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Michel D'Anastasio calligrapher
Michel D'Anastasio
Artist designer calligrapher (left)
Michel enjoys a visit to Malta, when the country of his ancestors celebrated its entry into the European Union, to conduct genealogical research. He then becomes aware that some of his family is originally Jewish .
During a trip to Israel a few months later, Michael feels an attraction to the culture Hebrew . He is particularly fascinated by the Hebrew alphabet . Upon his return to Paris, he began to study diligently and only at a rate of several hours a week ... The letters are pleasant to work and feel the emotions Michel's artistic debut. A new world opens up to him with a new range of shapes and signs.
Michael discovers the letter cursive, more alive, more free and more modern . The admiration initial moves in an obvious and strong will: master the contours of the Hebrew alphabet to help modernize its way , as he had done before with the Latin alphabet in calligraphy. Today, Michel took Hebrew lessons to feel more deeply the meaning of the sign that was born under his fingers.
Soon, the work becomes more diverse, Michel uses new media to showcase his works. The photographs of letters and calligraphic decorative objects big hits.
Shortly After Malta joining the European Union Celebrated, Michel made a genealogical research at the country of historical ancestors , only to discover long-lost Jewish historical roots.
Some couple of months Later, During His trip to Israel, Michel found admiration for the Hebrew culture. He Was Primarily fascinated by the Hebrew alphabet. After His return to Paris, ET Began year intense self-study of the alphabet Encompassing hours and hours per week ... The letters are beautiful to work with, and Michel felt strong artistic emotions from the very Beginning of historical artistic journey. A New world to HIM HAD Been Opened with new STI range of shapes and signs.
Michel discovered the cursive letters to Be Much livelier, more modern, and enabled a degree of artistic freedom Higher. The initial admiration HAS Transformed Into Itself year and evident Careful Will: Improvement and Modernization to the Hebrew alphabet mastery of outlines According To His vision, and in the Same Manner as HE DID Previously with the Roman alphabet.
Today, Michel Takes Hebrew lessons in order to feel more and Strongly Understand The Meaning of the signs adorning Under His fingers. The work HAS Quickly Become diverse, Michel uses new materials to add on value to historical works of art. Photographs of beautifully Written letters and objects of decoration enhancements to make great art history.
Calligraphy on http://www.script-sign.com
Michel D'Anastasio
(19/01/1968, Melun - France) Is A left-handed calligrapher , painter and graphic designer.
His work IS bearer of harmony of the hebrew letters, letters and novel abstract signs.
Approach to the creation of Hebrew calligraphy presence to 2004 ...
Michel profited history of stay in Malta After the short history of ancestors country joining the European Union Celebrated to make the genealogical research. This Was How He discovered The Facts of one party of family history has-been of the Being Jewish origin.
DURING history trip to Israel, couple of Some Months Later, Michel found admiration for the hebrew culture . He Is Mainly fascinated by the Hebrew alphabet. After His return to Paris, started ET study perseveringly as a self-thought in hours and hours per week ... The letters are beautiful to work with 'em and Michel felt emotions in very artistic thesis Beginning Of His artistic journey. New world has-been Opened to HIM ITS with new range of shapes and signs.
Michel discovered the cursive letters, Much More lifeful, more free and modern. The primary admiration HAS Transformed Itself to the obvious and Careful Will: to Improvement and Modernization to mastery of outlines of hebrew alphabet as HE likes and in the Same way as ET Used To do with the novel alphabet before.
Today, Michel Takes the lessons of hebrew feel to The Meaning of signs aborning Under His fingers Strongly Much More.
The work HAS Quickly Become diverse, Michel uses new materials to add on value of historical works of art. Photographs of beautifully Written letters and objects of decoration make Successful great profit.
As artistic director of the year visual communication agency logos and logotypes Creates ET using calligraphic creations to build the graphic images, wall stickers and decorative lamps and lightening. His calligraphic creation: "Decomotion" Was selected for publication of "Design and design . com - design book of the year 2008. "
Press Kit
Michel d'Anastasio / Artist Calligrapher
Site internet : www.script-sign.com
Introduction
Michel D'Anastasio, 41, worked as an artist and calligrapher in Paris for ten years.
