When Silvère Boureau came from France in 1982, he was primarily an expressionist painter of the huma...
About the artist
Joined In 2011
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About the artist
Joined In 2011
(6 Followers)
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When Silvère Boureau came from France in 1982, he was primarily an expressionist painter of the human form. However, the discovery of the American landscape and its interpretation by nineteenth century luminists, opened a new vision on painting. Boureau sought to experience the wilderness first hand, by hiking in remote areas in the backwoods of Maine, the Adirondack Mountains and the Grand Canyon. To stand on a mountain top and look as far as the eye can see without encountering any mark of human intervention remains an exhilarating experience for him. Especially coming from western Europe where the hand of man on the landscape is omnipresent, the discovery of “wilderness” was a revelation.
I take time to roam the Eastern States forests scouting for that special place – an out of the way valley, a hidden water fall in an untouched landscape, where you can feel the timelessness of ecosystems in perfect balance. I paint “en plein air”, sketch, or take a photograph and then paint a larger picture in my studio. My intention is to capture and render the spirit of the place with minimal interpretation .
1978-1974 – Université Paris VIII, Arts Plastiques, Theatre, Paris, France.
1972-1968 – Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliques, Roubaix, France.
2018
– Nassau Club, Princeton Nj.
– D&R Greenway Land Trust in Princeton NJ.
2017
– Blue Mountain Gallery, Small Works Invitational, Chelsea , New York.
– Art Council, 50th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition. Princeton NJ.
– Customer Bank, Yardley PA. One Man Show
2016
– Considine Gallery at Stuart Country day School, Princeton NJ. Two man show.
– D&R Greenway Land Trust Princton NJ. First Place award.
– Blue Mountain Gallery, Small Works Invitational, Chelsea, New York.2015
– New Hope Arts Center – Members Salon Exhibition.
– Blue Mountain Gallery, Chelsea, New York.
– D&R Greenway Land Trust in Princeton NJ. First place award.
2014
– Blue Mountain Gallery, Chelsea, New York.
– Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery Stone Harbor NJ.
– D&R Greenway Land Trust Princeton NJ.
2013
– Art Exhibition at D&R Greenway Land Trust in Princeton NJ.
2012
– Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery Stone Harbor NJ.
– Spruce, 45 Palmer Sq W, Princeton NJ.
– The Delaware River Gallery Yardley Pa.
2011
– Homefront Benefit, Hulfish Street, Princeton NJ.
2010
– Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce, Mercerville, NJ.
– Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery Stone Harbor NJ. One man show.
2009
– The Philadelphia Sketch Club Philadelphi...