Guillaume Bottazzi
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Guillaume Bottazzi is a French artist.
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He started his professional artist career in 1990 in Italy. In 1994, he received a government grant from direction régionale des Affaires culturelles (DRAC, Regional Government) with the attribution of a government art studio. He has lived and exhibited in New York a few years in early 2000s, his work was exhibited for example in the Goldstrom Gallery http://fr.photography-now.com/institutions/I7294493.html and the Annex Gallery. http://oneartworld.com/The+Annex.html
In the United States, his work is to be found in the William Whipple Collection of Southwest State and in the Queen Shorough Collection. In 2004 he obtained an artist residency by the ART foundation in Tokyo, he spends some time there. He is now in France.
His paintings are exhibited since 2006 at the Gallery Itsutsuji
in Tokyo
(cf. list of most notable galleries, Art museum entry).
This gallery has been introducing many contemporary and modern artists in Japan, it even introduced movements. Supports-surfaces for example
Claude Viallat
, Louis Cane, Daniel Dezeuze
, Jean Pierre Pincemin and many other artists like Pierre Buraglio, Gérard Titus-Carmel and Jean-Michel Meurice) was chiefly introduced to Japan by this gallery. The gallery is also a promoter of Japanese contemporary art (e.g. it represents Ay-O
), playing a key role for quite a few leading Japanese contemporary artists.
, Japan
, 2011 site-specific art work
Guillaume Bottazzi realized a 900 meters square monumental painting and exhibition for the Miyanomori Art Muséum.
This event is supported by French Embassy of Japan.
Nice
, 2011 site-specific art work
Guillaume Bottazzi created a wall painting of 200m². http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7_r3WmL0ww&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv6chMIo3So&feature=related Ce projet a été co-financé par la Ville de Nice.
Tokyo
, Japan 2010 site-specific art work
Guillaume Bottazzi created a photograph of 3m high by 33m wide.
Organized by: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation of History and Culture, the National Art Center, Tokyo,
Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo Midtown and Mori Museum.http://www.roppongiartnight.com/en/roppongihills/index.html#pagelink12
Villeurbanne
, Rhone Alpes 2009 site-specific art work
Two photographs of 4m by 1,5m each underlines a skyscraper.http://www.artmajeur.com/index.php?go=artworks/display_mini_gallery&login=guillaumebottazzi&mini_gallery_id=1293025&artist_id=153265&image_id=4094449&disp_m=normal&serie=1),
Vitrolles
, PACA Region 2008 site-specific art work
Art commissioned by the French government (Culture Ministry)
,
with the participation of the city of Vitrolles and realized in a square.
The artist made this 12 by 13 meters monumental painting (3 700 Inches by 4 440 Inches).
France 3 TV channel reported on the work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cznrsK6i6MI. It was selected in 2008 by the magazine "Beaux Arts" http://www.beauxartsmagazine.com/, January 2009 as one of 10 French public projects to illustrate how public policy can successfully bring contemporary art to the streets.
Lyon
, Rhone Alpes 2008 site-specific art work
Guillaume Bottazzi realized a painting of 15 by 10 meters monumental painting (5 850 Inches by 3 700 Inches).
TV TLM Channel reported on the work http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xakgj5_tv-guillaume-bottazzi-tlm-news_news
Béziers
, Languedoc Roussillon 2009 site-specific art work
It is a mural painting on eight faces of two buildings.
TV FR3 reported on the work http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8912270524253966909#
In the United States, his work is to be found in the William Whipple Collection of Southwest State and in the Queen Shorough Collection. In 2004 he obtained an artist residency by the ART foundation in Tokyo, he spends some time there. He is now in France.