His work focuses on the harmony of the Hebrew and Latin letters as well as abstract signs.
Summary
A course
2 Techniques
3 Website
4 shows
5 Press Releases
1. Course
1. The Gift
1989
Michael's passion for calligraphy goes back to his 21 th birthday. His approach is primarily self-taught: his sister gave him a box containing a fountain pen and a method of calligraphy.
From the first moment, he finds that the method, as well as specialized books, are designed for right-handed. Now Michael is left!
2. First Competition
1989-1990
Michel is preparing its first competition only, based on three articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1789.
1990
An important meeting was the year 1990: Michel discovers Ductus, the first association of French calligraphy. The association advocates a thorough job of calligraphy "Chancellor" and promotes meetings between calligraphy lovers, professional calligraphers and graphic designers ... Michael is so aware of the layout, to set colors and techniques of calligraphy. It is through Ductus he met Chinese calligraphers and great French masters such as Claude Mediavilla and Jean Larcher.
Along with Claude Mediavilla, Michel became convinced that he must persist in this path and find the will to move forward by itself, in particular by establishing its own method of calligraphy for left. Michael is training hard for two hours a day for more than three years.
3. Gestures
1993
A one-week course with Bernard Arin, the Scriptorium, St. Martin Key (on the outskirts of Toulouse), Michel consolidates in its approach and results to continue to work alone: "The body language."
This step also marks a new beginning with new ambitions calligraphy. Following this course, Michel decided to train as a DTP, school Estienne. This training complements the previous graphic work by adding the concepts of design and manufacturing.
This training is also a place of discovery: the character, composition, typographic rules (with Pierre Duplan, a recognized specialist in the typography and layout).
4. Learning the technique
1993-1996
Michel multiplies works: compositions of primers, essays and poems on various important work of the Twinning Charter between the cities of Moissy-Cramayel (Seine-et-Marne) and Busteni (Romania). Through his research, Michael acquires a certain power that allows it to address new areas of experimentation: colors, materials, formats, techniques ...
7. Changing artistic
1997-2003
Second meeting of importance: the association "the Aractère." In a relentless pursuit of new techniques, and with the help of his teacher Kitty Sabatier, Michel develops a technique for left-handed. Since 1997, it will continually look for new tools to expand the investigation of his creations. Gradually, it uses new instruments: the Coca-Pen (pen formed from a can of Coca-Cola), pigments, gauze, sand, plaster and gold leaf. These tools open up new horizons and allow it to expand its inception. Michel then the deep impression of having discovered his true path and feel in complete harmony with his calligraphic sign.
8. Approach to building Jewish
2004 to date ....
Michel enjoys a visit to Malta, when the country of his ancestors celebrated its entry into the European Union, to conduct genealogical research. He then becomes aware that some of his family is of Jewish origin. During a trip to Israel a few months later, Michael feels an attraction to Hebrew culture. He is particularly fascinated with the Hebrew alphabet. Upon his return to Paris, he began to study diligently and only at a rate of several hours a week ... The letters are pleasant to work and feel the emotions Michel's artistic debut. A new world opens up to him with a new set of forms and signs. Michael discovers the letter cursive, more alive, more free and more modern. Admiration initial moves in an obvious and strong will: manage the contours of the Hebrew alphabet to better update at will, as he had previously done with the alphabet latin . Today, Michel took Hebrew lessons to feel more deeply the meaning of the sign that was born under his fingers. Soon, the work becomes more diverse, Michel uses new media to showcase his works. The photographs of letters and calligraphic decorative objects big hits.
2. Techniques
"A large sum approach to the freedom of the sign"
"This new element conferred an unexpected mystical dimension"
Colors
When he was at ease in the control of the sign, Michel clung to diversify its color, with a new dimension of learning sign and proportional signs in space.
Acrylic paint
First it was acrylic paint, with mixtures of primary colors of pigments, using brushes, rollers and Drawing gum. This painting is created directly based binders and pigments primary mediums. It allows a great deal of natural creativity of funds (relief, effect of craters) with binders glossy and matte.
