Saturday, October 6, 2018

Article, Jean-Pierre Chambon. Périphériques N° 86. Revue culturelle d’information trimestrielle - Sept 2018.

Art contemporain

Cet étrange objet du réel
Espace Vallès - 22 novembre, 22 décembre 2018

L’exposition Cet étrange objet du réel, détournant le titre illustre d’un film de Buñuel et lâchant l’obscur désir pour un étrange réel, rassemble sur les murs de l’Espace Vallès six artistes très différents : Christophe Canato, Manuel Dessort, Estelle Jourdain, Nadine Lahoz-Quilez, Johan Parent et Philippe Veyrunes. À travers la confrontation de leurs œuvres, les animateurs du centre d’art contemporain martinérois – Frédéric Guinot et Bertrand Bruatto – ont voulu susciter une sorte d’enquête. Ce n’est pas tant le réel de tout objet qui est ici interrogé que le sentiment d’étrangeté de chaque proposition et de ce que leur rapprochement provoque. Et c’est bien la définition possible de l’œuvre que vise, en filigrane, cette investigation : ce qu’on peut percevoir et comprendre de cet étrange objet du réel, ce qui en lui forme attirance. À chaque regardeur d’esquisser sa réponse, de décoder à sa manière le réel et ses objets exploratoires, de capter surtout l’étrange résonance qui en émane.
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Christophe Canato
Les images produites par le photo- graphe et vidéaste Christophe Canato (il vit en Australie après avoir étudié à l’École d’art de Grenoble) sont empreintes d’une certaine dramatisation. Un obser- vateur avisé a caractérisé son travail et sa vision de « roman- tisme ironique », indiquant par-là la distance que l’artiste inscrit dans son penchant à l’expres- sion du sentiment. Prolongeant une série de photographies inti- tulée Ricochets, une vidéo donne à voir un rituel nocturne entre deux garçons affublés de masques d’animaux. Les gestes qu’ils esquissent en guise de langage codé, s’ils tiennent de l’imagi- naire du jeu d’enfants, suscitent une inquiétante étrangeté, tant le mystère de leur signi cation nous échappe. Extraite d’une autre série, une photographie de deux hommes prête à une lecture ambiguë sur le thème du double.

Galerie De Portraits 2018 © Christophe Canatopage16image18224

Manuel Dessort
Peintre et décorateur, Manuel Dessort (il a étudié à l’École d’art de Dijon puis Paris et vit dans la région grenobloise) mène en parallèle à son activité profes- sionnelle un travail de peinture et de dessin sur papier, tout en revendi- quant un lien naturel avec le chantier, son univers quotidien. Il considère que « tout support blanc immaculé est indécent et doit être investi ». Partant de ce principe catégorique, il « lâche tout » et, musique à fond dans l’atelier, révoquant l’ennui et armé de couleurs, il se jette « sur le vide papier que la blancheur défend », qui obnubila Mallarmé. Les in uences que Manuel Dessort énumère – Twombly, Basquiat, Van Gogh, Eugène Leroy, Richter et Debré – transparaissent dans l’énergie sauvage qui anime sa touche et la profusion de sa palette. L’organisation spatiale et rythmique de ses œuvres portent un écho des musiques écoutées au moment de leur réalisation.

Estelle Jourdain
Estelle Jourdain (elle a étudié à Montpellier puis à l’École d’art de Valence et vit à Avignon) utilise conjointement deux médiums : la sculpture et la photographie. Elle veille avec sa sculpture, toujours en métal et très structurée, au rapport avec le lieu dans lequel celle-ci trouvera place. Par cette démarche in situ, elle questionne l’espace a n de pouvoir mieux l’appréhender. Avec la photographie, elle capte le réel pour s’en éloigner davantage. « Le sujet, isolé du contexte initial, perd son rapport d’échelle dans un espace épuré. Il est transformé par la lumière jusqu’à frôler parfois l’abstraction, laissant place à l’évocation, la sensation pure », écrit-elle. Sculpture et photographie se rejoignent lorsqu’elle intervient sur ses images en les brodant d’un l métallique dont le tracé s’adapte au contenu, retrouvant par ce geste sa façon d’agir sur l’espace et son volume.

