Section Liège-Belgique

IDENTIFICATION SHEET. THE ARTIST :
Didier BOURGUIGNON Isabelle BRIBOSIA Frédéric KARIKESE

IDENTIFICATION SHEET. THE ARTIST :
Didier BOURGUIGNON
Painter, illustrator, cartoonist, engraveur, sculptor, musician

Name : BOURGUIGNON
First name : DIDIER
Born on : 1962 in Oakland, California
Nationality : Belgian
Address : 12, rue de Loumaye B-4540 Jehay-Amay

EDUCATION

He studied illustration at Saint-Luc Fine Arts school in Liège.

EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

1984-1985 : Designed magazine covers (Ed. Keesing)
"Peau de loup ", children book (text : F. Kerisel, Ed. Ipomée).
1986-1989 : Lecturer at the Institute of Fine Arts in Saint-Luc in Liège,
" Les Aventures de Max Happy End " (Ed. Synopsis).
" Nous Tintin " (collective work, Ed. Lion).
1990 : " Capitaine Futur " (comics, Ed. Humanoïdes Associés).
1991 : " Les démons de Papon " (comics, Ed. Humanoïdes Associés).
1992-1994 : " Le Pont des Arts " (exhibition) / Malmédy.
" Vyle d'Art " (exhibition) / Marchin.
Couvertures de romans (Ed. Labor).
Couvertures de magazines (Ed. Keesing).
Exhibitions at " L'Oreille Cassée " / Huy, at " L'Espace R " / Amay, at the Cultural Center of Marche-en-Famene.
Exhibitions at the " Château de Seilles " and at the " Bibliothèque d'Andenne ".
" Rock à Gogo " (exhibition) / Halles de Schaerbeek.
Creation of the Polypode Editions / Huy
Advertising works (Delhaize, Rhône-Poulenc) / Agence Artitude / Bruxelles.
Illustration works for the induustrial press (Cora, Segal) / Bleu de Chine / Liège. Harmonicist of the Chicago blues band " The Backsllders.
Guitarist of the componist-singer Olivier Andu.
1995-…. : Illustration works for Bleu de Chine / Liège.
Illustration works for the " Fondation Roi Baudouin " / Bruxelles.
Illustration works and posters creation (La Poste and La Royale Belge).
Exhibition, " Ambiance Polar " / Huy.
Exhibition at the " Galerie Saint-Luc " / Liège.
Exhibition " Hommage à Tillieux " / Château de la Mostée / Huy.
" Alice au Pays des Merveilles " / Galerie Ziggourat / Bruxelles.
Exhibition : " Paroles d'Oiseaux " Festival d'Art / Huy.
Harmonicist of the " Continental Silverstones ", then of the " Trucker Zimmermans's Nightshift ".

HIS WAY OF WORKING

Egg painting " a tempera ".
Caskets in 3 dimensions.
Collections of papers, gold sheets, wood, cardboards and polyesther resin.

For example,

Figurines : - Either in cardboard or treated plaster, set by metal rods. - Or in polyesther resin retrolit. Formats : From 30 X 30 cm (small ones) to 122 X 70 cm (large ones). The number of pieces has not been determinated minium 30. In addition : 3 engravings edition in, 3 copies each, remounted on elaborate support, and a dozen of sculptures some of which are lit by optic fibers.

Another example, An original piece was composed especially for this exhibition by the American composer Tucker Zimmerman's Nightshift, around the theme of " Jardin d'Oiseaux ". A performance of this piece was given at the opening. The principle af that original piece is to integrate music into the pictorial universe of " Parole d'Oiseaux " merging both environments into a specific atmosphere. Visitors to the exhibition are not requested to keep silent : movement and chatting are even welcome. In future exhibitions, a pre-recorded tape of the piece may be played as a musical background.

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