Lazera

Todd Bienvenu

Lazera, 2021198.1 x 182.8cmSign in to view price
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oil and oil stick on canvasGalerie Sebastien Bertrand
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This vibrant painting by an unknown contemporary artist depicts a chaotic scene of a large crowd with outstretched arms. The canvas is dominated by a striking palette of deep greens, blues, and purples, creating a sense of energy and movement. The loose, expressive brushstrokes and distorted figures suggest a dynamic and emotive atmosphere, evoking a sense of protest or celebration. The artist's intention appears to be capturing the collective spirit and passion of the gathered multitude, reflecting the powerful and transformative nature of human assembly and collective action. ...

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Todd Bienvenu
Artist
Todd Bienvenu
B.1980, American

Todd Bienvenu’s thick oil and acrylic paintings are expressive, resplendent and uninhibited. Emerging first from his dense figurative compositions are the power and energy of his strong colors and their spontaneous movement. He begins by applying colors directly: abstract forms emerge, and the subjects develop naturally, excavated through the process of addition and subtraction of paint. Bienvenu never hesitates to fill his paintings with self-mockery. He takes us with him to drunken parties by the pool, stages us in our most intimate and almost shameful moment with a very thick and chromatically dense touch. He depicts beaches, alcohol, sex, tattooed rockers, urban scenes and fragments of the everyday life – his biographical universe. Although his subjects are often burlesque, we perceive a form of underlying melancholy. Indeed, many of them are the result of a reflection that is a source of both nostalgia and solace. Embedded within the artist’s sense of humor and freewheeling paint, the paintings bear within them major and timeless existential questions. A more profound feeling, a tragic dimension offset the apparent lightness. In Bienvenu’s recent work, the vulnerability of the body holds an important place. In this respect, subjects such as snowboard and skateboard crashes and then, by extension, bike and car accidents, echo the physical changes related to age and the fragility of a body that is no longer 18 years old. Bienvenu speaks as much of the party as of its end. It is as if the deep solitude of being has been made visible, even within the most banal and “good-natured” day-to-day. Yet it is a question neither of sadness nor of resignation, it is the opposite. ...

Todd Bienvenu: Artworks
Bain des Pâquis
Pulpo
Todd BienvenuPulpo, 2019
134.5 x 119.5cm
Wipeout
Todd BienvenuWipeout, 2021
32 x 35 x 28cm
Seagulls
Todd BienvenuSeagulls, 2017
170 x 193cm
The Dude Abides
Todd BienvenuThe Dude Abides, 2018
238.8 x 208.3cm
Lake Oachita
Todd BienvenuLake Oachita, 2019
195.5 x 223.5cm
Elevation
Big Pink Wipeout
Todd BienvenuBig Pink Wipeout, 2022
502.9 x 556.3 x 4.4cm
Shades 2
Beach Towel
Wipeout #5
Todd BienvenuWipeout #5, 2021
196.5 x 223cm
Lazera
Todd BienvenuLazera, 2021
198.1 x 182.8cm
Pizzabutt
Man With Cat
Todd BienvenuMan With Cat, 2021
42 x 17.5 x 23cm
Nick at the beach
Galerie Sebastien Bertrand

Founded in 2012 in Geneva, Galerie Sébastien Bertrand primarily represents emerging international artists, while also collaborating with more established figures. Many of the gallery’s artists have held their first solo or European solo exhibitions there. Acting as both an incubator and a springboard, the gallery is committed to fostering artistic development and facilitating collaborations with prominent institutions.

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