Nadine Lahoz-Quilez
Le travail plastique de Nadine Lahoz-Quilez (elle a étudié à l’Université de Strasbourg et vit dans la Loire) se développe essen- tiellement autour du corps considéré dans une approche sociétale. Elle s’attache à tout ce qui le pare et l’investit d’une signi- cation symbolique : tatouages, vêtements, masques, ornements. Elle s’intéresse aussi à son enveloppe, comme à ses organes ou à sa pilosité, le poil étant ici comparé au l dont est constituée une vêture. La ré exion qui guide ses recherches l’entraîne à convo- quer un imaginaire foisonnant et nombre de ses réalisations s’apparentent à des rituels ou des accessoires cérémoniels. Ses créations peuvent prendre la forme de dessins, de performances, d’installations ou d’objets. Les Objets de vénération, une série sur laquelle elle travaille actuellement, se présentent comme des vanités baroques, les métaphores ésotériques qu’aurait élaborées une peuplade chimérique.

Johan Parent
On peut inscrire la production de Johan Parent (il a fait ses études à l’École d’art d’Annecy et vit à Grenoble) dans la lignée des machines célibataires de Marcel Duchamp ou de celles, plus burlesques, de Jean Tinguely. Il réalise, selon sa dé - nition, des « performances d’objets », des œuvres hybrides combinant installations, vidéos et dessins, où des objets familiers se mettent à fonctionner de manière autonome. Ces dispositifs sont animés d’un mouvement mécanique dépourvu de toute nalité. Leur automatisme absurde parodie les aspects kafkaïens de nos univers techniques déshuma- nisés. En mettant en service ses machines autosuf santes et contre-productives, Johan Parent questionne ainsi l’un des malaises de notre époque où l’objet prend souvent une place inquiétante.

Philippe Veyrunes
Concepteur lumière et scénographe pour le spectacle vivant, Philippe Veyrunes (il a étudié à l’École d’art de Dijon et à l’Academy of art de New York et vit à Grenoble) développe parallèlement un étonnant travail de dessin. Sur des feuilles de très grand format, il aligne à la mine de plomb des milliers de traits comme s’il tissait la trame d’une étoffe inconsis- tante faite de très ns ls d’ombre. Il se laisse guider par la courbe du geste qu’il improvise et répète in niment, avec une patience sans faille. Par moments, par endroits, la main suspend son geste et consent une éclaircie dans la nuée de traits, ouvre une clairière dans la frondaison des coups de crayon. Ces lacunes aux contours aléatoires où le papier est laissé à sa blancheur ébauchent des formes suggestives, créent des gures indécises, inabouties ou naissantes, des schèmes ottants que délivre la trame vibratoire de la composition. Paradoxalement, par la retenue et l’absence, le dessin peut dévoiler un processus d’apparition.


La culture à Saint-Martin-d’Hères - de septembre à décembre 2018 - n° 86



Cet Etrange Objet Du Réèl. Exposition Collective, du 22 Novembre au 22 décembre 2018. Espace Vallès, Saint Martin D'Hères, France.

Exposition collective 

Cet étrange objet du réel

vernissage le jeudi 22 novembre à partir de 18 h 30
à l’Espace Vallès – Galerie d’Art contemporain

L’exposition Cet étrange objet du réel, détournant le titre illustre d’un film de Buñuel et lâchant l’obscur désir pour un étrange réel, rassemble sur les murs de l’Espace Vallès six artistes très différents : Christophe Canato, Manuel Dessort, Estelle JourdainNadine Lahoz-QuilezJohan Parent et Philippe Veyrunes.
À travers la confrontation de leurs œuvres, ce n’est pas tant le réel de tout objet qui est ici interrogé que le sentiment d’étrangeté de chaque proposition et de ce que leur rapprochement provoque. Et c’est bien la définition possible de l’œuvre que vise, en filigrane, cette investigation : ce qu’on peut percevoir et comprendre de cet étrange objet du réel, ce qui en lui forme attirance. À chaque regardeur d’esquisser sa réponse, de décoder à sa manière le réel et ses objets exploratoires, de capter surtout l’étrange résonance qui en émane.