The Coca-Pen (Cocopen)
Cet outil extraordinaire eut des répercussions importantes sur le travail de Michel. Il s'agit du métal d'une cannette de Coca-Cola, fendue et pliée en deux, prenant ainsi la forme d'un couteau de cuisine. Trempé dans du brou de noix, le Coca-pen se révèle un métal souple, vibrant sur le papier, et faisant glisser l'encre très naturellement… Une grande démarche en somme pour la liberté du signe. Mais cette apparente liberté est aussi liée à une extrême rigueur du fait de la pointe de la plume sur le papier : cette gestuelle demande en effet une grande dextérité et une forte concentration pour donner vie à chacun des signes transcrits.
Le pigment
Le recours aux pigments permit véritablement à Michel de créer des «contrastes de couleur » : succession de lignes d'aplats de pigments primaires, fixés avec du fiel de bœuf, des liants acryliques médiums et mats ainsi que de la gomme arabique.
Cette nouvelle technique créative donna lieu à une nouvelle phase de créativité, permettant de créer des ambiances de contraste, de fonds sombres (très souvent le noir) et des couleurs puissantes ; la lumière venant mettre en évidence la stabilité des signes calligraphiques.
La gaze
La gaze a été la base d'une nouvelle technique : le travail de masquage. Le principe en est simple: des signes calligraphiques sont déposés avec du Drawing gum sur une grand feuille de papier. Après le séchage, des morceaux de gaze sont recouverts de peinture et déposés sur la feuille. On recouvre enfin les parties restées non peintes avec une couleur sombre.
Les matières
Les matières de toutes ces calligraphies s'avèrent inattendues lorsqu'on les observe par le biais d'une photo numérique en prise de vue macro : univers lunaire avec des cratères, des montagnes et des reliefs poudreux colorés. Dans le détail, les signes calligraphiques représentent des incises que l'on retrouve sur des calligraphies lapidaires (capitales romaines gravées sur les pierres des monuments romains). C'est ainsi que le relief a fait son apparition dans les œuvres de Michel. Une autre amélioration consista ensuite dans un travail minutieux sur les aplats de couleurs fortes où se retrouve un style de patine tel qu'il apparaît sur les murs anciens.
Puis Michel s'attela à un nouvel ingrédient : le sable rouge, ramassé lors d'un séjour sur une plage de Gozo, près de Malte. Ce nouvel élément conféra une dimension mystique inattendue. Michel découvre, lors d'un voyage en Israël, les encres qu'utilisent les sofers (calligraphes religieux chargés d'écrire la torah et les autres textes bibliques).
Supports
La plupart du temps, Michel utilise des papiers de grammage et d'aspect différents et du parchemin véritable. Mais il utilise aussi des toiles montées sur châssis, ainsi que, depuis peu, la photographie de ses œuvres.
Feuilles de cuivre dorées et de feuilles d'or
Très récemment, Michel a ajouté à ses techniques habituelles la pose de feuilles de cuivre dorées et d'or. Ces feuilles permettent de faire ressortir la couleur dominante des créations.
3. Website
« www.script-sign.com » est la vitrine la plus fidèle du travail de Michel.
