
Philippe Cognee
Editions Skira Paris (Publisher)
Published on 28. February 2023
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-2-37074-198-1 (ISBN)
Description
Philippe Cognée is a French artist born in Nantes in 1957. Active since the 1980s, he is one of the artists who marked the return to painting in this period.
Cognée is known for his practice of wax painting. He projects the photographed or filmed motifs onto the canvas and paints them on the support with encaustic paint. He then covers the canvas with a plastic film and uses an iron to liquefy the wax. The motifs begin to deform under the heat, creating an effect of blur and depth. This technique allows Cognée to dissolve the represented elements, often blurring the line between figurative painting and abstraction.
Urban landscapes, views of supermarkets or slaughterhouses, Google Street View shots ¿ the painter finds his inspiration in what surrounds him. While drawing subjects from everyday life and thanks to his atypical technique, Cognée creates original works in which, through the distortion of reality, he shows a poetic vision of the world.
Cognée is known for his practice of wax painting. He projects the photographed or filmed motifs onto the canvas and paints them on the support with encaustic paint. He then covers the canvas with a plastic film and uses an iron to liquefy the wax. The motifs begin to deform under the heat, creating an effect of blur and depth. This technique allows Cognée to dissolve the represented elements, often blurring the line between figurative painting and abstraction.
Urban landscapes, views of supermarkets or slaughterhouses, Google Street View shots ¿ the painter finds his inspiration in what surrounds him. While drawing subjects from everyday life and thanks to his atypical technique, Cognée creates original works in which, through the distortion of reality, he shows a poetic vision of the world.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Paris
France
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
220 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 307 mm
Width: 241 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1860 gr
ISBN-13
978-2-37074-198-1 (9782370741981)
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Persons
Marc Donnadieu, exhibition curator, is currently chief curator at the Musée de l'Élysee in Lausanne.
Guy Tosatto, art historian and curator, he has been director of the Museum of Grenoble since September 2002.
Julie Chaizemartin is a journalist and art critic.
Guy Tosatto, art historian and curator, he has been director of the Museum of Grenoble since September 2002.
Julie Chaizemartin is a journalist and art critic.