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Galerie Mardne & Thibault de La ChâtreDirector : Mardne de La ChâtreGallery creadon’s year: 1997www.lachatregalerie.comcontact@lachatregalerie.com+ 33 1 42 71 89 504 rue de Saintonge 75003 ParisGlen Baxter, Un-tled, 2012. Ink and Coloured pencils on paper, 57 x 77 cm © galerie mardnethibaultdelachâtreFocus ardst : Glen Baxter, born in 1944Others ardsts exhibited on the booth: Valérie Du Chéné, Benjamin Hochart, Olivier Nohellet, Achraf TouloubPrices of the works: from 500 € to 5 000 €Glen Baxter was born in Leeds in 1944. Painter and draughtsman, mainly it is his graphic work that made him known, in the United States at first, in Great Britain, in the Nordic Countries and in France where he exhibits regularly. By 1970, he creates a formula of legended drawings, became his shape of usual expression, diverdng the imaginary of 30s teenagers books. Decoradng his drawings « old fashion » by delirious comments, he obtains hilarious shig effects. Explorer with colonial hat, students with blazer, cricket players, drinkers of tea, or cowboys is the ordinary heroes of Glen Baxter. Stemming from popular narradves of the 30s and 40s, these characters are placed in absurd and extravagant situadons, in which they remain impassive. He legend this images in a " very journalisdc style, very in dish, describing absolutely fantasdc events. " (Télérama 1998) in reference to Raymond Roussel.Cowboys confronted with the Modern Art, English Pupils who " transform the meals of school canteen into authendc food ", popular culture heroes’ parodies, such are the themes of Glen Baxter's preference. All the heroes of childish mythology are presents. But Glen Baxter address to the adults, intending his images to our unconscious.Glen Baxter cites gladly his sources: Lewis Carroll, Buffalo Bill, Tom Mix, George Herriman and those he admires: Jarry, Queneau, Raymond Roussel, Beckeh, Magrihe, Chirico, Desnos, Man Ray …Presse mappe I Seite 51