4. Expositions & démonstrations
Exhibitions
• Bibliothèque François-Rabelais « La rentrée des bibliothèques – Parlez-moi d'ailleurs »
Mairie de Gennevilliers (France) > Du vendredi 7 au 29 octobre 2011
• Nouvelle Synagogue de Liberec « Judaica – Calligraphy » Židovská obec Liberec (République Tchèque) > 2011
• Exposition de calligraphie à Fukuyama City Museum (Japan) > 3-8 May 2011
• Exposition collective « COULEURS ET MATIERES » Galerie ART de VOIR – 3, Rue Mirbel – 75005 Paris (France)
> Du jeudi 2 décembre 2010 au mardi 15 février 2011
• 17 ème Festival du conte et de la calligraphie Exposition à la Bibliothèque Louis Aragon
50, rue de la République – Amiens (France) > Du mercredi 17 novembre au 8 décembre 2010
• Que la lumière soit ! Journées européennes de la Culture juive de Lorraine 2010
Bibliothèque de l'Université Paul Verlaine-Metz, Ile du Saulcy (France) > 5 au 30 octobre 2010
> http://www. script-sign.com /expositions/metz/ exposition -calligraphie-metz.php
• 3 ème Exposition Internationale de Calligraphie à Velikiy Novgorod (Russie) > 10 – 12 septembre 2010
> http://calligraphy.mvk.ru/en/
• Tel-Aviv Accessible art – Gebo Art center à Tel-Aviv (Israël) > 2-8 septembre 2010
> http://www.accessibleartfair.com/event-telavivaaf-2010.php
• Naissance des Alphabets sur les Rives de la Méditerranée au Centre Culturel Nicolas Peiresc à Toulon (France) > 16 août – 17 décembre 2010
> http://centreculturelnicolaspeiresc.over-blog.com
• Synagogue Jérusalem « Judaica – Calligraphy » à Prague (République Tchèque) > 25 avril – 3 octobre 2010
• Association Amal à Grenoble « LIGHT, SOUND & CALLIGRAPHY » (France) > 9 mars – 26 mars 2010
• Exposition urbaine de calligraphie Israël Palestine « La paix comme utopie » à Besançon (France)
Dans le cadre d'Utopies et innovations de l'association Métropole Rhin -Rhône. > 28 janvier – 28 février 2010
• 2 ème Exposition Internationale de Calligraphie à Moscou (Russie) > 14 octobre – 14 novembre 2009
> http://calligraphy.mvk.ru/en/
• Comptoir des écritures (France) / 2 – 30 Avril 2009
> www.comptoirdesecritures.com
• Centre culturel d'Ormesson (France) / 25 Janvier – 8 Février 2009
> www.ville-ormesson-sur-marne.fr
• Festival Callifest 2008 Collègue des arts de Bombay (Inde) / 15 – 21 Décembre 2008
> www.achyutpalav.com/calfest.htm
• Maison des MICI – AFA à Paris (France) / 6 – 30 Novembre 2008
> www.afa.asso.fr
• Art-&-Miss à Paris (France) / 4 – 31 Mai 2007
> www.art-et-miss.com
• Café Culturel à Saint Denis (Val d'Oise) / 27 Février – 31 Mars 2006
> www.cafeculturel.org
• Art-&-Miss à Paris (France) / 2 Février – 28 Février 2006
> www.art-et-miss.com
• Saint James Cavalier Centre pour la création à la Valette (Malte)> 13 Octobre – 13 Novembre 2005
> www.sjcav.org
• Ministère de Gozo île de Gozo (Malte) / 2 Septembre – 30 Septembre 2005
> www.gozo.gov.mt
• Fiap Espace Jean Monet Paris (France) / 21 Septembre – 9 Octobre 2004
> www.fiap.asso.fr/europe
• ART O NIVEO Bruges (Belgique) / 3 Décembre 2003 – 26 Janvier 2004
> www.artonivo.be
DÉMONSTRATIONS
• Calligraphie Hébraïque à bibliothèque Nelson Mandela – Vitry-Sur-Seine (France) > 1 octobre 2011
• Calligraphie Hébraïque moderne au musée de Fukuyama City Museum (Japan)> May 2011
• « Calligraphie hébraïque moderne » au 3 ème Exposition Internationale de Calligraphie
à Velikiy Novgorod (Russie) > 11 septembre 2010
> http://calligraphy.mvk.ru/en/
• Atelier de sensibilisation « à la calligraphie moderne » Médiathèque des Mureaux (France) > mai 2010
• Maison des MICI – AFA à Paris (France) > 28 février 2009
> www.afa.asso.fr
• Centre culturel d'Ormesson (France) > 28 Janvier 2009
> www.ville-ormesson-sur-marne.fr
• Callifest 2008 Collègue des arts de Bombay (Inde) > 15 – 21 Décembre 2008
> www.achyutpalav.com/calfest.htm
• Mercator – KERKCENTRUM «DE GAARDE » à BUNNIK (Pays-Bas) > 29 Janvier 2005
> www.verenigingmercator.nl
STAGES
• Cours de Calligraphie Hébraïque à l'association Plumes et calames – Belgique > Mai 2011
• Cours de Calligraphie gestuelle à l'association Plumes et calames – Belgique > Octobre / Novembre 2011
5 Articles de presse
Metz 2010
EXPOSITION culture juive
Une lettre dans un carré Imaginaire
L'artiste Michel d'Anastasio expose, jusqu'au 30 octobre, seize calligraphies hébraïques à la Bibliothèque universitaire de Metz. Quand vous écrivez, vous laissez un message. Quand vous calligraphiez, vous travaillez la beauté de la lettre mais aussi le message.
