Raphaël Barontini: We Could Be Heroes
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Author: Barontini, Raphael
French artist Raphaël Barontini finds his inspiration in the homage paid to the figures of historical liberation movements. In a collage style combining photography, silkscreen, painting & digital printing, he creates “paintings in motion” that take a look at history while questioning the status of painting in the museum & public space. 'We Could Be Heroes' plunges readers into the artist's artistic universe, illuminated by art historian Cheryl Finley and Prix Goncourt–winning author Patrick Chamoiseau.Flags, banners, tapestries and ceremonial capes are superimposed with historical images to create immersive scenographies that question the representation of power and its inversion. For Barontini, questioning the canons of history around cultures and territories that have experienced slavery or colonization remains his priority. Thus he seeks to establish a counterhistory through the representation of heroes, real or imaginary.
ISBN 9782365680936. JBE Books. hb. 120 pages. 65 colour ills. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
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French artist Raphaël Barontini finds his inspiration in the homage paid to the figures of historical liberation movements. In a collage style combining photography, silkscreen, painting & digital printing, he creates “paintings in motion” that take a look at history while questioning the status of painting in the museum & public space. 'We Could Be Heroes' plunges readers into the artist's artistic universe, illuminated by art historian Cheryl Finley and Prix Goncourt–winning author Patrick Chamoiseau.Flags, banners, tapestries and ceremonial capes are superimposed with historical images to create immersive scenographies that question the representation of power and its inversion. For Barontini, questioning the canons of history around cultures and territories that have experienced slavery or colonization remains his priority. Thus he seeks to establish a counterhistory through the representation of heroes, real or imaginary.
ISBN 9782365680936. JBE Books. hb. 120 pages. 65 colour ills. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
available