Portraits / Abstraits
Almine Rech | Paris - Matignon is pleased to present Portraits / Abstraits, a group show with works by: Karel Appel, Agust铆n C谩rdenas, 颁茅蝉补谤, Antoni Clav茅, Carlos Cruz-Diez, G眉nther F枚rg, Markus L眉pertz, Pablo Picasso, and Vivian Springford.
The artistic genre of the portrait is almost as old as civilization itself, and has remained endlessly fascinating. Since ancient times, artists have continually attempted to represent their own image, or that of others. Through the centuries, portraits have served as official documents, objects of veneration, visual family trees, or psychological studies. When it meets its objectives, the portrait elevates the essence of its subject.
Five of the nine artists in Portraits / Abstraits, who are all masters of 20th-century art, approached the portrait from eclectic and shifting angles. Not satisfied with a simple representation on canvas, each tried to depart from classical ideals. They experimented with multiple and surprising approaches to the portrait, without ever giving up the very principle of the genre: capturing the spirit of the model.
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Almine Rech | Paris - Matignon is pleased to present Portraits / Abstraits, a group show with works by: Karel Appel, Agust铆n C谩rdenas, 颁茅蝉补谤, Antoni Clav茅, Carlos Cruz-Diez, G眉nther F枚rg, Markus L眉pertz, Pablo Picasso, and Vivian Springford.
The artistic genre of the portrait is almost as old as civilization itself, and has remained endlessly fascinating. Since ancient times, artists have continually attempted to represent their own image, or that of others. Through the centuries, portraits have served as official documents, objects of veneration, visual family trees, or psychological studies. When it meets its objectives, the portrait elevates the essence of its subject.
Five of the nine artists in Portraits / Abstraits, who are all masters of 20th-century art, approached the portrait from eclectic and shifting angles. Not satisfied with a simple representation on canvas, each tried to depart from classical ideals. They experimented with multiple and surprising approaches to the portrait, without ever giving up the very principle of the genre: capturing the spirit of the model.
