Guillaume Bruère
26 Aug - 04 Nov 2012
GUILLAUME BRUÈRE
GIOM Millipede
26 August – 4 November 2012
In his first major museum exhibition, French artist Guillaume Bruère will be providing an insight into his diverse activities.
Going by the pseudonym of GIOM and well known for his drawings, paintings, sculpture and performances, this ‘extreme artist’ moves among a wide range of themes and motifs with the fleetness of a millipede. For example, he repeatedly slips into the traditional role of copyist whenever he translates famous historical paintings into vibrant, highly charged drawings.
Be it in his drawings, reliefs or ‘saw-cuts’, Bruère (*1976 in Poitiers, lives and works in Berlin) constantly reveals a very personal, sometimes seemingly childish world of symbols – a cross between traditional coats of arms, mysterious scenes and vivid poster motifs which mesmerises visitors. By contrast, GIOM’s pastose paintings, collaged sculptures and objects are reminiscent of the raw, unadulterated use of forms by outsider artists and display a high level of internal consistency and precise execution. The result is a secretive world of lines and colours which almost inevitably captivates viewers.
A Marta Herford project in cooperation with Galerie der Stadt Backnang (22 September – 18 November 2012)
GIOM Millipede
26 August – 4 November 2012
In his first major museum exhibition, French artist Guillaume Bruère will be providing an insight into his diverse activities.
Going by the pseudonym of GIOM and well known for his drawings, paintings, sculpture and performances, this ‘extreme artist’ moves among a wide range of themes and motifs with the fleetness of a millipede. For example, he repeatedly slips into the traditional role of copyist whenever he translates famous historical paintings into vibrant, highly charged drawings.
Be it in his drawings, reliefs or ‘saw-cuts’, Bruère (*1976 in Poitiers, lives and works in Berlin) constantly reveals a very personal, sometimes seemingly childish world of symbols – a cross between traditional coats of arms, mysterious scenes and vivid poster motifs which mesmerises visitors. By contrast, GIOM’s pastose paintings, collaged sculptures and objects are reminiscent of the raw, unadulterated use of forms by outsider artists and display a high level of internal consistency and precise execution. The result is a secretive world of lines and colours which almost inevitably captivates viewers.
A Marta Herford project in cooperation with Galerie der Stadt Backnang (22 September – 18 November 2012)