Olivier Debré. L'abstraction fervente. Gaule at the borders of photography

at the borders of photography

These documents enable us to sketch a brief biography of this fascinating figure

for the non-African world

The spectacle of phantasmagoria has fascinated audiences since the late 18th century

31/March 2010

Olivier Debré. L'abstraction fervente. Gaule at the borders of photographyA major representative of lyrical abstraction, Olivier Debr (1920 1999) embodies both the image of a painter with an international career and that of an artist whose native land nourishes his creativity: the Loire and its landscapes are fundamental to his perception of space and permeate his work. The hundredth anniversary of his birth is an opportunity to present a lesser known, more intimate side of the artist by invoking the artistic context that