the essentials The “Destination Robin” event opens on February 1 at the renovated Salle Balène in Figeac. For ten days, 80 paintings painted by Patrick Dulac are brought together and exhibited for a first and only exhibition. An exceptional moment which closes an incredible human and artistic adventure for the artist and the 80 recipients of these colorful and personalized canvases.
Under the black ceilings of the newly renovated Balène room, Patrick Dulac’s 80 colorful and unique paintings are lined up in a tight row on the stone walls. These very different paintings are all of the same format and feature the same model, a robin bird that the English cherish and call “Robin”. A colorful ensemble that catches the eye and implicitly tells an incredible story. For his very first exhibition, the painter unveils a totally original and deeply personal limited series. This artistic and conceptual project called “Destination Robin” has in fact come to an end in Figeac, and it is no coincidence, a beautiful and great human adventure, born from a simple bet launched between friends a little over four years ago. years.
“Hélène Lacipière then lived in the North of France and I in London, says Patrick Dulac who has known the elected official from Figeac for almost 40 years. Both of us were faced with a difficult moment in our lives, with illness. I started painting again and I did garden animals. There was this famous robin that the Anglo-Saxons love. The very first painting was not made for anyone but Hélène wanted it and she did it. had. She said to me then you should do a series and then one day an exhibition”. The joke quickly becomes a challenge. Patrick Dulac gets involved in the game, far from imagining the work that will occupy him for years. Very present on social networks, he mobilizes his family, friends and acquaintances around this project which arouses a lot of curiosity and enthusiasm. Everyone wants their “Robin”. “Each painting contains things specific to each recipient. Each time, I wrote a text. A book published by our association Akna Diffusion includes the 80 tables matched with the 80 texts”. The paintings go all over France, in Guyana, but also in Europe and as far as Canada where Patrick Dulac lived for several years. In the meantime, the idea of setting up a unique exhibition is gaining ground. Hélène Lacipière introduces Danie Faurie to Patrick Dulac. The Figeac artist who also has her “Robin” is today the curator of the exhibition.
Patrick Dulac explains his concept project surrounded by Hélène Lacipière, his friend and elected cultural delegate and Danie Faurie, Figeac artist and curator of the exhibition. DDM – AL
At the end of the project, it was necessary to bring together all the works. A successful challenge since each canvas was able to be recovered to appear in this Figeac exhibition which will be the only one. The owners of each painting invited to participate in the event will almost all be present on Saturday February 3 for the opening which promises to be a great reunion. “These paintings are unique and the moment of this exhibition is unique. Never again will we be able to bring together in one place these 80 paintings which will then go back to their recipient. It’s a beautiful story” rejoices Hélène Lacipière at the origin of this exceptional project and who is the lucky recipient of the latest “Robin” painted by Patrick Dulac.
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From February 1 to 11, Salle Balène in Figeac from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free admission. Opening reception Saturday February 3 at 5:30 p.m. Scheduled during the time of the exhibition, the next blood donation collection on February 7 and 8 will be held at the Salle Balène.
2024-02-01 20:17:19
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