Invité, à Metz, dans le cadre des Journées européennes de la culture juive, Michel d'Anastasio expose, jusqu'au 30 octobre, seize œuvres de calligraphie hébraïque à la Bibliothèque universitaire. Un travail sur la lettre de l'alphabet hébraïque et les versets de la Torah associés à des aplats de couleurs fortes. Du bleu comme l'eau. Du rouge comme la terre. Et du jaune comme la lumière… divine. « C'est un travail de composition » , révèle l'artiste, confiant prendre des photographies de son travail uniquement la nuit. «Je réalise des jeux de lumière. "
Vingt-deux ans après avoir exercé son talent dans la calligraphie latine, Michel d'Anastasio a découvert, en 2004, au cours d'un voyage à Malte, son pays d'origine, qu'une partie de sa famille était juive. Hasard de la vie , six mois plus tard, il était invité en Israël à un mariage. le pays lui a plu. «Je suis tombé amoureux « , sourit-il. De retour à Paris, le gaucher passe trois semaines à travailler les lettres de l'alphabet hébraïque, découvrant la lettre cursive, plus vivante, plus libre et plus moderne. Il prendra par la suite des cours d'hébreu pour ressentir plus profondément la signification des signes qu'il calligraphie.
» C'est une lettre qui peut rentrer dans un carré imaginaire « , précise-t-il, confiant qu'il fera une démonstration de calligraphie à coca-pen, aujourd'hui, pour le vernissage de son exposition. Le secret ? Fendre puis plier en deux le métal d'une cannette de soda, ce qui donne une sorte de couteau de cuisine qui lui permet d'obtenir des choses plus aiguës et plus contrastée.
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Heures d'ouverture: du lundi au jeudi de ah à 20h, le vendredi, de ah à 19h, et le samedi, de 9h à 17h.
Articles de presse de l'exposition à Metz
EXHIBITION - PROGRAMME 2010 - ASSOCIATIONS - COMMUNITY
Michel D'Anastasio "Let there be light!"
Hebrew Calligraphy Exhibition of the October 5 to 30
Library of the University Paul Verlaine-Metz, Ile du SaulcyC'est first one of the members of our association, which had a "thunderbolt" for the work of a young calligrapher: Michel D'Anastasio . Within the associations, the blows of heart is often communicate, sometimes they share. It was well communicated and widely shared. Second, the benefits of the web, contacts, images sent, the various exhibitions that took place in France and around the world: Belgium, Malta, Russia, India, succeeded to convince us of the interest of go further, or rather to bring the work up close. We wanted the public to enjoy messin with the beauty of the Hebrew calligraphy, its dynamism and its technical findings. We had to expose him to Metz and find space adéquat.C is still our same friend, passionate about the first hour, which was able to find partners and location. Indeed, approached and conquered by the artistic quality, Madam Director of the Joint Service documentation from the University Paul Verlaine, Metz, agreed to present the work of Michel D'Anastasio, the university library, from 5 to October 30. This brief account of a "making of" our program does not stop there. In May 2010, Michel D'Anastasio outlined in the synagogue Jerusalem, Prague. By a happy combination of calendars, some members of the association just went there. It was decided, of course, to go see the exhibit soon. Better than a discovery, it was a glare! The calligraphic gesture with the energy that he calls and lets us see the traces seeking sensitivity so strong and inspired. The creation of the work, which makes the theme, which is the source and the one at work seems to be gaining viewers. All this takes us away and ahead of us and in ourselves. But above all, surprise is tangible and physical in the calligraphy of D'Anastasio, the Hebrew characters illuminate the viewer. An abstract of the functions of light in the history of art is, simply, be combined with modernity, with an efficiency that does not use pointless. The bright blue springs from the table like a stream of light that would make our inner sky. In the sweetness of honey soothing the delicious reds, saffron and orange-brown spread in us and fluid in the form of letters that announce a Promised Land.