Precinct 9, digital photograph, inkjet print 2018 © Christophe Canato

Thursday, August 23, 2018

TREASURED. collective exhibition, 25 August - 6 October 2018. Wanneroo, Western Australia

The exhibition celebrates the spirit of curiosity and the act of discovery. Stepping away from traditional ideas of treasure,Treasured turns our gaze towards the natural environment, heritage and art to explore ideas of value and significance.

It features: 

Invited Artists:
Christophe Canato, Claire Davenhall, Lee Harrop, Bronwen Holding, Clare McFarlane, Lia McKnight, Britt Mikkelsen, Lewis Nannup, Ron Nyisztor, Leesa Padget, Greg Pryor, Judy Rogers, Amanda Shelsher, Wade Taylor, Declan White

Works from the Wanneroo Collection:
Penny Bovell, Stuart Elliott, Albie Herbert, Sandra Hill, Marilyn Hamilton, Theo Koning, Alan Muller, Clare McFarlane, Ron Nyisztor, Linda O'Brien, Shane Pickett, Leon Pericles, Leesa Padget, Pat Rodriguez, Amanda Shelsher, Holly Story, Jennifer Sadler, Miriam Stannage


Please find attached promotional material and information on the Treasured exhibition, and the associated Find Your Treasureprogramming, which includes a suite of workshops, tours, and an interactive children’s lair.

Key website locations are here:

Find Your Treasure series:

Gallery website:


Monday, May 14, 2018

Christophe Canato snaps up 2018 City of Wanneroo Community Art Awards and Exhibition major prize




CHRISTOPHE Canato was the overall winner of the 2018 City of Wanneroo Community Art Awards and Exhibition, taking home the $7500 grand prize for his striking untitled digital photograph.
The Bayswater artist was one of nine winners whose artistic talents were recognised at the opening event on Friday, with each receiving a share in the $16,800 prize pool.
The City received 230 entries this year, including 148 paintings, 56 works on paper and a record 29 sculptures.
Those included 96 artworks by City of Wanneroo residents, while other entries came from around WA, including Dawesville, Mt Barker and Mt Nasura.
An independent panel consisting of artists Janis Nedela, Clare McFarlane and Helena Bogucki judged the entries.
“Each year I am inspired by the level of creativity and talent displayed in the awards, and the 2018 exhibition is a wonderful demonstration of art,” Mayor Tracey Roberts said.
“I am particularly proud that 96 City of Wanneroo residents submitted works this year, accounting for almost half of the total number of entries.
“It reflects the strong and diverse art community we have here in Wanneroo.”
The free exhibition in the gallery at the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre will be open until June 22, from 10am to 4pm on Mondays to Saturdays.
Exhibition visitors can take part in judging for the people’s choice award by nominating their favourite artwork.


Wanneroo Mayor Tracey Roberts with the art award winners. Picture: City of Wanneroo

AWARD WINNERS
Open award $7500
Artist: Christophe Canato, of Bayswater
Title: Untitled
Media: Digital photography
Best City of Wanneroo resident $2000
Artist: Robert Parkman, of Jindalee
Title: The Cabin in the Woods
Media: Plywood
Highly Commended Wanneroo resident $1000
Artist: Judy Rogers, of Alexander Heights
Title: Banal
Media: Mixed media
Painting overall $1400
Artist: Roseanne Watson
Title: Climbing Julimar
Media: Oil
Painting Highly Commended $500
Artist: Ellen Norrish
Title: The Pink Room
Media: Oil on board
Sculpture overall $1400
Artist: A. and H. Alderson
Title: Encountering Wanneru 1834
Media: Local flora/fauna, copper and silver
Sculpture Highly Commended $500
Artist: Susan Roux
Title: Migrant Girl
Media: Cast iron, polish, spray paint, thread
Works on Paper overall $1400
Artist: Joanne Duffy
Title: Breath
Media: Oil on cotton rag paper

