, brittle yet strong, dark and luminous, thanks in this case to pyrites, « gold of the lunatics ».

He claims that slate, because of its very slight thickness and the infinity of motifs covers its surface, is ...
Igor Gaignault, ellipse lithologue, 2006, Other
ellipse lithologue
, 2006
Undefined Medium,
56 x 185 X 1 cm
Price: US$ 4100

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Igor Gaignault, three worlds lithologue, 2006, Other
three worlds lithologue
, 2006
Undefined Medium,
187 x 60 X 1 cm
Price: US$ 4100

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Igor Gaignault, corner mobile sculpture, 2006, Other
corner mobile sculpture
, 2006
Undefined Medium,
30 x 250 X 1 cm
Price: US$ 3850

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Igor Gaignault, meteorite lithologue, 2006, Sculpture Stone
meteorite lithologue
, 2006
Stone Sculpture,
60 x 90 X 1 cm
Price: US$ 1920

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http://www.artmajeur.com/igorgaignault

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