Raphael Thierry
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Raphael Thierry is a French visual artist, painter and illustrator born in 1972. He displays his work on various media such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, performances, installations and develops his artistic practice under multiple identities. Raphael Thierry lives between Paris
and Avignon, France.
in 1972, Raphaël Thierry grew up in the South of France. He moved to Paris in 1990 where he studied graphic design at the Académie Julian
. Graduated with honors from the École Supérieure d’Arts Graphiques Met de Penninghen in 1994 and recipient of the Villa Medici
grant in fine art at the French Academy in Rome in 2004, he decided to focus exclusively on his artistic work. He produced numerous exhibitions and performances while developing his artistic practice under multiple identities. He has worked for many years with the writer and philosopher Federico Nicolao with which he published in 2004 the book la Medesima Ombra. During his stay at the French Academy in Rome, he met the composer Jerome Combier, with whom he will sign several visual performances during the concerts of Vies Silencieuses. In 2008, he created the duo ©® with the French director Christian Volckman (Renaissance
), an artistic collaboration source of a series of thematic films and exhibitions named THEFLOW. In 2010, he produced the paintings and the video for the Frank Wedekind
's play : Lulu- une tragédie monstre directed by Stéphane Braunschweig at the Théâtre national de la Colline
.
Raphael Thierry lives and works in France between Paris and Avignon.
Under the name of Rapharty, he creates and illustrates a collection of books for children : les aventures de Superchien ( The Superdog Adventures ) since 2000.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Avignon, France.
Biography
Born in TunisiaTunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
in 1972, Raphaël Thierry grew up in the South of France. He moved to Paris in 1990 where he studied graphic design at the Académie Julian
Académie Julian
The Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France.Rodolphe Julian established the Académie Julian in 1868 at the Passage des Panoramas, as a private studio school for art students. The Académie Julian not only prepared students to the exams at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, but offered...
. Graduated with honors from the École Supérieure d’Arts Graphiques Met de Penninghen in 1994 and recipient of the Villa Medici
Villa Medici
The Villa Medici is a mannerist villa and an architectural complex with a garden contiguous with the larger Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy. The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and now property of the French...
grant in fine art at the French Academy in Rome in 2004, he decided to focus exclusively on his artistic work. He produced numerous exhibitions and performances while developing his artistic practice under multiple identities. He has worked for many years with the writer and philosopher Federico Nicolao with which he published in 2004 the book la Medesima Ombra. During his stay at the French Academy in Rome, he met the composer Jerome Combier, with whom he will sign several visual performances during the concerts of Vies Silencieuses. In 2008, he created the duo ©® with the French director Christian Volckman (Renaissance
Renaissance (film)
Renaissance is a 2006 French black-and-white animated science fiction film by French director Christian Volckman. It was co-produced in France, United Kingdom and Luxembourg and released on 15 March 2006 in France and 28 July 2006 in the UK by Miramax Films...
), an artistic collaboration source of a series of thematic films and exhibitions named THEFLOW. In 2010, he produced the paintings and the video for the Frank Wedekind
Frank Wedekind
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind , usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright...
's play : Lulu- une tragédie monstre directed by Stéphane Braunschweig at the Théâtre national de la Colline
Théâtre national de la Colline
The Théâtre national de la Colline is a theatre at 15, rue Malte-Brun in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. It is one of the five national theatres dedicated to drama which are entirely supported by the French Ministry of Culture. The other four are the Odéon-Théâtre, the Comédie-Française, the...
.
Raphael Thierry lives and works in France between Paris and Avignon.
Under the name of Rapharty, he creates and illustrates a collection of books for children : les aventures de Superchien ( The Superdog Adventures ) since 2000.
Education
- 1994 - Gold Dragon - Graphic Design Masters Degree, ESAG Met de Penninghen - Académie JulianAcadémie JulianThe Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France.Rodolphe Julian established the Académie Julian in 1868 at the Passage des Panoramas, as a private studio school for art students. The Académie Julian not only prepared students to the exams at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, but offered...
, Paris - France.
Awards
- 2005 - Recipient of the Villa MediciVilla MediciThe Villa Medici is a mannerist villa and an architectural complex with a garden contiguous with the larger Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy. The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and now property of the French...
grant and residency in Fine Art, French Academy in Rome - Italy. - 2004 - Prize Met de Penninghen, Award 2004, Paris - France.
Solo exhibitions
- 2011 – Holyfood with Christian Volckman, Waltman Ortega Fine Art, Miami - United States.
- 2011 – Ein blick in der Büchse, Galerie ALFA project, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- France. - 2011 – Holyfood with Christian Volckman, Olivier Waltman, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- France. - 2010 – THEFLOW FOOD with the French director Christian Volckman, La Passerelle, Fontevraud AbbeyFontevraud AbbeyFontevraud Abbey or Fontevrault Abbey is a religious building hosting a cultural centre since 1975, the Centre Culturel de l'Ouest, in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in Anjou, France. It was founded by the itinerant reforming preacher Robert of Arbrissel, who had just created a...
- France. - 2009 – Variations,Thirteen Langton Street Gallery, London - United Kingdom.
