Presse mappe - Observatoire

Bendana | Pinel Art ContemporainDirector : Juan Carlos Bendana-­‐PinelGallery creadon’s year: 2008Carlos Contente, Ego an- Ego, 2011. Graphite, felt, acrylic on paper, 42 x 30 cm © Courtesy Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporainwww.bendana-­‐pinel.comgalerie@bendana-­‐pinel.com+33 1 42 74 22 974 rue du Perche75003 ParisFocus ardst : Carlos Contente, born in 1977Others ardsts exhibited on the booth: Giulia Andreani, Steven Le Priol, Cinthia MarcellePrices of the works: 2 000 €Carlos Contente creates a dialogue between the impact of urban art and the indmacy of reading a poedc text while maintaining the authendcity of each respecdve worlds. The ardst researches the intersecdon between the word and the drawing. He muldplies his fields of invesdgadon and circulates between tradidonal media such as canvas or confronts more dramadcal surfaces such as the wall. Always present in the work of Contente, is his alter ego ; a self-­‐portrait that the ardst reproduces and defines as a metaphor of his consciousness. Rearranging the environment, he plunges into a world he did not choose, he can only adapt, or reject the change.Opened in 2008, the gallery Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporain is located in the Marais district in central Paris. Since its creadon, the gallery’s mission is to introduce emerging and mid-­‐carreer french and internadonal ardsts through a very diversified program including all different supports. The internadonal scope of the gallery is characterized by its associadon and cooperadon with foreign galleries to develop common ardsdc projects. Once a year, a « carte blanche » is proposed to a collector so as to present the works of young ardsts that have never before shown in a gallery space. With its internadonal vocadon, the gallery intends to be a bridge between cultures and in doing so initate a dialogue between the creadve expressions of the ardsts it represents.Presse mappe I Seite 13