Works on Paper Highly Commended $500
Artist: Shona McGregor
Title: Post Reproductive
Media: Laser print, mat board box, ink on Japanese rice paper, cotton embroidery thread.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Winner of the 2018 City of Wanneroo Open Award - City of Wanneroo Community Art Awards & Exhibitions.


© Christophe Canato

2018 Community Art Awards and Exhibition

  • Date: 12th May 2018 - 22nd June 2018
  • Every day
  • Location: Wanneroo Gallery, Wanneroo Library & Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo 
  • Time: 10:00 - 16:00
  • Cost: Free
The City of Wanneroo Community Art Awards and Exhibition is major feature of the City’s cultural calendar. 
The Wanneroo Gallery is open Monday to Saturday, 10:00am to 4:00pm.
This popular event has been held annually since 2001.
With 230 artworks on show, the 2018 exhibition features a diversity of works in the categories of painting, drawing and sculpture. The exhibition provides an opportunity for a range of artists, who reside in Western Australia, to potentially sell their artwork and be eligible to win a prize, from the Award pool of $16,800. 
For more information on the Community Art Award and Exhibition click here

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

PINK TRIANLES - Finalist of the 2017 Joondalup Invitation art Award, Western Australia.

You can vote here for Christophe Canato, Pink Triangle n°3 to win the Public Award before the 26th of October 2017.

About the 2017 JIAA
© PINK TRIANGLE #2, Christophe Canato

THE SPACE BETWEEN US.

In reference to sociology, history or folk art, Christophe Canato’s body of work explores male gender identities and sexual orientations within cultural, politic and religious background.

In the current context where Australians will have to vote on the same-sex marriage topic that divides them, The Space Between Us reflects a queer perspective in a desire for emancipation as a collective reflection.

For the 2017 Joondalup Community Invitation Art Award the artist proposes three portraits titled Pink Triangle #1, Pink Triangle #2, Pink Triangle #3.

Using the working men environment props in his compositions such as pink builder line or bunting banner triangle flags. The pink triangle also represents the Act-Up gay rights symbol (30 years annivarsary in 2017) which was originally rendered in pink and used pointed downward on a Nazi concentration camp badge to denote homosexual men.

It is the double meaning and the confusion that can be hidden behind these compositions that interest the artist. Stigmatisation or the way in which imagery elevates the status of individuals as well as the bounderies of  what is normal or abnormal, acceptable or unacceptable in our collective memories.


Recurrent in Christophe Canato’s work, it is also a demonstration of the power of staging the male body in order to deliver physical and emotional compositions such as idolatry, leadership, fantasies, grotesqueness or oppressiveness.

© PINK TRIANGLE #3, Christophe Canato
© PINK TRIANGLE #1, Christophe Canato

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Galerie Basia Embiricos Présente "RICOCHET" EXPOSITION PHOTOGRAPHIQUE DE CHRISTOPHE CANATO. Du 13 septembre au 11 octobre 2017. Vernissage, Mardi le 13 septembre de 17h à 21h. Avec le soutien du Département de la Culture et des Arts, Australie Occidentale.

Galerie Basia Embiricos opens in September 13 a photographic and olfactory diving... Ricochets between nature, childhood and womanhood.
This exhibition presents photographs of Christophe Canato and  the fragrance made specifically for this event by Givaudan, the world leader in the perfume as well as an imaginary conversation with Nature by The Social Wire. 
With the support of Department and Culture of the Arts, Western Australia.
About galerie Basia Embiricos
Located in the Village Saint Paul in the heart of Paris since 2004, the gallery Basia Embiricos is spoted in the golden triangle surrounded with most prestigious visual art galleries including the Maison Européenne de la Photographie.

