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Atlante dell'Arte Contemporanea 2021 - De Agostini Editore

Atlante dell'Arte Contemporanea 2021 - De Agostini Editore

by Sylvie Renault | 5 May 2021 | Home, News, Press Roundup

Imperfect Circles – known by her birth name Sylvie Renault, was born in Ischia (NA) in 1976. She graduated in Graphic Design and Advertising Illustration at IED. She furthered her knowledge with a master’s degree in Fashion Art Direction. From a painterly point of view, her production is inspired by the studies of Sufi philosophy, which envisages seven distinct levels of evolution of being aimed at approaching understanding and Divine essence, and also by the teachings of Master Osho. Often her works are the result of synesthetic experiences, which include music: this is how journeys between the sense of sight and that of hearing come to life. A chromo-formal agglomerate made of lines, vortexes, curves, and coloristic expressions is the painterly alphabet through which the author’s emotions are unveiled, in the face of which the observer is engaged by an intense emotional activity. This task is entrusted to Sylvie’s multiple (irregular) circles that constitute her stylistic hallmark: set against delicately colored backgrounds, they are charged with vitality and joy, projecting the viewer onto another perspective of harmony and beauty. Indeed, the circle, devoid as it is of corners and edges, symbolizes harmony and, thanks to the absence of oppositions, translates the undifferentiated into equality of principles. A metaphor for the spirit and the immateriality of the soul, it is therefore traceable to an intellectual and spiritual dimension. However, Renault’s circles also suggest biological forms. Moreover, the lattice formed by the reiteration of the circular silhouette also seems like a journey through the deepest spaces of human introspection. In this way, a sign forest comes to life that refers to the complexity of the baroque (barrueco, irregular pearl), a style rich in decorations, aiming to strike the imagination with perspective effects and bold and virtuoso formal solutions, an intention subsequently taken up by the intricate phytoform pattern of Art Nouveau. Since 1989, the painter has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions in major Italian and foreign cities, including Rome, Naples, Olbia, Turin, Padua, Milan, London, and New York. In particular, among her solo exhibitions, to name but a few: “MesAlfie”, Bibliothé Contemporary Art Gallery, Rome 2017; “I want to thank you so much for…”, Spazio Veneziano, Rome, 2016; “Imperfect Circles”, Artport Corner (Olbia Airport), Olbia, and Ecos Gallery, Rome, 2013.

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Destined for Success - The Joy of Art - Sangiorgio Publisher

Destined for Success - The Joy of Art - Sangiorgio Publisher

by Sylvie Renault | 1 Nov 2016 | Home, News, Press Roundup

Here we notice lyrical-abstract pictorial compositions that convey an elegant formality in their alluring informality. Renault’s works must be approached and enjoyed for their message embedded within the weave of color, revealed on the canvas through a refined and well-considered aesthetic language. Stefania Bisson Lagioiadell’Arte – Sangiorgio Editorev

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Sylvie Renault “Imperfect circles” Press Release

by Sylvie Renault | 1 Oct 2013 | News

Sylvie Renault “Imperfect circles” From October 6 to 20, 2013 Opening Sunday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. On Sunday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m., at Ecos Gallery (Via Giulia, 81/A), Sylvie Renault will exhibit a selection of her paintings in an exhibition entitled “Imperfect Circles”. In her work, previously presented in New York, the artist has explored the concept of perfection in imperfection and distills an investigation of the concentric mark, which she emphasizes with layers of color, filling the voids and giving them new form. An undertaking that, from an intellectual standpoint, recalls the process of seeking the “familiar in the unfamiliar” so dear to David Lynch in his celebrated films. «With a powerful visual and, above all, emotional impact, - writes Maria Rosaria Fantin in her critical essay - these images, veritable apparitions, supported by vibrant, rich colors, prompt introspection, a search for the self. Drawn into the filled spaces and the voids, our gaze slips, losing itself in the countless transformations: folds of the soul, shifting changes of being.» «Falling in love with my circles – writes the artist Sylvie Renault - will make you fall in love with yourselves/Because I tell everyone's story./All of us, perfectly imperfect.» On the occasion of the opening of Sylvie Renault’s “Imperfect Circles”, Ecos Gallery, in collaboration with Officine Domus, presents “Scusi…ma qui che c’era prima?”, a song-theatre performance written and performed by Emiliano Ottaviani. Accompanied by Simone Salerni on bassoon, the Roman singer-actor takes the contrast between past and present as his starting point to recount, “in his own words and songs”, the affectations and vices of our times. Ecos Gallery, via Giulia 81/A, 00186, Rome; tel. 06.68803886 - 349.8526319, www.ecosgallery.com Press Office: TEOREMA, 3922984600, info@teoremacultura.com Download the press release

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Theatre-and-song performance written and performed by Emiliano Ottaviani at the opening of Imperfect Circles at Ecos Gallery Rome 06/10/2013

by Sylvie Renault | 27 Sept 2013 | Exhibitions, News

On Sunday 6 October 2013 at 20.30, on the occasion of the opening of artist Sylvie Renault’s “Imperfect Circles”, Ecos Gallery, in collaboration with Officine Domus, presents “Scusi…ma qui che c’era prima?”, a theatre-and-song performance written and performed by Emiliano Ottaviani. Accompanied by Simone Salerni on bassoon, the Roman singer-actor draws on the contrast between past and present to recount, “in his own words and songs”, the affectations and vices of our times. A brief journey full of irony and a touch of “irreverence”, through memories, episodes, characters and plenty of music. Featuring Emiliano Ottaviani (Vocals, guitar and kazoo) Simone Salerni (Bassoon) Exhibition opening at 19.00 – Performance begins at 20.30 Opening cocktail reception courtesy of Cantina Casale del Giglio FREE ADMISSION Info 349 8526319 info@ecosgallery.com www.ecosgallery.com

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Imperfect Circles at Ecos Gallery Rome from 06/10/2013 to 30/10/2013

by Sylvie Renault | 27 Sept 2013 | Exhibitions, News

IMPERFECT CIRCLES by Sylvie Renault from 6 to 30 October www.imperfectcircles.com Ecos Gallery presents Imperfect Circles by Sylvie Renault Sylvie Renault is a concept designer who alternates her work as an art director and designer with painting, as a complement to her research and experimental performance practice. After exhibitions in Olbia, Naples and New York, the works from the Imperfect Circles project land once again in Rome, where the artist explores the perfection of imperfection: like magnifying glasses, reflections of the soul, imperfect spaces that allow us to rediscover lost days or project ourselves into a future still entirely to be built. An obsessive filling of space with graphic marks across the entire surface, an evocative montage of unstoppable mechanisms, both mental and physical. The result overwhelms the viewer through the explosive energy of the colours and the vibrancy of the concentric mark. On Sunday 6 October 2013 at 20.30, on the occasion of the opening of artist Sylvie Renault’s “Imperfect Circles”, Ecos Gallery, in collaboration with Officine Domus, presents “Scusi…ma qui che c’era prima?”, a theatre-and-song performance written and performed by Emiliano Ottaviani. Accompanied by Simone Salerni on bassoon, the Roman singer-actor draws on the contrast between past and present to recount, “in his own words and songs”, the affectations and vices of our times. A brief journey full of irony and a touch of “irreverence”, through memories, episodes, characters and plenty of music. Exhibition opening at 19.00 – Performance begins at 20.30 Opening cocktail reception courtesy of Cantina Casale del Giglio FREE ADMISSION Info 349 8526319 info@ecosgallery.com www.ecosgallery.com.com

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