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BÉLANGER
(CANADA)Bélanger is an architect who has been developing his practice in the region of Quebec since 1980. He obtained his Masters in Architecture, along with his Doctorate in Geography from the University of Laval. Bélanger has taught "Architectural Composition" and practical training in the Architectural School of the University of Laval. His pictoral practice has a direct link to his concept of "architecture as organization of living space". For him, each canvas is a field of exploration of spatial distribution, used to experiment and to illustrate the principles of architectural morphology: the relationships between form/structure, chance/necessity and object/context. In this way, figurative and abstract art are not excluded, but are complementary to the illustration of the concepts of pictoral composition.
EDINE
(FRANCE)We almost always say "I preferred the way things were before!" It is probably because of this proclamation that things rarely move forward. I enjoy combat sports, fast cars, nightclubs, things that make noise and parachuting- odd for a woman who is soft and delicate? Even more intriguing for a painter? But I'm equally fond of terderness, kindness and "niceness" in all its forms. Here, no one finds anything odd. In fact, if I reflect on my life, I am in a constant paradox: an egocentric fanatic toppling towards selfishness, but also genuine and of an incomparable generosity. Affected by parallel complexes of superiority and inferiority which never cease to battle, my glass is "half-empty" or maybe it's "half-full"- and I am hit with creative madness! In these moments of hysteria, I need an outlet- I paint. My crazy, exhibitionist side comes to the surface, without restraint...For the rest, my reserved side stops me from revealing more: enter my paintings- travel from a burst of tears to a burst of laughter.
SCHATZ
(UNITED STATES)H2O, Schatz's seventeenth book of photographs, is the third in his series of explorations of imagery made on, over and underwater. Published in the fall of 2007, it is a breathtaking feat of underwater photography and a visionary celebration of movement and form. Working with uncommonly graceful and aquatically gifted dancers, models, and performers, photographer Schatz has found joyous inspiration underwater. The images in H2O take advantage of water's unique properties- light, clarity, buoyancy, and reflectivity- to create a delightfully serene and otherworldly aesthetic. At once uncanny, lithe, athletic, and mysterious, the figures in Schatz's photographs transform the pool into studio and stage. Schatz first established a following in the 1990s with two collections of underwater photography, Water Dance and Pool Light. With H2O, Schatz takes the magic of weightlessness and the beauty of dance to new heights. Whether in single portraits or as part of a larger, spectacular ballet, his dancers are as utterly elegant as they are phantasmagorical. They appear before the camera as though borrowed from a dream.
