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1. What's your story? Where are you from?My name is Audrey Bertoia, I am french, I live actually in Rennes for 4 years. Originally, I come from a small village in the countryside, at the top of a hill that is attached to the small town of Vienne, just below Lyon. Vienne is a rather popular and cosmopolitan city, which I greatly appreciate, I find it atypical, it is invaded by the ruins of the Gallo-Roman Empire, I find its colors beautiful. Geographically, my village is situated one hour away from the Alps, so my parents always brought us to the mountains. Living now in a city far away from the mountains, I realize today all the influence that this landscape and the fact of being surrounded by nature as a child could have as effects on my imagination and my way of thinking. Je mâappelle Audrey Bertoia, je vis actuellement Ă Rennes en Bretagne depuis 4 ans.âš Originellement je viens dâun petit village en pleine campagne, en haut dâune colline qui est rattachĂ©e Ă la petite ville de Vienne, juste en dessous de Lyon. Vienne est une ville assez populaire et cosmopolite, que jâaffectionne grandement, je la trouve atypique, elle est envahie par les ruines de lâempire Gallo-romain, je trouve ses couleurs magnifiques. GĂ©ographiquement, mon village se situe Ă une heure des Alpes, mes parents mâont donc toujours emmenĂ© en montagne. Vivant dĂ©sormais en ville et loin des montagnes, je comprends aujourdâhui toute lâinfluence que ce paysage et le fait dâavoir Ă©tĂ© entourĂ©e de nature Ă©tant enfant a pu avoir comme effet sur mon imaginaire et ma façon de penser.![]() 2. Tell us about your aesthetic.I think I've never looked for a particular aesthetic. I know that what matters most to me when I start a painting is to be able to transmit and to make others feel all the pleasure I feel when I observe certain nuances, colors or shapes from the life around me. I spend a lot of time to observe the 70s Jazz and Funk album cover and I think that this aesthetic from the 70s greatly influences my work. Je crois que je nâai jamais trop cherchĂ© Ă avoir une esthĂ©tique particuliĂšre. Je sais que ce qui mâimporte le plus lorsque jâentame une peinture, câest de pouvoir transmettre et faire ressentir aux autres tout le plaisir que je ressens lorsque jâobserve certaines nuances, couleurs ou formes de la vie qui mâentoure. Je passe beaucoup de temps Ă observer les pochettes de jazz et de funk des annĂ©es 70 et je pense que cette esthĂ©tique des annĂ©es 70 influence beaucoup mon travail.3. What is your favourite medium and why?Oil painting because I can take all my time to transcribe each light, shade, gradient. La peinture Ă lâhuile par ce que je peux prendre mon temps pour retranscrire chaque lumiĂšre, nuance, dĂ©gradĂ©.4. What is your artistic process like?Generally, the ideas of my paintings come when I decide to transmit an emotion, a feeling that I felt after listening to music, read a book or after having an experience. I associate a lot of moments, people, feelings, memories with colors and then, I decide to paint to freeze and share the feeling that I felt. It is a real pleasure to seek and succeed in finding the colors and forms most appropriate to this emotion. En gĂ©nĂ©ral mes peintures viennent lorsque je dĂ©cide de transmettre une Ă©motion, un sentiment que jâai ressenti aprĂšs avoir Ă©coutĂ© une musique, lu un texte ou vĂ©cu une expĂ©rience. Jâassocie Ă©normĂ©ment de moments, personnes, sentiments, souvenirs aux couleurs, et je dĂ©cide alors de peindre pour figer et partager ce sentiment que jâai ressenti. Câest un vrai plaisir de rĂ©ussir Ă trouver les couleurs et les formes les plus appropriĂ©es Ă cette Ă©motion.5. Who and/or what inspires your work?Music, mountains, women, nature, landscapes, the album cover of funk and jazz, old mountain books, old movies, human relations, smells, tastes, travels. La musique, les montagnes, les femmes, la nature, les paysages, les pochettes de vinyles jazz, funk, soul, les vieux livres de montagne, les vieux films, les relations humaines, les odeurs, les goĂ»ts, les voyages.6. What role does art play in your life? How does it change the way you view the world?It's an integral part of my life. As I said above, I use painting to share the beautiful moments and the beautiful emotions that I have felt through my experiences. Every time I finish a painting, I feel that I can transmit and communicate these notions of pleasure and love that I felt while living the beauty that surrounds me and that I could not explain by words. I also use painting to answer my own questions. So I would say that art is at the forefront of my life because it's what drives me to always be open, curious, listening and observing the beauty of life that surrounds me. Il fait parti intĂ©grante de ma vie. Comme je le disais plus haut, je me sers de la peinture pour partager les beaux moments et les belles Ă©motions que jâai pu ressentir Ă travers mes expĂ©riences. Ă chaque fois que je termine une peinture, jâai la sensation de pouvoir transmettre et communiquer ces notions de plaisir et dâamour que jâai ressenti en vivant la beautĂ© qui mâentoure et que je ne pourrais pas expliquer par les mots. Jâai Ă©galement lâimpression dâavoir rĂ©pondu Ă mes propres questions. Je dirais donc que lâart est au premier plan dans ma vie par ce que câest ce qui me pousse Ă toujours ĂȘtre ouverte, curieuse, Ă lâĂ©coute et dans lâobservation de la beautĂ© de la vie qui mâentoure.![]() 7. Where did you study?At the Fine Arts of Rennes, in graphic design. Aux beaux arts de Rennes, le design graphique.8. Where do you see yourself in five years?In Morocco or Italy surfing, painting and making clothes. Au Maroc ou en Italie en train de surfer, peindre et faire des vĂȘtements.9. What about in ten?In the Basque country, always surfing, painting and making clothes. Au pays Basque, toujours en train de surfer, peindre et faire des vĂȘtements.10. What do you hope to achieve with your art?To succeed in approaching more and more precise control of the harmony of colors. To achieve that each color is chosen is in perfect resonance with each other and with what I want to express. I think that colors, very precisely associated created perfect harmonies that greatly influence our well-being, like music. And I think that one of the things I would like to achieve most through my painting is to be able to convey that feeling of happiness and harmony to others. RĂ©ussir Ă mâapprocher de plus en plus dâune maĂźtrise prĂ©cise de lâharmonie des couleurs. Arriver Ă ce que chaque couleur choisie soit en rĂ©sonance parfaite les unes avec les autres et avec ce que je veux exprimer. Je pense que des couleurs, trĂšs justement associĂ©es crĂ©es des harmonies parfaites qui influent Ă©normĂ©ment sur notre bien ĂȘtre, comme la musique. Et je pense que lâune des choses que jâaimerais le plus accomplir Ă travers ma peinture câest dâarriver Ă transmettre ce sentiment de bonheur aux autres.![]() 11. Now, tell us a little more about you as a person: what is your favourite food?Baked chestnuts Les chataĂźgnes!12. Favourite book?« CaraĂŻbes » de Sergio Macedo. CaraĂŻbes de Sergio Macedo.13. Favourite genre of music?Funk music, but especially when it is sung by diva women. La Funk, mais surtout lorsquâelle est chantĂ©e par des femmes.14. What are your hobbies?Surf, hiking mountains, Snowboard, dance, piano. Le surf, la randonnĂ©e, le snowboard, la danse, le piano.15. If you weren't an artist, what would you be?A gypsy dancer of flamenco. Une danseuse de flamenco.![]() ![]() Comments are closed.
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