Calligraphy, a modern gesture
Michel D'Anastasio is 42. He practices as an artist and calligrapher in Paris for ten years. His work focuses on the harmony of the Hebrew and Latin letters as well as abstract signs. Here's how his path was outlined.
After studying calligraphy for 16 years with renowned professors, Michel d'Anastasio chose to escape from the conventional to create his writing style. The gesture is released, but accurate. The sign is king ...
His style was born, only because Michael is left handed and he does not write with traditional instruments. A pen, he prefers the Cola-Pen (metal recovery of the famous soft drink, carefully cut and folded like a knife) or toothpicks in goose. Through the pigments of various colors and materials (gauze, sand, gold leaf, gum arabic, watercolors), Michel highlights the traditional way of former Maltese texts, a way for him to reconnect with the web history of its origins, including her parents so much. You have to look far to work and then get close and watch closely to perceive, even more, the richness and beauty of line.
Michel then the deep impression of having discovered his true path and feel in complete harmony with his calligraphic sign. As artistic director of visual communication, it creates logos and distinctive designs using calligraphic images to build graphics, wall stickers and decorative items. Its creation calligraphic "Decomotion" was chosen for the publication of "designanddesign.com" The Book Design of 2008 ".
Approach to building Jewish
Michel enjoys a visit to Malta, when the country of his ancestors celebrated its entry into the European Union, to conduct genealogical research. He then becomes aware that some of his family is of Jewish origin. During a trip to Israel a few months later, Michael feels an attraction to Hebrew culture. He is particularly fascinated with the Hebrew alphabet. Upon his return to Paris, he began to study diligently and only at a rate of several hours a week. The letters are pleasant to work and feel the emotions Michel's artistic debut. A new world opens up to him with a new set of forms and signs.
The artist discovers the letter cursive, more alive, more free and more modern. Admiration initial moves in an obvious and strong will: manage the contours of the Hebrew alphabet to better update at will, as he had done before with the Latin alphabet.
Today, Michel took Hebrew lessons to feel more deeply the meaning of the sign that comes under his fingers. Soon, the work becomes more diverse, D'Anastasio uses new media to showcase his works. The photographs of letters and calligraphic decorative objects big hits.
Two exhibitions are planned for September 2010. One in Velikiy Novgorod, Russia, as part of an international exhibition of calligraphy, sponsored by Unesco. The other, at Gebo Gallery Art Space, America House, 35 bvd Shaul Hamélékh in the vicinity of the Museum of Modern Art in Tel Aviv.
In Metz, the October 5 to 30, original works will be exhibited and photographic creations that fans can buy on the spot, or subscription, knowing that their own "favorite" will benefit the deserved reputation of the artist and also the costs incurred by our association.
Desiree Mayer President JECJ-Lorraine
http://jecjlorraine.canalblog.com/
Malta 2005
That the Maltese say the other side of the sea, there under the sky is often gray Paris, an artist reflects their culture and is radiated in the world ...At 37, Michel d'Anastasio, painter -calligrapher living in Paris, realizes an old dream: Exhibit on the land of his ancestors.
After studying calligraphy for 16 years with renowned professors such as Claude Mediavilla or Kitty Sabatier, Michel d'Anastasio chose to escape from conventional writing style to create ... The gesture is released, but the precise ... sign is king ...
His style was born, only because Michael is left handed and he does not write with traditional instruments ... A pen, he prefers the Cola-Pen (metal recovery of the famous soft drink, carefully cut and folded shaped knife) or toothpicks in goose. Through the pigments of various colors and materials (gauze, sand, gold leaf, gum arabic, watercolors), Michel highlights the traditional way of former Maltese texts, a way for him to reconnect with the web history of its origins, including her parents so much. You have to look far to work and then get close and watch closely to collect even more richness and beauty of line.
"... Under the influence Kultura", the Franco-Maltese title of his exhibition symbolizes the cultural contributions of the various peoples who settled in Malta, but also the contribution of Maltese culture on the personality of Michael.
From September 2 to 30:
Ministry for Gozo, Victoria, St Francis Square - Gozo.
