dimanche 12 décembre 2010

Statue "Anorexic Souls"

Robert Le Biez is full of surprises; indeed an artist with an  expansive, progressive encompass.  His works transmit a range of feeling tones through the attributes of beauty, subtlety, multi-dimensionality, clarity, humor, delicacy, grace, crookedness, movement and music, erotica, wit, dexterity, rawness and  joie  de vivre; just to name a few.

Le Biez received  outstanding reviews for his participation in a group exhibition in New York with his supreme work ‘Secret Flower’ and others. Suzie Walshe of NY Arts Magazine writes:  ‘The central focus, and for many viewers the highlight of the show was the work of French artist Robert Le Biez, who invites viewers to rejoice with him in his contemplative and poignant rendition of the human relationships in their most exposed and honest light.

In his recent work ‘Anorexic Souls’ Le Biez is facing us with what we hate most about being human. ‘Anorexic Souls’ are standing from the point of the default setting of the human mind: FEAR. The body language is clearly agitated; the male and female are in a back-to-back relationship of co-dependency and manipulative power exchange. We see the self-identified-victims of  ‘Anorexic Souls’ freaking out in the face of the artist’s question; ‘ Is a life worth living when perceived as for survival alone?’ By conforming to human transgression we choose to die continuously in every precious moment of our life. ‘Anorexic Souls’ is what that hungry-ghost state of mind looks like in the mirror. Robert   Le Biez suggests the answer of the question is ‘No, it is not worth living/dying a life of survival alone’ and so chooses LOVE.

By Tchera Niyego, Curator, Writer, NYC

 NYC 2011









mercredi 25 août 2010

Statue # 68 "Salome" Salome's Legend

L'Evangile selon Marc  indique :
Car Hérode lui-même avait fait arrêter Jean, et l’avait fait lier en prison, à cause d’Hérodias, femme de Philippe, son frère, parce qu’il l’avait épousée, et que Jean lui disait : « Il ne t’est pas permis d’avoir la femme de ton frère. » Hérodias était irritée contre Jean, et voulait le faire mourir. Un jour propice arriva, lorsque Hérode, à l’anniversaire de sa naissance, donna un festin à ses grands, aux chefs militaires et aux principaux de la Galilée. La fille d’Hérodias entra dans la salle ; elle dansa, et plut à Hérode et à ses convives. Le roi dit à la jeune fille : « Demande-moi ce que tu voudras, et je te le donnerai. » Il ajouta avec serment : « Ce que tu me demanderas, je te le donnerai, fût-ce la moitié de mon royaume. » Étant sortie, elle dit à sa mère : « Que demanderai-je ? » Et sa mère répondit : « La tête de Jean-Baptiste.  »- voir Statue"Saint Johne the Baptist" Salome's Legend- Elle s’empressa de rentrer aussitôt vers le roi, et lui fit cette demande : « Je veux que tu me donnes à l’instant, sur un plat, la tête de Jean-Baptiste. » Le roi envoya sur-le-champ un garde, avec ordre d’apporter la tête de Jean-Baptiste. Le garde alla décapiter Jean dans la prison, et apporta la tête sur un plat. Il la donna à la jeune fille, et la jeune fille la donna à sa mère.
According to Mark  , Salome was the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas Salome danced before Herod and her mother Herodias at the occasion of his birthday, and in doing so gave her mother the opportunity to obtain the head of John the Baptist - Statue"Saint John the Baptist" Salome's Legend-. According to Mark's gospel Herodias bore a grudge against John for stating that Herod's marriage to Herodias was unlawful; Herodias encouraged Salome to demand that John be executed.
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.



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mardi 24 août 2010

Reception in New York "Summer in Soho" August 21st


Last night's Reception of Summer in Soho was a great success. It was so
crowded that people had to go outside on the street in front of the gallery to
open some space.
See the pictures of this event on :http://guestofaguest.com/galleries/2010/8/summer-in-soho-and-a-special-exhibition-by-matthew-lauretti/327366/

I was not present in New York in "the place to be" but my art had been representatived by Mrs Tchera NIYEGO.

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