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ANNE PLAISANCE - PL
The Warsaw based artist, Anne Plaisance, is a free and
passionate personality.
Freedom in means (collages, sketches, travel diaries,
watercolor paintings, oil canvas, sculptures, installations,
pieces of writing, photos and video), as well as freedom
in subjects (women and society, memories, consumption
society criticism, etc..).
Under the apparent aesthetic of her artworks, the
brutality of the message, by contrast, is frapping and
questioning the viewer (for ex. “In Memoriam”, “the tears
collection”, “the draft”, “the maison close diary”..). Her art
is like and iron fist in a velvet glove.
Her works can be found in private collections in France,
Great Britain, Belgium and Poland. She’s member of
the “Positiveart” and “Young at Art” artistic groups and
became in 2011 a member of ZPAP (National Polish
Artist’s Association).
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Individual Exhibitions:
-June 2011: Individual Exhibition at the Zpap Gallery “
la vie en rose”, Warsaw, Poland
-May 2012: “Caprices” Individual Exhibition, Van Gogh
Gallery, BOK, Warsaw, Poland
Collective Exhibitions:
-August 2011: “Reality from the past” Positiveart
Collective Exhibition during the Festival Warsaw of
Singer, Warsaw, Poland
-December 2011: “At the world’s crossroads” Collective
Exhibition at the Zpap Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
-March 2012: “New Opening” Collective Exhibition for
the ZPAP Centenery, Warsaw, Poland
-May 2012: Women” Collective exhibition during the
Museum night, Pracownia Otwarta, Warsaw, Poland
-June 2012: “Young at Art” Collective exhibition, ZPAP,
Warsaw, Poland
-June 2012: “Far and nearby travelling” Positive art
Collective Photography Exhibition at the Zpap Gallery,
Warsaw, Poland
Arte povera cycle:
The “arte povera” cycle is simply criticism of our
society, based on consumption, which, taking in a more
revolutionary sense, is consuming our own children.
Trade marks as Louis Vuitton, recognizable all around
the world by consumers (we are not citizens any more
but consumers...), is an adaptation, like of many other
things, of their dreams and desires – closely guarded
by hordes of advertising, marketing & pr specialists.
This very symbol became synonymous with wealth and
social status. But what will it mean in a 100 years. Are
poignant symbols from our past still meaningful to us
today?
The “arte povera” cycle was presented the first time
during the individual exhibition “caprices” in Warsaw.
As in previous exhibitions, Anne Plaisance poses the
essential question, the answer to which lies entirely
within ourselves.
Artist Statement:
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. (Leonardo da
Vinci)