From October 13 to November 13:
St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity,
Valletta - Malta
Press articles
Itinerary of a Maltese based
Maltese-born artist in Paris
Between Paris and Malta: the birth of an artist
Birth of a calligrapher
In the veins of Michel D'Anastasio flows the blood of his ancestors. Maltese in Tunisia, it is nevertheless born in France, while still keeping the nostalgia of the land of his ancestors. This nostalgia is born the desire to paint. The genesis of his passion for calligraphy dates back to 1989 and since then it has continued to expand, thanks to his fierce desire to give meaning and shape. This passion was nurtured in contact with great masters of calligraphy, French and Chinese, which he crossed on his way, and who taught him to love the precision of movement and noble materials. But this passion has also grown in the silence of his studio, where every evening he found the white of the canvas and paper, and sought a pictorial language that was his. Gaucher, and uprooted self, he has to do with these shortcomings a source of creativity and freedom: it reinvents a gesture and new forms. It exalts the natural materials, pigments and sand, experimenting with new trails, incorporating in his works the lightness of gauze or roughness of the plaster, creating a field of its own, intimate geography of craters, valleys and ridges lunar deep. And in this respect, the Latin letters draw signs sensual and spiritual at once. The ancient walls of Bruges, the sleeping beauty, have already received in December 2003 his works, marked by time and the memory of his own.
Pick 'Malta, flower of the world "...
For the work of Michel D'Anastasio also talks about uprooting and exile. It is a tribute to the island of Malta, repeatedly traveled, crossed, pillaged, conquered and abandoned. Tribute to the land cracked with thirst, the red sand beaches, the clay hills, its barren rocks found on his canvases, covered with reliefs, cuts and signs incised into the material . Tribute to the colors of Malta, red ocher, burnt earth, deep blue sky and sea, sunny colors, too, a light that burns and caresses. Tribute to the Maltese poets, and Dun Karm Ruzar Briffa, who sang exile, dislocation, pain in Malta but also the sensual beauty and lust for life. Tribute to the tongue, where sweetness confluence America and the strength of Semitic languages. Tribute to his own ancestors finally ...
Singing exile
One day, the calligrapher back from the beach Ramla Bay (Gozo) a bit of red sand and this sand to deposit on some of these paintings. Here he again accosted on the beach. Now he wants to go to the land that is in him, and host passage, that language that he calligraphed hard, they made him. Through these letters incised in the matter, he returned to his past and reminds Maltese, at a time when Malta is open to Europe that the island has no borders. On the other side of the sea, there, under the gray sky of Paris, an artist speaks of its shores and its past.
Michel d'Anastasio: the story of a dream come true
For its 21 years of Michael Anastasio receives an unusual birthday gift: a box containing a pen and ink. The story begins!
Self-taught for the first 3 years, Michel rose contest contest and first joined the French association of calligraphy: Ductus. At the heart of this association, Michel will meet with great master calligraphers, such as Jean Claude Mediavilla and Larcher, with whom he decides to take private lessons. Her teachers, convinced by his talent, the push to continue in calligraphy, although left-handed. The passion is there, and at a rate of 2 hours daily, Michel has worked hard his technique and his body language. During this period, multiplied Michel classic calligraphic works, was introduced to Chinese calligraphy and performs compositions including ABC, work on various poems or various texts (Declaration of Human Rights, twinning charter between two cities, ...). It's been eight years since 1997 when Michel calligraphy he met Kitty Sabatier, French calligrapher of renown. This meeting is crucial. With Kitty, Michel will develop a technique for left-handed calligraphy. It will give him the desire to free the sign in and out of conventional calligraphy. It was then that he would seek new tools to write the Coca-Pen and the toothpick in goose, for example. With its variety of learning and experience, Michel begins, in 1998, to involve the natural pigments and materials (plaster gauze, sheets of copper gilt, gold leaf and sand) to enrich his creations. Michel then the deep impression of having discovered his true path and feel in complete harmony with its sign. It can now deal with his secret ambition: to express on canvas his origins Maltese speak with his parents since childhood and share them with the greatest number. In 2003, a chance meeting on a site of Maltese poetry, Michel meets Catherine Camilleri, brilliant student of foreign languages and a member of the association "Poezija Plus", which will become a loyal friend and accomplice of work essential to the translations. With Catherine, Michel chose several texts or expressions of Maltese poets, such as Dun Karm and Ruzar Briffa. He then began work editing of these texts, with the sensitivity of a Parisian artist who dreams of Malta continuously ...
