Bruno Perramant's Figurative Painting as a System of Signs and Disruption
Bruno Perramant, born in Paris in 1962, employs a unique approach to painting that involves writing, staging, filming, and selecting photograms. For over fifteen years, he has projected images onto canvas as a reference, painting swiftly with oil due to its flexibility. His artwork, such as Cat Woman#1, depicts forms that appear to be ignited, challenging the permanence of images. His evolving polyptychs include series like Cœur#1, Cœur#2, and Voix#1, drawing inspiration from Godard's montage techniques. Anamorphosis, linguistic play, and allusions to figures like Kafka, Sollers, and Matisse are integral to his work. Noteworthy pieces include Matrice (1997-1998, assembled 2002), and he has exhibited in 'Cher peintre…' (2002) and solo shows at Galerie In situ (2002) and Frac Auvergne (2003).
Key facts
- Bruno Perramant was born in 1962 and lives and works in Paris.
- His painting process involves writing, filming, selecting photograms, projecting, and painting quickly.
- He has used this method for over fifteen years.
- He uses oil paint for its malleability and transparency.
- His series are numbered (e.g., Cœur#1, Voix#1).
- Matrice is a polyptych of nine paintings executed 1997-1998 and assembled in 2002.
- He references artists and writers including Kafka, Sollers, Pasolini, Godard, Matisse, Picasso, and Kippenberger.
- His work was in the group show 'Cher peintre…' at Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Kunsthalle, Vienna; and Schirnkunsthalle, Frankfurt in 2002.
- Solo shows: Galerie In situ, Fabienne Leclerc, Paris (2002) and Frac Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand (2003).
- An exhibition by Xavier Franceschi at the contemporary art center of Brétigny-sur-Orge in 2001 aimed to boost his visibility.
Entities
Artists
- Bruno Perramant
- Gabriel Orozco
- Martin Luther King
- Kafka
- Philippe Sollers
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Henri Matisse
- Pablo Picasso
- Martin Kippenberger
- Kasimir Malevich
Institutions
- Centre Georges Pompidou
- Kunsthalle Vienna
- Schirnkunsthalle Frankfurt
- Galerie In situ
- Fabienne Leclerc
- Frac Auvergne
- Centre d'art contemporain de Brétigny-sur-Orge
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Vienna
- Austria
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Clermont-Ferrand
Sources
- artpress —