© Copyright 2019 [Didier RIVIERRE] - All rights reserved Webdesigner : Cathy Reliant Update : 2020 march
It all began with a ballpoint pen drawing during classes. Then came
exuberant and jubilant experiments where I tried everything : inks,
acrylics, pastels, chalk drawings on macadam, collages, calligraphy
and finally photography.
Initially considered as a practical way to memorize subjects glimpsed
during my walks, in an unpredictable way, the charm acted
immediately.
Photography is capable of creating all kinds of illusions, deceits like
superposition of images and their surprises, unusual and strange
mixtures. Combinations of images subject to accelerated aging
(lacerations, creases, stains ...) mixed with all kinds of materials
(peeling paint, cracked wall coatings...). But also streaks of light,
reflections and architectural details. When it's not the very structure
of the film subjected to the worst treatments. I have experimented so
much !
This series of images « Manipulated slides » made in argentic
photography between 1977 and 2007 was the subject of exhibitions
in art centers (CDBM) and especially at the gallery Jean-Pierre
Lambert in Paris, gallery with which I have also had the opportunity
to exhibit at FIAC Paris. I no longer sought to exhibit after, leading a
professional executive career in the industry.
I could still continue my research and realize several series of
images : Aeschylus (2876), Dioretsa (20461), Glyphs and finally
Carnival. These images stand out from my previous work by the use
of a digital and photo editing software but also scanners and later
vector image software. With the happy result of multiplying the
creative possibilities. But above all, the magic always operates, the
dream has not dissipated.
Even if I do not give up producing a new series of images darker
and mysterious or even disturbing in the same spirit that you can see
in the Aeschylus series (2876), I hope I have achieved my goal to
present colorful images, simple to apprehend and acting like a
« color therapy », at least I hope so !
May the poem be good and short with words for everyone. This
recipe is transposable to any form of artistic expression. The
audacity of simplicity and naturalness is often a success.
And if I preached for sparrows, never mind, I would have done it
with pleasure.
© Copyright 2019 [Didier RIVIERRE] - All rights reserved
Update : 2020 march
Webdesigner : Cathy Reliant
It all began with a ballpoint pen drawing
during classes. Then came exuberant and
jubilant experiments where I tried
everything : inks, acrylics, pastels, chalk
drawings on macadam, collages,
calligraphy and finally photography.
Initially considered as a practical way to
memorize subjects glimpsed during my
walks, in an unpredictable way, the
charm acted immediately.
Photography is capable of creating all
kinds of illusions, deceits like
superposition of images and their
surprises, unusual and strange mixtures.
Combinations of images subject to
accelerated aging (lacerations, creases,
stains ...) mixed with all kinds of
materials (peeling paint, cracked wall
coatings...). But also streaks of light,
reflections and architectural details.
When it's not the very structure of the
film subjected to the worst treatments. I
have experimented so much !
This series of images « Manipulated
slides » made in argentic photography
between 1977 and 2007 was the subject
of exhibitions in art centers (CDBM)
and especially at the gallery Jean-Pierre
Lambert in Paris, gallery with which I
have also had the opportunity to exhibit
at FIAC Paris. I no longer sought to
exhibit after, leading a professional
executive career in the industry.
I could still continue my research and
realize several series of images :
Aeschylus (2876), Dioretsa (20461),
Glyphs and finally Carnival. These
images stand out from my previous
work by the use of a digital and photo
editing software but also scanners and
later vector image software. With the
happy result of multiplying the creative
possibilities. But above all, the magic
always operates, the dream has not
dissipated.
Even if I do not give up producing a
new series of images darker and
mysterious or even disturbing in the
same spirit that you can see in the
Aeschylus series (2876), I hope I have
achieved my goal to present colorful
images, simple to apprehend and acting
like a « color therapy », at least I hope
so !
May the poem be good and short with
words for everyone. This recipe is
transposable to any form of artistic
expression. The audacity of simplicity
and naturalness is often a success.
And if I preached for sparrows, never
mind, I would have done it with
pleasure.