From June 29 to September 22, from 2 p.m. to six p.m., Palace of the Dukes and States of Burgundy, Salon Apollon.
A self-taught artist from Dijon, in recent times he has perfected his drawing and portray abilities within the illustration of city areas but in addition pure landscapes.
He delivers to us right here for this new version of Dijon seen by a set of charcoal and pigment drawings of Dijon websites, acquainted and trivial. The scenes are with out human presence, with out picturesqueness and typically transmit to us a sense of timelessness, a stress and a mysterious magnificence. These landscapes don’t restore actuality, they thus depart the spectators to think about their very own state of affairs.
A tireless explorer and walker, Gérard Thévignot develops his sketches open air; sketches and pictures then invite themselves into the studio. The creative sources that nourish his observe are numerous and diverse: pictures, literature, cinema… thus a fruitful dialogue is born with many creators: photographers, filmmakers, painters and writers (Stephen Shore, Jean-Luc Godard, Honoré de Balzac, Albert Marquet, Balthus…).