In addition to a vintage photographic collection, the gallery invests itself in events and projects which defend the contemporary creation using photography, video and design, with a particular focus on new technologies.

The gallery organizes about eight exhibitions at its main space in Paris, shows its artists in co-operation with institutions, galleries and private collectors around the world, and participates in multiple international art fairs.

The Gallery Basia Embiricos has also been in the initiative of organizing multiple events with prestigious institutions such as The Picasso Museum in Paris with « Picasso X-Ray » in 2006,The Pompidou Center with « Nativité Laïque » by Soulhed Nemlaghi in 2005, The Cartier Fondation, with the exhibition « Pain Couture » by J.P Gautier adapted from the original idea by Souhed Nemlaghi in 2004 The Belfort Museum in 2004 and the Atlas Lodz Fondation in Poland with the Guy Peellaert exhibition « Rêve du XXème siècle » in 2007.

Since the end of 2010 Gallery Basia Embiricos develops common projects with the Gallery Photo 12 Valérie-Anne Giscard d'Estaing. Established in 2005 by Valérie-Anne Giscard d’Estaing, Photo12 is distinguished by its commitment to promoting ideas and discourse through images and their multifaceted paths to creation. It also encourages a hybridization between photography, film, and video.

Moreover, the gallery Basia Embiricos is a self-editor.


Sunday, August 13, 2017

Finalists of the 2017 Joondalup Invitation Art Award

© Christophe Canato - Pink Triangle n°3. 2017


Sunday 15 October – Saturday 28 October

The CIAA is a prestigious annual art prize showcasing outstanding talent by Western Australian artists working in a variety of media including painting, photography and sculpture.

Award Categories

  • Overall Award $7,000 (acquisitive) 
  • Runner-Up Award $2,000 
  • Award for Excellence $2,000 
  • Celebrating Joondalup Award $2,000 
  • Popular Choice Award $2,000 

Survey 

Vote for your favourite artwork in the Popular Choice Award and go into the draw to win a $50.00 voucher from ArtsEdge.
We value your feedback, please fill out the CIAA 2017 survey available here
List of Artworks
Below is a list of the participating artists.  By clicking on the artist's name a document will open with their artwork details. 
 Public Program 
The CIAA 2017 is accompanied by a public program of events. details below.

Workshops:

There will be three artist run workshops held in the City:
  • Ross Potter’s workshop will focus on drawing ‘plein air’ around Neil Hawkins Park: Join Ross Potter on a guided drawing tour through Neil Hawkins Park. Chat to the artist, and learn some of the tricks of his trade as you discover a natural specimen such as a feather, stone or leaf, immerse yourself in the process of transforming this into a special artwork of your own. For more information and to book for workshop taking place on Friday 20 October please follow link: observational drawing with Ross Potter
  • Join Carla Adams as she teaches some basic weaving techniques and demonstrates a variety of materials and concepts: Carla is sure to ignite your imagination as she elaborates on some of her methodologies and philosophies around the ancient craft of weaving, through the lens of a 21st century woman who is at once challenging, funny and insightful. For more information and to book for workshop taking place on Saturday 21 October please follow link: weaving with Carla Adams  - Important: This workshop is now fully booked, you can however add your name to the waitlist. 
  • Angela Stewart will facilitate a life drawing class at Joondalup Art Gallery: Angela Stewart is an established artist and a highly respected teacher, who brings a wealth of experience in drawing techniques, especially the human form and its place in art history. Book quickly for this extraordinary opportunity. For more information and to book for workshop taking place on Friday 27 October please follow this link: life drawing with Angela Stewart

Curator's Tour:

  • Join the City’s Curator on a tour of the exhibition. The Curator will elaborate on a selection of artworks and explain some of the methodologies and ideas behind the work. Find out what the judge’s comments were and how winning artworks are decided.
    Dates: Thursday 19 October, 1.00 - 2.00pm at the Myer Court, Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City (No booking required).
    Friday 20 October,  4.00 - 5.00pm at Myer Court, Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City (No booking required). 

