MEZ - de MEZERAC

Criticism

How can Arnaud de MÉZERAC be described as anything but a figurative painter? But what figurative work it is! It still amazes me, and yet I have seen a number of talented artists dedicated to realism in my career. But then again, it is not a series of hyper-realist works that A. de MÉZERAC proposes, but the undeniable result of a cultivated tradition of painting, and that he carries out with a stunning mastery of oils, watercolours and especially pastels. We cannot expect this artist to be anything but highly sought-after at exhibitions and salons; his work unleashes so much emotion and poetry! This style of painting is not in fashion, naturally, but it represents a solid and timeless artistic technique. For example, when painting female portraits, it is the confident postures that stand out, and the harmony in the faces, in the naked or clothed bodies, which create a luminous charm that the artist’s light and dexterous hand captures whatever the technique used. Arnaud De MÉZERAC does not indulge in over-elaborating folds or colour effects, rendering them a natural and essential element of the design. He conveys nothing but beauty and anatomical accuracy, and this with astonishing verve and a deliberate boldness that balance and distinguish all of his works. Of course, the animal world is no exception and bears the stamp of the artist’s excellent work. Accuracy is preserved without being carrying to excess, while both the manner of painting and the matter affect and are affected by the mind. This remarkable fluidity can also be found in his traditional still-lifes, in spacious floral arrangements that reveal an uncommon creative energy.

André RUELLAN, art critic

Exhibitions

Du 09/03/2024 au 24/03/2024 : ROUEN : 84e SALON DES ARTISTES INDEPENDANTS NORMANDS A LA HALLE AUX TOILES

Du 16/02/2022 au 20/02/2022 : PARIS 7e : MEZ-DE MEZERAC PARTICIPE AU SALON ART-CAPITAL AU GRAND PALAIS

Du 26/06/2021 au 04/07/2021 : LE BEC-HELLOUIN : BIENNALE D'AQUARELLE A LA SALLE D'EXPOSITION

Du 01/06/2021 au 14/06/2021 : GIVERNY : MEZ - de MEZERAC PARTICIPE AU SALON "CONFLUENT D'ART" A LA GALERIE DEMAREZ

Du 12/02/2019 au 16/02/2019 : PARIS 8e : MEZ - DE MEZERAC PARTICIPE AU SALON "ART CAPITAL 2020" AU GRAND PALAIS

Du 25/05/2019 au 02/06/2019 : GIVERNY : MEZ - DE MEZERAC PARTICIPE AU SALON INTERNATIONAL DU PASTEL

Du 12/02/2019 au 17/02/2019 : PARIS 8è : 4 SALONS "ART CAPITAL" AU GRAND PALAIS

Du 14/02/2018 au 18/02/2018 : PARIS 8è : MEZ PARTICIPE AU SALON "ART CAPITAL" AU GRAND PALAIS

Du 10/09/2017 au 25/09/2017 : VAUX-SUR-AURE : EXPOSITION MEZ - DE MEZERAC AU MANOIR D'ARGOUGES

Du 02/09/2017 au 29/10/2017 : LES ANDELYS : EXPOSITION MEZ - DE MEZERAC "ATMOSPHERES" A LA MAIRIE

Du 02/09/2017 au 29/10/2017 : LES ANDELYS : EXPOSITION MEZ-DEMEZERAC "ATMOSPHERES" A LA MAIRIE

Du 06/05/2017 au 11/06/2017 : VAUX-SUR-AURE : EXPOSITION ARNAUD DE MEZERAC "MEZ" AU MANOIR D'ARGOUGES

Du 12/11/2016 au 27/11/2016 : CARPIQUET : 40è SALON "PASTEL EN NORMANDIE" A L'ESPACE ATHENA

Du 20/09/2016 au 25/09/2016 : PARIS 11è : MEZ-deMEZERAC PARTICIPE A LA TRIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DE PARIS A BASTILLE DESIGN CENTER

Du 24/11/2015 au 29/11/2015 : PARIS 8è : SALON DES ARTISTES FRANCAIS AVEC LA PARTICIPATION DE MEZ-DEMEZERAC AU GRAND PALAIS

Du 25/11/2014 au 30/11/2014 : PARIS 8è : EXPOSITION "ART EN CAPITAL" AVEC ARNAUD DE MEZERAC AU GRAND PALAIS

Du 26/04/2014 au 10/05/2014 : TINCHEBRAY : 15è BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DE PEINTURE ET SCULPTURE