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Denis Darzacq (France)
Born in 1961.Graduated from the ‘Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs’ in 1986. Lives and works in Paris.
Denis Darzacq photographs bodies and questions the place of the individual in society, his frustrations and the freedom, which is necessary to know how to protect. His artistic research, on the edge of the sociological documentary and the contemporary stage setting, feeds itself with the numerous work undertaken for the press. His style, marked by the painting's history, oscillates between rigour and exuberance.
Nu, 2003
Against the erotic and dreamlike advertising imaging, Denis Darzacq stages models of fine art academies in the commonplace space of suburban zones. The large format of the photos strengthens the sculptural presence of bodies and underlines the created gap between these individuals and their environment.
La Chute, 2006
Inspired by a report for the press, La Chute makes the link between photojournalism and contemporary art. It stages -- without special effect -- in perfectly mastered compositions, dancers seized in an instant with a jump. The series constitutes a political metaphor of the situation of current youth. Crowned by the World Press Photo in 2007, La Chute is in the collections of the Ponmpidou Center and the museum devoted to the history of immigration are in Paris.
Hyper, 2007-2008
The series Hyper develops La Chute. Granting an unprecedented place to color, it sets bodies in levitation against the space saturated by supermarkets. The jump appears as a suspension, a free gesture, an act of resistance in front of the consumer society.
For more information, visit;
Denis Darzacq's website:
www.denis-darzacq.com
Denis Darzacq is represented by the galleries below:
Galerie VU
2, rue Jules Cousin 75004 Paris
France
T: + 33 1 53 01 85 81
www.galerievu.com
De Soto Gallery
108 West Second Street #104
Los Angeles, CA 90012
U.S.A
T: 323-319-6331
www.gallerydesoto.com
Goddard de Fiddes Gallery
31 Malcolm St west
Perth
Western Australia 6005
T: 08 9324 24 60
F: 08 9226 1353
T: + 33 1 53 01 85 81
www.goddarddefiddes.com.au
