Marc-Antoine Fehr
Les nuits bourguignonnes
The work of Marc-Antoine Fehr is made of the stuff of waking dreams, the substance of which appears both familiar and foreign at the same time. Strangely objective, it conjures visions that emerge from the paper or canvas and leave a profound imprint on our retinas. His subject matter is drawn from his immediate surroundings – his house, studio, those close to him, as well as humble abandoned objects and photographs. The painter constructs worlds that slowly disappear into the shadows.
For his exhibition in Gruyères, the Swiss artist (who lives and works between Burgundy and Zurich) presents an impressive selection of works and objects that haunt his studio. The portraits, still lifes, interior scenes and monumental compositions take their place among different historical rooms throughout the castle and reveal a mysterious world, a part of which remains forever elusive.
Curator
Jean-Paul Felley
With the kind collaboration of Galerie Peter Kilchmann (Zurich)
Vernissage
Friday 8th July at 6.30 pm
Marc-Antoine Fehr
Internationally exhibited since the 1970s, Marc-Antoine Fehr (1953*) cultivates the classical genres of still life, landscape, interior and portrait. The artist is interested in complex themes, which he depicts in monumental formats and cycles of paintings. For Fehr, drawing and painting go hand in hand, and his large-scale compositions are always prepared by numerous studies, ranging from reduced sketches in pencil and pen to more or less elaborate paintings in gouache and oil. His work can be found in numerous private and public collections, including the Aargauer Kunsthaus, the Kunstmuseum Olten, the Nationale Kunstsammlung Bern and the Kunsthaus Zürich.
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