Klaus Guingand

Klaus Guingand is a Art ist French born in Burgundy in 1962, it is an atypical contemporary artist, it does not have a fixed residence. He currently lives with New York. Street urchin, resulting from a working medium, it draws since childhood, at 10 years it becomes child of heart, at 12 years it is excluded from the school system, leaves the Catholic church for always, creates drawings which have as titles “All units” and “the dream of the workman”. With, this time he often says “I would have liked to be a spermatozoon, which would not have reached the ovule. ” He says “has, this time, intended to me social was to become one to dope or a hooligan”. With, 14 years it decides that it will be neither one nor the other, it is registered with the public library, will read enormously. At 15 years, it work in a factory of paperboards. What will mark it and perhaps be in the beginning a conversation with the lover of its mother (professor of mathematics) “Henry, how I can last other with dimensions of the wall? (Past of poor with rich person)” Answer “the people who succeed, are people selected and you you will be never selected. ” He will answer “listening me well, Henry, from now, me I come to choose me. ” From 16 to 20 years, he lives on the Riviera, he discovers there the rich person and the very rich ones. 1981/82 parachutist with the 13 RDP and CERP, with this time, he thinks that this formation will be useful to him, of taking the money where he is, so at 30 years he did not succeed. At the end of 1982, it settles in Paris, large Night-Clubber, the day it restores apartments, creates pieces of furniture and becomes mannequin after a meeting, carries out sculptures (on the scale) sex of the women, whom it meets. 1984, Meet the woman of its life, telephone conversations with André Masson. At the end of 1986, begins its work on the shade while making posed personalities international, of which it immortalise shade on fabrics of 2 meters X 1 meter 50. Each work Co-is signed by the personality and him. Each work is single. With, this day 200 stars and personalities posed; The abbot Pierre, Serge Gainsbourg, Catherine Deneuve, Steven Spielberg, Sean Penn, Expensive Liza Minnelli, Leonardo DiCaprio, Oliver Stone, Lauren Bacall, Gerard Depardieu, Liza Minnelli, Robert Altman, Kirk Douglas, Charles Aznavour, Barbara Hendricks, Helmut Newton, Kate Moss, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, César, Pierre Restany, Léo Castelli, Arman Anthony Burgess, Jean-Edern Hallier, Gerard Oury, Yannick Noah, Alain Prost, Iggy Pop, ZZ Top, Alan Vega, Jacques Vergès, Peter Gabriel, Brian Ferry, Arno, Alain Bashung, Carla Bruni, John Galliano, Margaux Hemingay, Anthony Quinn ...... 1988, first exposure to “Space privilege”. 1990, exposure to the “Méta Gallery” Bastille. Receives the obviousness of God. 1991, Salon of the Independent ones, where it exposes to it 4 works mirrors of 150cm X 100cm with (in low reliefs) of inscriptions 1 “unfinished” - the 2 “Sons of God” - 3 “It is in the great catastrophes of future that you will include/understand your mediocrity. ” - 4 “One day will be born the race from the last born, resulting from the last spermatozoa and fertile ovules, they will not be able any more given birth to. ”. Meet, Léo Castelli, which poses for him. 1992, Living room of the Contemporary artists, it exposes “the Guingand vacuum cleaner to it” presented on a white base, of 2 meters X 1 meter 70, the vacuum cleaner aspires 4000 names of artists of the history of the art, which it has register with the hand on small papers, during three years. The guarantee of “the Guingand vacuum cleaner” recommends of good emptied the bag, when it is full. Léo Castelli visits him to its workshop of Bastille. 1993, exposure to the Center of art of Châlon-sur-Saône. 1994, meet with Pierre Restany, beginning of their friendship. 1995, exposure to (Ditch Charles V) of Louvre, placed under the high patronage of the Prime Minister Edouard Balladur. 1995, exposure to Cannes. 1995, give 70 of its works (shades) to help the fight against AIDS. 1998, more fixed residence. 1999 to 2003 work on the realization of a work except standard, with the support and the active participation of Pierre Restany. This very revolutionary work will be exposed to Art basel Miami Beach, in 2008. December 2003, it creates a work which has as a title " The heart of the art" , it is a video installation. Visible on the site of the gallery Saatchi; http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile//30210.html

At the end of 2004, begins the realization of last works (shades) while making posed 33 of more large painters and plastics technicians of our time. The exposure will take place in New York, it will have as a title “Shadow Follows the substance. ” Examples of artists having already posed, Jasper Johns, Yayoi Kusama, Brice Marden, Miquel Barcelõ, Oppenheim Refusals, Wim Delvoye, Robert Wilson, Sandro Shit, Bernar Venet, Pierre Soulages, Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Pierre Alechinsky, Fabrice Hyber, Bertrand Lavier, François Morellet, Jacques Monory.

January 2006, settles in New York, to finish these works shades. March 26th, 2007, Guingand enters Signal 10 of the art critic Rebecca Wilson, of the " Saatchi Magazine Critic' S choise". With, to leave of December 31st, 2008, Guingand will paint never again of shade.

Klaus Guingand will thus soon have spent 20 years on this work, but attention its force creative is truly phenomenal since years the projects piled up. He often says “I am like a solitary boxer, who only involves himself in a cellar, I delivered few engagements but all were gained, I on television look at the championships of the world of boxing, I know all the champions and I know that vis-a-vis me they will not have any chance. ” Web site: www.klaus-guingand.com

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