Edouard Buzon was born at Clamart (France) in 1979. He lives and works in Montreuil (France). At the age of 32, Edouard is an emerging artist. His works show a certain form of the current urban aesthetics. He plays on the opposition between the raw universe of architectural forms that he photographs and the smooth icy varnish with which he finishes his works. His unique lacquer technique, the striking contrast between the black and white photos of industrial landscapes and the appealing colors make his paintings very desirable pieces. This is how he describes his work: "I testify, through my works, of a certain form of today?s urban aesthetics. The creation process spreads over several months, this is the time required to charge each painting with of history, by painting, writing, erasing, covering... The technique puts in opposition a raw urban universe, and the smooth glossy varnish. I use a technique of color blocks on a wooden frame consisting of successive layers of polyurethane varnish to which I add pigments and photographs. Each of them is sanded and polished. When I add characters, these are more like silhouettes of absent presences which are located in light sources. If my photos evoke the negative of a color photograph, that may be a game of illusion, of the metamorphosis." "Through my work I want to bear witness to a certain kind of modern urban aestheticism. The creative process takes several months; the necessary time to paint, write, erase and recoat, to charge each piece with history. The technique opposes a harsh, urban universe with the smooth, glossy aspect of the varnish. My method involves the use of flat tints on a wooden chassis built up through successive layers of polyurethane varnish, into which I combine pigments and photographs. Each layer is sanded and polished." He takes a picture he uses as a sketch. Then, he chooses places with heavy history that have been colonized by Human beings A factory, a house, disused liability... all places that people deserted one day. When he is in a chosen area, he immerses himself of all things that give strength to this urban landscapes, he looks at these structures marked by time and gather all these elements in order to build an atmosphere, a universe around these places. In his work, he tries to make them his by giving them a second breath of life. That is why he uses bright colors. He wants to warm up these desolated landscapes. He inlays element of nature, flowers, tribal symbols, and his hand in his painting. Indeed, he wants to add his signature. And If he employs varnish it is to give them back their original and so precious charm. He finishes an artwork in two months as a minimum. It takes time for the pigments and varnish to dry. But sometimes he can keep a painting during six or eight months in his studio in order to spend the necessary time to assimilate its soul and engrave his signature. He always works on several paintings at the same time. BIOGRAPHY Born in Clamart in 1979. Buzon works in Montreuil, France. He has always painted, but still had his job in parallel. Painting has always been his real passion. From design to painting, he has felt the need to express his creativity. One day, he realised that he could make this passion his job. This happened the same year he started to work with Envie d'Art. He has never studied art but he has always been interested in it. He has always paid attention to attach a great importance to it in his life. He read a lot of books about artistic movements, contemporary art or the great masters that influenced art history. By soaking up their works, he found the path that he always wanted to take. He made his references, his influences. Utställningar: 2017 Affordable Art Fair, New York 29 Mars - 2 April Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong 19 April - 21 MajGalerie Enviedart Bugeaud Solo show 15 Mars - 15 April Affordable Art Fair, London Battersea Affordable Art Fair, Bryssel ArtUP Lille SOLO SHOW Galleri Florence Rasson Tournai Galleri KplusY context art fair stand 141 Miami 29 November - 4 Decemeber Affordable Art Fair, Singapor Art Fair Cologne Art Up Lille 2017 avec la Galerie Florence Rasson Tournai Belgique Exposition Solo Show Galerie ENVIEDART Londres Janvier 2017 2016 LA Art Show Janvier 2016 Art Central Hong Kong Mars 2016 AAF NYC AAF Londres AAF Hong Kong AAF Bruxelles Context Art Fair New York Solo Show Galerie Bugeaud Paris 16 Vernissage le 25 Mai Art Fairs : Londre Hampstead Juin 2016 Art Hamptons New York Juillet 2016 Solo Show Galerie Enviedart Paris Treilhard Septembre 2016 AAF Stockholm AAF Hambourg Art Fair Cologne AAF Singapour Galerie KplusY Context Art Fair Miami Novembre 29 – Décembre 4, 2016 2015 Exposition Personnelle Galerie Enviedart 10 ans Galerie Florence Rasson Tournai Belgique Galerie Enviedart Londres Galerie KplusY Galerie Xin ARTexposition Personnelle Juillet 2015 Galerie ENVIEDART PARIS Galerie ENVIEDART LONDON Galerie KplusY LA Art Show Los Angeles Scope Miami ArtFair Cologne Scope Basel Red Dot Art Fair Miami AAF BRUXELLES AAF LONDON AFF HONK KONG AAF NEW YORK AAF Hambourg AAF Singapour 2014 Galerie ENVIEDART PARIS Galerie ENVIEDART LONDON Galerie KplusY LA Art Show Los Angeles Art Fair Cologne Toronto International Art Fair Red Dot Art Fair Miami AAF BRUXELLES AAF LONDON AFF HONK KONG AAF NEW YORK LILLE ART FAIR Galerie RASSON ART GALLERY Galerie XIN ART Galerie DEGALERIEDENHAAG NL AAF Hambourg AAF Singapour 2013 Galerie ENVIEDART PARIS Galerie ENVIEDART LONDON Galerie KplusY LA Art Show Los Angeles Art Hamptons Art Fair Cologne Toronto International Art Fair AAF BRUXELLES AAF LONDON AFF HONK KONG AAF NEW YORK LILLE ART FAIR Galerie RASSON ART GALLERY Galerie XIN ART Galerie DEGALERIEDENHAAG NL AAF AMSTERDAM ART CHICAGO AAF Singapour AAF HAMBOURG AAF STOCKHOLM AAF NEW YORK 2012 London Art Fair (Angleterre) AAF Los Angeles (USA), Milan (Italie), Bruxelles (Belgique), London (Angleterre), New York (USA) Galerie Envie d'Art, Paris (France) 2011 AAF Bruxelles (Belgique), Londes (Angleterre), Milan (Italie), New-York (USA) London Art Fair (Angleterre) Art Chicago (USA) 2010 AAF New York (USA), Londres (Angleterre), Amsterdam (Pays-Bas), Paris (France), Bruxelles (Belgique) Art London (Angleterre) Art Chicago (USA) London Art Fair (Angleterre) Galerie Enviedart, Paris (France) 2009 Galerie Enviedart, Paris (France) AAF New-York (USA), Londres (Angleterre), Amsterdam (Pays-Bas), Paris (France), Bruxelles (Belgique) Art London (Angleterre) Open Art Fair, Utrecht (Pays-Bas) Lineart (Belgique) St'art, Strasbourg (France) Salon Réalités Nouvelles, Paris (France) Lille Art Fair (France) Art Elysees, Paris (France) 2008 Galerie Enviedart, Paris (France) Glasgow Art Fair (Angleterre) Art Santa Fe, Nouveau Mexique (USA) Art London (Angleterre) 2007 AAF Amsterdam (Pays Bas), New-York (USA), Londres (Angleterre) 2006 Galerie Enviedart, Paris (France) Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Paris (France) 2005 Salon des réalités Nouvelles, Paris (France) |