Grands Canons / Grands Canons
Alain Biet
France / 2018 / 10' 45''Screenings
Synopsis
A brush makes watercolors appear on a white sheet of paper. An everyday object takes shape, drawn with precision by an artist's hand. Then two, then three, then four... Superimposed, condensed, multiplied, thousands of documentary drawings in successive series come to life on the screen, composing a veritable visual symphony of everyday objects. The accumulation, both fascinating and dizzying, takes us on a trip through time.
Alain Biet graduated from the Orleans Beaux-Arts in 1982. A versatile artist, he explores sculpture, photography, drawing, video, music, performance. Lecturer at Orleans Beaux-Arts from 1985 to 1990, he has since been teaching at Blois Beaux-Arts. He is a member of various collectives, including Oulan Bator in Orleans, works with La Fondation du Doute in Blois. He has taken part in, and organized, many contemporary art exhibitions and events in France, Italy and Belgium.