"... Under the influence Kultura", the title of his Franco-Maltese double exposure, Gozo and Malta, is a kind of wink ... Maltese culture today is a culture steeped in various cultures of the peoples who colonized the archipelago. The culture of Michel, meanwhile, is steeped in French culture and Maltese ... come full circle!
The exhibitions are organized around three themes:
Malta ... from colonization to independence,
Malta ... religion,
Malta ... poetic evocations.
Some paintings exhibited this year in Malta have already been presented in Belgium (2003, Artonivo Gallery, Bruges) and in France (2004, FIAP Jean Monnet Centre, Paris, at the invitation of Mr. Silvio BUSSUTIL, former Ambassador of Malta in Paris to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the independence of Malta, the presence of Mr Jason Azzopardi).
The exhibitions will have a great success. Today, with the support of the MCCA, the Ministry of Gozo, St James Cavalier Centre for the creation and Vodafone, the collection comes on the land that inspired ...
Through a total of fifty paintings, and the commemoration in honor of the national poet Dun Karm.
Michael Anastasio invites you to share his dream ...
His vision of Malta ...
Let yourself be seduced ...
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Released December 19, 2003 in the output section (ITU)
Journalist - Johan Debruyne
Calligraphy and geometry warm drink in the "Art-O-Nivo"
Reflections rich color of Malta.
Street "of Wolle" we do not see the end during the weekend. Bruges, a city room to squeeze through ... rinks and sculptures, and at the same time look for something set in the present art that is interesting. And passing over the Raaklijn, women Vynck suspended, lowered a series of travel photos of the Bauhaus, one arrives at the Art-O-Nivo for calligraphy and purified glass.
Every month, we walk through the choice of design Calebert, we climb the stairs to the black metal white rectangle of the exhibition space that was once called "Art-O-Nivo." Level of art, then, and even a very high level, as suggested by the pun, always in line with the craft of choice is sold in the attractive ground floor. As these vessels oval eg, where you can keep the same time coffee and filters! A curious German suddenly let down the lid of the pot, fortunately without much damage. Beautiful, certainly, but perhaps not really practical.
Moreover, there is always some tension in the air there, I think. Not least in the rain. These crowds admire these things beautiful, unique, fragile knowing (Anything of value is defenseless ...).
We have seen recently owl imitations of what is known more conventionally insulated thermos. The optician and designer Patrick Hoet Bruges had an affinity with the little black mug.
Gallery Art-O-Nivo follows a clear line and pay attention to excess. Generally it is profitable but often this art-pure isanat going a little heat.
That may be why we were charmed by this time the warm ardor that seems reflected in calligraphy on display. On the one hand there is the work of the young Belgian glass Edith Deceuninck, which varies the circles and squares in a very subtle with a glass of pure glass without color. Intelligent!
On the other hand, Michel d'Anastasio, a young Maltese living in Paris, admired a particular calligraphy. His work is a tribute to his home country, Malta, then there is the reflection warm, contagious colors and remarkable texture.
In 1989, when he was then a good twenty years, Michel d'Anastasio obtains a special box with feathers and a book: his very first steps into the world of calligraphy. For years, he will practice for hours a day in total silence. Only when in his opinion it starts to walk he chose as the theme for three articles of the Declaration of Human Rights.
In subsequent years, his zeal and a number of meetings will continue to develop his style. So he has many contacts with Chinese calligraphers and it will work intensively with renowned calligrapher French Claude Mediavilla.
But Anastasio will also develop a technique of calligraphy for left, so that poetry acquires a corner to himself in his work. He continues, passionate, to experiment with colors and materials.
In 1996, nicknamed "CocaPen" (manufactured in effect with a can of Coke), leads to a particular style of writing is one of Anastasio emploit today.
Added to the pigments and the use of sand as a medium, it is the crux of his work. Until the end of January even at the Art-O-Nivo.
