Artist Information:
Philippe Benichou
Tarzana, CA
United States
Member Since: Jun 2003
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Artist Statement:
PHILIPPE BENICHOU: ARTIST STATEMENT
I was led to becoming an artist through a spiritual quest that began when I was a child and crystallized in the mid to late nineteen nineties. I never consciously intended to paint. I have always been intensely fascinated by the innermost workings of the universe, both physical and spiritual finding similarities between the vastness of the ever expanding cosmos and freedom of mind. Strange as it seems, I feel like my spirit is in a constant state of creative meditation, free to roam through many other planes and dimensions. My paintings are proofs and accounts of my travels and spiritual reflections. I paint from inner visions and intense emotions, impossible to organize in words, which I let go of instead on canvas. I seem to follow an inner guide, a wisdom or an internal muse that supplies me with tremendous joy and a wonderful feeling of long forgotten peace.
My work is an extension and a clarification of my strongest, clearest and most intimate thinking. I am convinced that what I manifest in physical form as an artist is but a dim reflection of what my spirit is capable of creating. I believe we are ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions and Selected Group Exhibitions:
2003 Freedom: Introducing the Art of Philippe Benichou; Johnson Art Collection; Los Angeles, CA (solo)
2003 Selected Guest Artist: MOCA Museum Of Computer Art; New York, NY
2001 Benichou: Artiste aux États Unis; Bruel Suite; Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (solo)
2000 Philippe Benichou: ...
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Artist Galleries:
Gallery representation:
Philippe Benichou: Mixed Media & Japanese Inks; Johnson Art Collection. Los Angeles, CA
Pastel & Mixed Media Works; World Dome. Fine Art Gallery St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Internet Galleries:
Philippe Benichou Online Gallery; http://www.philippebenichou.com
Absolute Arts; http://www.absolutearts.com
Art Online; http://www.art-online.com/
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Artist Reviews:
The art of Philippe Benichou by Nancy di Benedetto
NY Critic, Juror, Historian and Lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Philippe Benichou was born in French occupied Algeria and currently lives in Topanga, CA. He is an internationally known actor of film, stage and television and an illustrious honorary...
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Collections:
Private Collections
Arlette Oger Estate Permanent Collection, Ste Hermine, France
Frances & Jill DeBroff, St. Barts, French Caraîbes
Desirée Wilmes, London, England
Uta Hagen, New York, NY
Maria Paleru, Chateau de Vaux, Vaux s/ Eure, France
Patrick Bruel, Paris, France.
Pierre et Michelle Benichou, Lons le-Saunier, France
Amy ...
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Commissions:
Commissions:
2002 Digital Portraits: Maria Paleru; Maria Paleru; Vaux sur Eure, France
2000 Le Petit Prince; St. Barts International Music Festival, St. Barts, French Caraîbes
Awards and Honors:
2003 Best Artist August 2003; MOCA Museum Of Computer Art, New York, NY
2003 Selected Guest Artist: MOCA Museum Of Computer ...
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Philippe Benichou's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Philippe Benichou's Portfolio. Browse Benichou's body of work: PHILIPPE BENICHOU: ARTIST STATEMENT
I was led to becoming an artist through a spiritual quest that began when I was a child and crystallized in the mid to late nineteen nineties. I never consciously intended to paint. I have always been intensely fascinated by the innermost workings of the universe, both physical and spiritual finding similarities between the vastness of the ever expanding cosmos and freedom of mind. Strange as it seems, I feel like my spirit is in a constant state of creative meditation, free to roam through many other planes and dimensions. My paintings are proofs and accounts ... | |
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