Menage a Trois

The Christine Frechard Gallery will be presenting it’s new Exhibition “Menage a trois”, the opening reception will be taking place on April 6th from 4 to 7pm, 

come join us to experience this marvelous show, featuring french Artists: Frank Moeglen and Jean Gaudaire-Thor.

 

Jean Gaudaire-Thor 

 

Born on October 16, 1947 in Sens, France Lives and works in France and Italy. 

Studies: Atelier Met de Penninghen, Paris, France 

Ecole Nationale des Métiers d’Art, Paris, France 

Awards and grants: 

La Vela d’Argento, Ravenna, Italy 2003. Bemis Foundation, Omaha NE, USA 2004 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New-York, USA 2005 

 

Artist’s Statement 

I started painting and sculpting in 1965, but my particular interest in the primordial signs started while traveling in Egypt in 1975. Many other study travels followed including to Soudan, Italy, Greece, the USA, Hawaii, China, Ethiopia, and Cyprus. 

Along the years and across several successive periods, I developed a core philosophical concept in my work. It evolved from my early and fortunate introduction to archeology in my youth and my subsequent fascination for prehistoric art and paleolithic cave paintings, to eventually merge with a structural process of layers, or strata, from matter, space, time and cultures. 

My work often results from the creation of associations by collage of elements as diverse as photographic reproductions, printed fabrics, or cut out pieces of my own work, with bold abstracts signs. This process induces a particular complementarity and osmosis between the various components. A singular theme may sometime lead to various developments such as in musical composition. 

Gaudaire Thor’s has also worked on several books in collaboration with French and Italian writers and poets including Jean-Claude Montel, Hubert Lucot, Claude Delmas, Jacques Roubaud, Michel Butor, Jean-Clarence Lambert, Alberto Moravia, Nico Orengo, and Davide Longo. 

Since 1967 his work has been exhibited in more than three hundred individual and group shows in Europe and in the USA. It is found in numerous public and private collections such as Musée of Modern Art, Paris, France; National Library, Paris, France; Rimbaud Museum, Charleville Mézières, France; Vatican Museum, Rome, Italy; Beyeler Foundation, Bazel, Switzerland. 

Galleries: 

Galerie Weiller, Paris, France Studio Ellci. Milano, Italy Il Fondaco, Bra/Torino, Italy Faro Arte, Ravenna, Italy 

 

Franck MOËGLEN 

 

Born in 1969 in France Live and work in Vair sur Loire, FRANCE 

Studies 

Le Conservatoire National de Région de RUEIL-MALMAISON – FRANCE L’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de PARIS – FRANCE 

 

Solo shows 

2017 “Eléments de langage” Galerie Invisible, MARSEILLE – FRANCE 2014 “Haïku érotiques” Galerie Section Pigalle, PARIS – FRANCE 2009 “Malerei & Skulptur / 2006 – 2008” Galerie Sievi, BERLIN, ALLEMAGNE 2007 “Disorders – Paintings and Sculptures” Europ’Art Gallery, PITTSBURGH, PA – USA 

“Gemalde und Skulpturen” Treffpunkt Kunst – Museum Haus Ludwig, SAARLOUIS, ALLEMAGNE 2006 “Melody’s Colors” Bridgette Mayer Gallery, PHILADELPHIA, PA – USA 2004 “Abstract Balance” Fluxion Gallery, OMAHA, NE – USA 

“New Paintings” Peter Bartlow Gallery, CHICAGO, IL – USA “Rouge et Bleu” Artworks – Philadelphia Museum of Art, PHILADELPHIA, PA – USA “Penultimate Exhibition” Sally Troyer Gallery, WASHINGTON, DC – USA 2003 “Wild West” Bridgette Mayer Gallery, PHILADELPHIA, PA – USA 

“Franck Moeglen’s America” Fluxion Gallery, OMAHA, NE – USA “Overlap Painting 2” Rockville Arts Place – Large Gallery, ROCKVILLE, MD – USA “Recent Paintings” Sally Troyer Gallery, WASHINGTON, DC – USA “Overlap Painting 1” Mendelson Gallery, PITTSBURGH, PA – USA “Blue West” Maison D’Abraham – Musées de Sens, SENS – FRANCE 2002 “America” Il Fondaco, BRA – ITALIE 

“Signs and Memory” Europ’Art Gallery, PITTSBURGH, PA – USA “Drawings” Rockville Art Place – Alley Gallery, ROCKVILLE, MD – USA 2001 “My American symbols” Embassy of France, WASHINGTON, DC – USA 

“Made in Washington” Alliance Française, WASHINGTON, DC – USA “Recent works” Adesa Gallery, ALEXANDRIA, VA – USA 1999 “Portraits de famille” Musée de la Grande Loge de France, PARIS – FRANCE 1997 “Fantômes” Espace Dark and Wild, PARIS – FRANCE 1995 “Œuvres récentes” Paul R.Levy Art Contemporain, PARIS – FRANCE 1994 “Découvertes” Galerie Hélène de Roquefeuil, PARIS – FRANCE 

“Le pouvoir de l’ombre” Galerie Hélène de Roquefeuil, PARIS – FRANCE “Radiographies” Galerie du Haut-Pavé, PARIS – FRANCE “Œuvres récentes” Galerie Contre Exemple, LYON – FRANCE 1991 “Urgence” Galerie du Haut-Pavé, PARIS – FRANCE 1990 “Œuvres récentes” Galerie Start, BORDEAUX – FRANCE 

 

Group shows – Selected 

2017 “Malerpositionen” – Maria Maier,Franck Moëglen,Olivier Messas 

Galerie Sievi, BERLIN – ALLEMAGNE “Jean Leyder, Satoru Sato, Ulrike Seyboth, Franck Moëglen, Laurent Nunziatini” Treffpunkt Kunst – Museum Haus Ludwig, SAARLOUIS – ALLEMAGNE 2016 “36 / 36 – Les artistes fêtent les 80 ans des congés payés” Art Absolument – CIAT 

Assemblée Nationale, PARIS – France Oratoire de LA ROCHELLE – France Palais Des Congrés, GRUISSAN – France Marché Couvert de SENS – France Salle des Ursules de THONON-LES-BAINS – FRANCE Chapelle des Pénitents bleus, LA CIOTAT – FRANCE “Omaggio al Premio Marina Di Ravenna” Galleria Faro Arte, MARINA DI RAVENNE – ITALIE