Demin's Obsessive Drawings at Outsider Art Fair Paris
The Outsider Art Fair, held in parallel with FIAC at Atelier Richelieu in Paris from October 17–20, 2019, featured recent drawings by Demin, a pseudonymous artist who is also a practicing psychoanalyst. Demin has recently begun drawing obsessively, counting each work, and his automatic, surrealist-inspired process produces monstrous figures with exaggerated sexual attributes. He finds his own creations disconcerting yet vital, refusing to interpret them, allowing an ambiguous symbolism to speak for itself. The artist will have a solo exhibition at Halle Saint-Pierre in Paris from November 1–30, 2019. The works were fictively acquired by Claire Margat and presented by Galerie Frédéric Moisan.
Key facts
- Demin is a pseudonym for a male artist who works as a psychoanalyst.
- He began drawing obsessively, counting each drawing.
- His process involves automatism similar to surrealists.
- His drawings feature monstrous figures with emphasized sexual attributes.
- He finds his drawings disconcerting but vital, and refuses to interpret them.
- The drawings were shown at Outsider Art Fair, Atelier Richelieu, Paris, October 17–20, 2019.
- The fair ran in parallel with FIAC.
- Demin will have a solo exhibition at Halle Saint-Pierre, Paris, November 1–30, 2019.
- The works were fictively acquired by Claire Margat.
- The drawings were presented by Galerie Frédéric Moisan.
Entities
Artists
- Demin
Institutions
- Outsider Art Fair
- FIAC
- Atelier Richelieu
- Halle Saint-Pierre
- Galerie Frédéric Moisan
Locations
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —