Anne Desfour

WHEN COFFEE BECOMES ART

Influenced by the work of followers’ of the « Arte Povera » and Pop Art movements, my paintings are mainly the result of using recycled objects (ashes, sand) and even fair trade organic products (coffee, spices), found within my immediate environment.
This is how coffee became my favorite medium.
It is both unique yet banal, its alchemy and unpredictability captivates me. It inspires me to create freely : coffee powder and bag …
Working coffee in all its form, the rise of coffee capsules gave birth to a series on environmental problems. This project denounces in parallel a growing market with little regard for the management of its waste. This mass consumption contributes to the pollution of the planet and inevitably to climate warming. The resulting loss of ice has become a real threat to the natural balance and to humanity. The disappearance of the polar bear is a visible sign of this change and is the reason I have chosen the bear as an emblem.


TEDDY BEAR AND PHOSPHORESCENCE : A TASTY COMPOSITION

The viewer can see only a “Teddy bear ”, a popular symbol which has marked the subconscious of the child, either the work will engage a dialogue with the public, the reflection on the consequences ...

Many courses in drawing, painting and mosaic in France and Canada
Courses in lithography to the Saidye Bronfman Center in Montréal, Canada

YIA Art Fair - La Condamine, Building Rivoli, PARIS du 31 octobre au 4 novembre 2019
Artexpo NEW YORK, MECENAVIE, April 21-24 2017
Spectrum Miami, MECENAVIE, 30 novembre au 4 décembre 2016
Le Sm'Art, Aix en Provence du 12 au 16 mai 2016
Art3F Paris, Porte de Versailles du 12 au 14 février 2016
Participated in collective exhibitions and Art Fair in France, Italy, Monaco and Canada
Curated by Hormazd Narielwalla to "A Celebration of Collage" on Saatchi Art Online
Finalist of competition "The transport and the environment", works of Art showed in Montréal underground, Canada