School Connections - Curator's Tour:

A Curator's tour of the exhibition aimed at High School Visual Art Students is also available on arrangement.  Please email for more information.
For further information on any of the above please call 9400 4924.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

The Exquisite Portrait, City of South Perth Workshop by Christopher Canato - 2 August 2017 | 6PM - 9PM

Saturday, July 8, 2017

BUNBURY BIENNALE 2017. 8 July - 10 September, Bunbury Regional Art Galleries.

The Bunbury Biennale is a juried exhibition which brings together works by contemporary artists from across Western Australia. Featuring some of the state’s most respected visual arts practitioners, alongside emerging and mid-career artists it is a chance for regional audiences to experience the diversity of contemporary arts practice in the west.

This year, the 13th Bunbury Biennale continues to celebrate the diverse identities of WA based artists and showcases contemporary visual arts practice across a range of media, from sculpture and installation to painting, drawing and printmaking.

The Bunbury Biennale was initiated by the City of Bunbury Arty Collection Committee in 1993 – it is the second oldest Biennale event in Australia. It was created in order to expand and diversify the existing city of Bunbury Art Collection which is the largest public art collection in the state, outside of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.

2017 exhibiting artists:
Amanda Alderson – Tom Blake – Christophe Canato – David Carson – Jacky Cheng – Olga Cironis – Jennifer Cochrane – Julie Cox – Mel Dare – Moira de la Hunty – Tom de Munk Kerkmeer – Donna Fortescue – Indra Geidans – Michele Grimston – Lee Harrop – Pablo Hughes – Elisa Markes-Young – Marpole – Jarrad Martyn – Tommy May – Clyde McGill – Angela McHarrie – Britt Mikkelsen – Ron Nyisztor – Pixles and Fibre – Nada Rawlins – Helen Seiver – John Prince Siddon – Sergio Tampalini – Mark Tweedie – Tony Windberg – Gera Woltjer

The artists come from a wide variety of backgrounds and the resulting works cover a diverse range of techniques and ideas. From stories of the Ngarrangkarni (Dreamtime), by John (prince) Siddon to explorations of the nexus between art and science by video artist David Carson and works created using 2.6 billion-year-old rock samples by Lee Harrop, the exhibition presents a slew of artworks to delight and challenge audiences.

Exhibition curator Caroline Lunel said the artwork also provokes conversation. 
“It is a privilege to be able to showcase this overview of West Australian arts practice to audiences in Bunbury,” she said.
“The Bunbury Biennale presents artists from Perth alongside a number of prominent artists working in regional and remote areas around the state and we are proud to present such a strong representation of contemporary art in in Western Australia.”

The Bunbury Biennale is a major opportunity for the City of Bunbury to acquire new works for its art collection, which already features many highly-respected WA artists.

It is also a chance to highlight the important role that the arts play in regional WA, in both building local communities and attracting tourists to the region.

The official opening of the exhibition will be held on Saturday, July 8 at 6pm with all welcome to attend to see the celebration of contemporary art for themselves.

Free artist talks will also be held on Saturday, July 8 and Saturday, July 22 at 2pm offering audiences the chance to find out firsthand more about the artworks and their makers.

© Christophe Canato 2017

The Exhibition will be on display in The Chapel Gallery and The Lower Gallery at the Bunbury Regional Art Galleries, Wittenoom Street, Bunbury from Saturday 8 July, 2017 to Sunday 10 September, 2017.  The Galleries are open every day from 10am to 4pm.  Free entry.  For further information contact the Galleries on 9792 7323.

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