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from "Cushion Series” © Nadia Turpault |
Name: Nadia
Turpault
Bio: French
pastellist Nadia Turpault was born in
1969. She lives and works in Suresnes, France. Her training as a graphic artists has
allowed her to express herself in diverse forms of communication. Her passion has
had her take life drawing courses in a number of studios. Pastel has become her
medium of choice. She is heavily involved in the Suresne artists association,
where she has established a drawing course for children as well as a life
drawing studio. She exhibits frequently in the
Hauts-de-Seine region, and won the Prix de Municipalité de Suresnes in 2001.
Her work has been featured in the French art journal Artistes, issue 99.
Medium: Pastel.
Subjects: Figurative; Landscape.
Style: Representational. Of her paintings of
children, fellow pastellist Christine Narbonne has this to say: Là, je suis
tombé amoureux des portraits que Nadia interprète à sa manière… Tout est
dans le regard de ces petits enfants : Tantôt tristes, tantôt rêveurs ou
aux aguets. Les expressions de leurs visages sont si vivantes,
figées dans un moment crucial. De plus, on lit leurs interrogations, ils
nous interpellent en nous fixant de leurs yeux vifs. Comment ne
pas tendre la main vers ces mômes qui nous regardent, comment rester de
marbre devant ces véritables instantanés de reporters ! C’est
beau, irrésistible.
Navigation:
This site is in French, nicely presented. Links remain
available at side of page.
Gallery: Nouveautés (recent work); Paysages
urbains (cityscape); Serie Coussin (Cushion series); Regardes (Faces); Paysages
(Landscape).
Image View:
Thumbnails may be enlarged in a viewer on the page, but not saved. Information
on dimension is sometimes provided. The
image above is from her Cushion Series.
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