Dusan Petran
Né en 1955 à Brno, Tchécoslovaquie
Vit et travaille aux Etats-Unis de 1989 à 2009
Vit et travaille en France depuis 2010
Dusan Petran commence à sculpter le bois en autodidacte alors
qu’il étudie le théâtre à l’Académie des Arts de Brno,
Tchécoslovaquie. A ses débuts il est inspiré par les maîtres
sculpteurs de l’époque baroque et par le travail du sculpteur Jiri
Jilek. Souvent empreinte d’humour, l’œuvre s’inspire de
personnages mythiques : Icare, Charon, Oraculum, tout autant
que de personnages des mondes littéraires et artistiques: la série
des Gertrude Stein, Don Quichotte, la série des peintres, Opera
Singer, Pinocchio viel homme : le dernier chapître. L’artiste
sculpte, entre autres, des objets animés pour des compagnies de
théâtre
tel que le Denver Theater Center du Colorado , USA.
Le travail de la patine a pris une grande importance,
particulièrement dans les dernières séries. Les couleurs et
textures font parfois oublier que ces délicates couches de couleur
reposent sur une matière solide. L’œuvre de D. Petran se
caractérise par une grande maîtrise du matériau. L’artiste travaille
le bois directement, sans travail préliminaire: une osmose entre
artiste et véhicule artistique. Les résultats sont étonnants, comme
peut l’être constaté dans sa série Shakespeare.
Born 1955 Brno, Czechoslovakia /
Lives and works in United States 1989-2009 /
Lives and works in France since 2010 /
Dusan Petran began sculpting on wood while studying theater at
the Academy of Arts in Brno. He was first inspired by the
baroque masters and the works of sculptor Jiri Jilek. Often
humoristic, his oeuvre is inspired by mythical characters, Icarus,
Charon, Oraculum, as well as literary and artistic characters: the
Gertrude Stein series, Don Quichote, the painters series, Opera
Singer, Pinocchio as an Old Man: The Last Chapter. The artist
has created animated objects commissionned by theaters such as
the Denver Theater Center,
Patina has been a focus particularly in the last series. Colors and
textures delicately blanket solid matter. D. Petran's sculptures
show great mastery of his artistic vehicle. The artist sculpts wood
directly without preliminary work: an osmosis between artist and
artistic media. The results are astonishing as can be seen in his
Shakespeare series.
Formation
Autodidacte
Expositions individuelles
1991 and yearly until 2001 Artscape Gallery, Boston USA
1994, 1995 The Open Gallery, Cambridge, USA
1991, 1992, Alchemy Gallery , Boston, USA
2002-2005 Primal Digital , Julian Lauzzano Gallery New York, USA
EXPOSITIONS À L'AFFICHE
2022 Dusan Petran et Sylvie Peyneau, St- Pierre des Blancs, Rabastens
2015 Peinture et Sculpture, Office du Tourisme, St Affrique, France
2014 Interstices, Agnès Novak et Dusan Petran, Atelier d'Alban, Alban, France
1995 Two artists, Anna Salmeron and Dusan Petran, Artscape Gallery, Boston, USA
Expositions collectives
2020, Espérance Art et Foi , Rabastens
2018 Festival de la Sculpture, Montauban, France
Art Graulhet, Graulhet, France
2017 Art Graulhet, Graulhet, France
2009 Multi-Cultural Show, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
2009 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2008 Crossing Borders, Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
2003 New Works,
2001 Providence Arts Club, Providence,
1998 Cambridge Open Studios, Cambridge,
1997 Cambridge Artists Show, Cambridge Arts Gallery, Cambridge,
1996 Small Works, Kingdom Fine Arts, Boston,
1995 Cambridge Artists Show, Cambrige Arts Gallery, Cambridge, USA
1994 Sculptures and Photography, Artscape Gallery, Boston,
1993 Kingston Gallery, Boston,
Gallery Artists Show, The Open Gallery, Cambridge,
1992 Cambridge Themes, Cambridge Arts Gallery, Cambridge,
1991 Gallery Artists Show, Cambridge Arts Gallery, Cambridge,
Principales acquisitions, collections privées
Dr. Solomon, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Dr. W. Lambrecht,
Dr. V. Glodstein, Brown University, Providence,
Commandes publiques
Denver Theater Center, life size animated figure
American-Czechoslovak Theater animated performing objects
Bourses Subventions
2003, 2006, 2008 : National Endowment for the Arts, (NEA) subventions « Accès à l’Excellence Artistique »
2004 : National Endowment for the Arts, Nouvelles productions
2003 : Rhode Island State Council on the arts Fellowship
Distinctions
2009 Prix du jury Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, Multicultural Exhibit, Rhode Island USA
2003 Fellowship, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowship
2000 Premier Prix de Sculpture, Providence Art Club, “2000 Open Juried Sculpture & Photography Competition” Providence, USA
1999 Prix du Jury, Fidelity Investment Art Fund, Providence, USA
1997 First Prize, Cambridge Art Association, 53rd Annual Prize Juror's Choice Award, Cambridge USA
1999 Mention Honorable, Cambridge Art Association, "About Cambridge Exhibit" Honorable Mention, Cambridge, USA
1998 First Prize, Red Ribbon, Beacon Hill Art Walk, Boston USA
Articles/ Tv
-Loutkar Magazine, janvier 2011 Czech Republic
-Yankee Magazine, April 2001 USA
-Puppets, Masks and Performing Objects, edited by John Bell, 2001
-Boston Globe, Providence Journal, The Improper Bostonian et autres articles dans les journaux locaux USA, 1993 to 2009
- WCVB Channel 5, Boston, 1998
- Channel 7 Boston, 1998.
-Arts North, The Magazine of the Arts North of Boston, 1997.
-Czechoslovak-American Puppetry, Editor Vit Horejs, 1994.
-The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, November 1995.
-Rocky Mountain News, Denver CO, 1995.
-The Denver Post, 1995
-Czech Puppet Theatre and Russian Folk Theatre, by Pyotr Bogatyrev, 1991