December 2 - 6 Photo Exhibition,
SPIRIT OF THE CITIES by Pascal Monteil during The Park's New Festival 2008
The Alliance Francaise of Madras
in association with Prakriti Foundation and The Park Hotel present The
Photo Exhibition, SPIRIT OF THE CITIES by Pascal Monteil during The Park's
New Festival 2008.
Pascal Monteil realizes portraits of famous people and each of them has the name of a city. The pictures are built around the person and built as paints with some elements who are like a mirror of this personality who is suppose to incarn the "Spirits of the cities". Faces, looks, postures and the choice of the environment are clues who gave us the meaning and the singularity of their spirits.
"I travel throughout the year to cities in India, Bangladesh and Iran. I create portraits of people such as dancers, writers, artists, businesswomen and people on the street. I blend these model portraits from different cities and countries in a different background using photographic material." Pascal Monteil is on tour in India, through the network of Alliances Françaises, with the support of the French Embassy. In each city, he realizes portraits of personalities, "The Spirit of the Cities" which will be added to this exhibition.
Developing interest in fine arts
at the age of 18, the artist attempted to create an innovative work of
art after completing a course in fine arts.
His artistic work is a mix of painting
and photography, consisting of creating different types of images, all
created through photography assisted by new technologies and image softwares.
This combination offers large landscapes and portraits composed as paintings
but with the look and feel of photography. For Pascal Monteil, the subtleties
emerging from the use of technological artifices, allow him to re-create
the reality and reach emotions.
Contact: AFM Tara 28279803
/ 2827147724, afm@af-madras.org, www.af-madras.org.
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In
the framework of the Park's New Festival organized by the Prakriti Foundation,
French photographer Pascal Monteil will exhibit at the Park hotel his portaits
of musicians, dancers and other cultural personalities from Chennai: Aruna
Sairam, Carnatic singer - T.M. Krishna, Carnatic singer - Padmini Chettur,dancer
- Leela Samson, Director Kalakshetra foundation - Sadanand Menon, Intellectual
- Kiran Rao, Entrepreneur - Jean François Lesage, Designer - Vandana
Gopikumar, The Banyan NGO - Gypsies from the streets of Chennai.