- 2009 – THEFLOW HUNT with the French director Christian Volckman, One Shot Gallery, Paris - France.
- 2007 – Fields of Dust, Espace Carte blanche Gallery, Paris - France.
- 2007 – Identita # 1, Art Container Gallery, Rome - Italy.
- 2006 – Fra i tuoi colori le ombre, Royaumont AbbeyRoyaumont AbbeyRoyaumont Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located near Asnières-sur-Oise in Val-d'Oise, approximately 30 km north of Paris, France.-History:It was built between 1228 and 1235 with the support of Louis IX...
- France. - 2006 – Visions in dust, Atelier del Bosco, Villa MediciVilla MediciThe Villa Medici is a mannerist villa and an architectural complex with a garden contiguous with the larger Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy. The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and now property of the French...
, Rome - Italy, curated by Federico Nicolao, exhibited books : Etudes and La Medesima Ombra.
Group exhibitions
- 2011 - Art London, Bernard Chauchet Contemporary Art Gallery, Chelsea, London - United Kingdom.
- 2011 - Drawing Now Paris, Galerie ALFA, Paris - France.
- 2011 - Art Chicago, Galerie Olivier Waltman, Chicago - United States.
- 2010 - Art Paris, Galerie Olivier Waltman, Paris - France.
- 2010 - Art Miami, Waltman Ortega Fine Art Gallery, Miami- United States.
- 2010 - Art London, Bernard Chauchet Contemporary Art Gallery, Chelsea, London - United Kingdom.
- 2010 - Blitz, ALFA Gallery, Paris-France.
- 2009 - Art London, Bernard Chauchet Contemporary Art Gallery, Chelsea, London - United Kingdom.
- 2008 - Art London, Thirteen Langton Street Gallery, Chelsea, London - United Kingdom.
- 2007 - Art London, Thirteen Langton Street Gallery, Chelsea, London - United Kingdom.
- 2006 - The landscape of the mediterranean, with Vincent Bioulés, Antoine De La Boulaye and Pierre Buraglio, Thirteen Langton Street Gallery, Chelsea, London - United Kingdom.
- 2005 - À la Surface - Notte Bianca, with Mirjam Fruttiger and Jérôme Combier, Grandes Galeries, Villa Medici, Rome - Italy.
- 2003 - Parcours de l'Art, Saint-Louis Cloister, Avignon-France
Performances
- 2009 – Vies silencieuses, Contemporary Music Festival, Bludenz - Austria.
- 2009 – Dust Visions, Thirteen Langton Street, London - United Kingdom.
- 2008 – Vies silencieuses, Archipel Music Festival, Geneva - Switzerland.
- 2007 – Blank Pages, Espace Carte Blanche Gallery, Paris - France.
- 2007 – Identita # 1, Art Container Gallery, Rome - Italy
- 2006 – Vies silencieuses,Royaumont Music Festival, Royaumont AbbeyRoyaumont AbbeyRoyaumont Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located near Asnières-sur-Oise in Val-d'Oise, approximately 30 km north of Paris, France.-History:It was built between 1228 and 1235 with the support of Louis IX...
- France. - 2005 – Silent lifes - Vies silencieuses, Why Note Music Festival, Dijon - France, with the French composer Jérôme Combier.
- 2005 – À la surface, Notte Bianca, Grandes Galeries, Villa MediciVilla MediciThe Villa Medici is a mannerist villa and an architectural complex with a garden contiguous with the larger Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy. The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and now property of the French...
, Rome - Italy.
Publications
- 2010 – Corps, Sillages Éditions, Vaucluse - France
- 2008 – Épreuves du Mystère, Édition Éreme, Paris - France
- 2007 – Etudes I and Etudes II, with the writer Federico Nicolao
- 2005 – Version Magazine : Coloring Book with Mircea Cantor
- 2004 – La Medesima Ombra, Éditions Io, Paris- France, with the writer Federico Nicolao.
- 2003 – Exercice de style, in Chorus n° 1, Genoa - Italy.
- 2003 – Aube in Pensée art contemporain, Barcelona - Spain.
- 2001 – Mistral,Polaire, Ici et là and Joyeux Noël, Les aventures de Superchien, Magnard jeunesse, Paris - France.
- 2001 – Air de printemps, Parfum d'automne, Ami d'hiver and Soleil d'été, Les aventures de Superchien, Magnard jeunesse, Paris - France.
- 2000 – Solitude, Pleine Lune, Déluge , Mirage, De passage and Papillon Vert, Les aventures de Superchien, Magnard jeunesse, Paris - France.
Press
- 2010 – " Blitz" in Artpress n°371 - France.
- 2008 – Festival Archipel in Tribune de Genève, Geneva -Switzerland.
- 2007 – Raphaël Thierry, Fields of Dust in Paris Art - France.
- 2007 – Identita in Exhibart - Italy.
- 2007 – Il libro d’artista, un oggetto del futuro in Domus n° 895- Italy.
- 2006 – Nelle stanze dei giovani talenti Che sognano in grande, La repubblica delle donne, n° 496 - Italy.
- 2005 – La Villa Médicis, un théâtre où tout reste à inventer, in Point de vue magazine, n° 2991 - France.