Archive for October, 2006
Chocolate overdose. That’s what happened to me last Sunday when I went to the Salon du chocolat, Paris. I never thought it could happen to me. I was born with chocolate in my mouth. Every desert at home was made with chocolate. I can tolerate a lot of it in my body, as people who eat very spicy food. But this was just more that I could handle!
It was fabulous. All the best chocolatiers where there, and you can try almost anything they have. I tasted some strange mixture like banana and jamaican peper, rasberry and grapefruit, jasmin tea… This picture above (sorry for the bad reflection in the window) is the cutest chocolate I saw, made by Madame Setsuko Chocolarier…Japan. Well, I’ll surely remember that experience!… don’t think I will go there again.. too much caffeine ^_^
October 31st, 2006
Since I have to stay in Paris for 2 months because I’m working here, I also decided to study, by myself. I’m surrounded by art. I didn’t know there was so many things about art and culture to see here. I knew, but how can you realise there is sooooo much. And since the Van Hogh Museum visit I did last week, I know feel completely different about museums. I want to go there and not just look at different kinds of art, I want to study them. See how different techniques and styles can influence me and my own work. How my digital art (with graphic influence) can improve by what I will see here.
I studied art at school. But I wasn’t prepare for it. I was trying to find my style and technique, what is more personal in my work, what makes me different from others. Now that I know more about what I like to create, I want to study art to understand what I do and see what kind of path I will choose to make it even more personal.
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Here are some picture of the Pompidou Centre. It’s completely freak.
October 28th, 2006
In the same time Van Gogh was alive, Japan opened his doors to the rest of the world. Japanese art began to be more and more popular. And Van Gogh was influence by that art. In Arles he was feeling himself like being in Japan. In Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam there is a new section designed by Kisho Kurokawa. In this building, you can find japanese art done in the late 19th century and that’s what Van Gogh used as inspiration.
Well… it’s funny. It seems like I can’t stop finding relations between my path and his. I love japan modern art, and I think in some ways my work is influenced by it. My trip to Japan last spring shows how much I like this culture.
October 28th, 2006
En rose : Chambre de la reine
En vert : Chambre du roi
Château de Versailles
October 27th, 2006
One of the most amazing modern architecture in Paris, the Institut du monde arabe has many holes opening and closing depending on the light they receive.
October 26th, 2006
This is a view from the top of Arc du Triomphe.
October 26th, 2006
I just got a computer, internet will come soon enough and I will post some pictures too.
Paris is as everybody knows a romantic city. I thought it was a cliché, but it’s so true. So many couples of any age holding hands, kissing everywhere in public, in the streets. So many beautiful places to kiss too. It’s reaaaallly romantic.. (can’t wait for my love to join me).
What else? Oh I went to Amsterdam last week. I went to the Van Gogh museum. As I posted earlier on my blog, I just needed to know more about this artist. I knew him already, but I didn’t like that much. But if you look closer, you learn that he wasn’t just a good artist, he was sensitive. He knew how to describe his work, his life, his feelings, his art. I recommand that you read some letters he wrote in his life to fully understand. I think the first step to be an artist is to create and find you own way, but to be able to describe it… that’s harder. I loved the Van Gogh Museum. It was a great experience in my own artist path.
October 24th, 2006
Well, long time no see. I’ve been crazy-busy lately. I was suppose to go to Paris a week to take some time off and visit a friend. 3 days before leaving, I got a job in Paris for the next 2 months. So, here I am, in beautiful romantic Paris. I will have a computer next week and I will post some pictures. See you soon ;)
October 17th, 2006
Is 27 the age when you start to realize for the first time life is going so fast? You begin to freak out because 30 seems so near. You feel like you need to make decisions, quickly. To make up your life. Be what you need to be before it’s to late. Maybe it’s just the society right now, or maybe it’s just me. 27 is somewhat special because you have learned about yourself in the real world. School is usually finished, you live by your own, you’ve gained experience in the work world. You’ve tried different things and you start to know a little bit more about what you like and what you don’t. You make more precise choices about your life. Or you want to.
October 9th, 2006
8 pages of 4 images (double-spread) I did are now in stores. Published in Rojo Magazine special edition AIR. You can try to find it at Multimag, La presse international, Chapters…etc. Or ask them to order it. You can order online in Rojo’s web site.
This project was soooo fun to do. I had 2 weeks with some pictures of shoes as inspiration. I could do whatever I wanted. Anything the theme ”AIR” inspired me to do. I did a great photoshoot with a great feet model ;) : Sophie Lauzon. We had fun jumping over water. And then the magic of the collage created the rest. So it’s now out in stores around the world. Check it out because there is a lot of great artists in there… not just me! ^_^
October 6th, 2006
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