His paintings are exhibited since 2006 at the Gallery Itsutsuji
Gallery Itsutsuji
Gallery Itsutsuji is a contemporary art gallery founded in 1990 by Michiyasu Itsutsuji.- History :Expanding a tradition built over 20 years from around 1970 to 1990 by Fuji Television Gallery, Michiyasu Itsutsuji founded in the traditional cultural heart of Tokyo this contemporary art gallery in...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
(cf. list of most notable galleries, Art museum entry).
This gallery has been introducing many contemporary and modern artists in Japan, it even introduced movements. Supports-surfaces for example
Claude Viallat
Claude Viallat
Claude Viallat is a French contemporary painter.-Biography:Born in Nîmes, he grew up in Aubais, a French village with a strong bull tradition...
, Louis Cane, Daniel Dezeuze
Daniel Dezeuze
Daniel Dezeuze is a French artist and a founding member of the French group of artists called Supports-Surfaces. This group started to form in 1966...
, Jean Pierre Pincemin and many other artists like Pierre Buraglio, Gérard Titus-Carmel and Jean-Michel Meurice) was chiefly introduced to Japan by this gallery. The gallery is also a promoter of Japanese contemporary art (e.g. it represents Ay-O
Ay-O
is a Japanese artist, who has been associated with Fluxus since its international beginnings in the 1960s.-From Democrato to Fluxus:Probably, the best reference to understand the early years of Ay-O is the autobiographical retrospective book in the references "Ay-O, Over the Rainbow, Ay-O...
), playing a key role for quite a few leading Japanese contemporary artists.
Some examples of site-specifics art works
HokkaidoHokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, 2011 site-specific art work
Guillaume Bottazzi realized a 900 meters square monumental painting and exhibition for the Miyanomori Art Muséum.
This event is supported by French Embassy of Japan.
Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, 2011 site-specific art work
Guillaume Bottazzi created a wall painting of 200m². http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7_r3WmL0ww&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv6chMIo3So&feature=related Ce projet a été co-financé par la Ville de Nice.
Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan 2010 site-specific art work
Guillaume Bottazzi created a photograph of 3m high by 33m wide.
Organized by: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation of History and Culture, the National Art Center, Tokyo,
Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo Midtown and Mori Museum.http://www.roppongiartnight.com/en/roppongihills/index.html#pagelink12
Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.-History:The current location of...
, Rhone Alpes 2009 site-specific art work
Two photographs of 4m by 1,5m each underlines a skyscraper.http://www.artmajeur.com/index.php?go=artworks/display_mini_gallery&login=guillaumebottazzi&mini_gallery_id=1293025&artist_id=153265&image_id=4094449&disp_m=normal&serie=1),
Vitrolles
Vitrolles
Vitrolles is the name of several communes in France:* Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département* Vitrolles, Hautes-Alpes, in the Hautes-Alpes département* Vitrolles-en-Lubéron, in the Vaucluse département...
, PACA Region 2008 site-specific art work
Art commissioned by the French government (Culture Ministry)
Minister of culture
A culture minister is a Cabinet position in some governments responsible for protecting the national heritage of a country and promoting cultural expression....
,
with the participation of the city of Vitrolles and realized in a square.
The artist made this 12 by 13 meters monumental painting (3 700 Inches by 4 440 Inches).
France 3 TV channel reported on the work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cznrsK6i6MI. It was selected in 2008 by the magazine "Beaux Arts" http://www.beauxartsmagazine.com/, January 2009 as one of 10 French public projects to illustrate how public policy can successfully bring contemporary art to the streets.
Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, Rhone Alpes 2008 site-specific art work
Guillaume Bottazzi realized a painting of 15 by 10 meters monumental painting (5 850 Inches by 3 700 Inches).
TV TLM Channel reported on the work http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xakgj5_tv-guillaume-bottazzi-tlm-news_news
Béziers
Béziers
Béziers is a town in Languedoc in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, centred around bullfighting, every August. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event...
, Languedoc Roussillon 2009 site-specific art work
It is a mural painting on eight faces of two buildings.
TV FR3 reported on the work http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8912270524253966909#