Amelie Chabannes
Amelie Chabannes (b. 1974, Paris, France) is a French artist whose paintings and sculptures derive from the unconscious and recall the Surrealist automatic drawing technique. She shows in exhibitions all over the world and lives in New York City.
Biography
Chabannes was born in 1974 in Paris and attended art schools in Paris, the National Superior School of Decorative Arts (ENSAD) and the Atelier Met de Penninghen (ESSAG). She married Jon Cronin on in September 2006 in Noisy-sur-École, France. Chabannes has shown in Paris at the Carrousel du Louvre, La Hune Gallery, Acte 2 Gallery, in Mexico City at the Franz Mayer Museum, and in New York at Luxe Gallery. Her studio is in Red Hook Brooklyn. In 2007 she was featured in a video from LVHRD, which can be seen at Video Interview 2007.
Artistic style
Chabannes' experiences collaborating with architects designing the French cultural center of Riga, Latvia led her to familiarize herself with one of her initial mediums: the rapidograph and paper. The art of Chabannes is characterized by delicate lines, complimented by colored graphic elements defined by a white ground. Biomorphic shapes, tangled lines, and topographic elements coupled with historical myths and fantastical references frequently feature. Chabannes' works often reflect societal fears and dreams. A solo exhibition in 2006, The Bestiary of Clothilde (Luxe Gallery) highlighted these sentiments.