John Dassieu
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| Organization | One Gallery, New York |
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| Movement | Modern Symbolism |
| Website | https://johndassieu.com |
John Dassieu is an Australian-French artist, author, and environmental activist.[1] He is recognized for his work dealing with modern symbolism and has been nicknamed The Symbolizer.[2][3]
Career
Dassieu symbolizes the subject of his painting in one singular stroke, always using a black brush on a white background. Be it, for instance, a man, a word, an emotion, an animal or a phrase. Each painting measures 90 cm x 117 cm and is signed on the back of the canvas.[4]
Dassieu’s symbols embody in one singular stroke the shape and soul of the subject in its most accurate form so as to render it on the inert canvas in its simplest and most profound expression.[4]
Dassieu paints the subject’s intrinsic form and what emanates from it, rather than its exterior form. He seeks to symbolize the pure essence of the painted subject, aiming to depict the perfect reflection of the painted subject’s soul and form.[2]
In August 2012, Dassieu released a video installation titled Visual on YouTube.[5] The artwork garnered some popularity.
In April 2017, Dassieu released a mystery thriller novel in French titled La terre guide la main. The story takes place in France in April 1993 and is inspired by true-life events surrounding the suicide of a prominent French politician.[6]
Occasionally, Dassieu contributes articles to online and print publications such as CounterPunch,[7] South China Morning Post,[8] and Mediapart.[9]
Environmental activism
Dassieu engaged publicly in environmental activism with the birth of his daughter in March 2019. He released a music video on YouTube titled Try The Greens to call for a Green vote.[10] The music video was created to give his daughter a chance to see what we still see of Earth.[11][12]
In an interview to promote the music video, Dassieu stated "It's only by getting more Green representatives elected to all levels of government that our children have a chance to see what we still see of Earth. It's time to call for a Green vote."[13][14]
Following the release of Try The Greens, Dassieu participated in campaigning for a Green vote in the European Parliament elections of 2019, as well as in elections held in Australia, UK, USA and Canada in 2019 and 2020.[15][16][17][18][19]
Exhibitions
Dassieu is represented by One Gallery New York. His exhibitions are:[20]
1993 - 1994
- Galerie Petrides - Paris - Exhibition of sculptures
- Blue Gallery - Sydney - Exhibition of paintings
1996 - 1999
- Galleria Prova d'Autore - Rome - Exhibition of engravings
- Galeria 4.17 - Madrid - Exhibition of paintings
- Galeria Der Brucke Arte Contemporaneo - Buenos Aires - Exhibition of pastels
- Modern Galerie - Munich - Exhibition of paintings
2000 - 2004
- Galerie Art et Art - Montreal - Exhibition of paintings
- Lee Wah Fung Art Gallery - Hong Kong - Exhibition of paintings
- B&B International Gallery - New York - Exhibition of paintings
2005 - 2022
- One Gallery - New York - Permanent exhibition of paintings
- Private Installations - Mural paintings commissioned for villas and apartments in the USA, Europe, Australia, China
In the media
References
- ↑ "John Dassieu". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "JOHN DASSIEU". Chelsea Artists. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "One Gallery | John Dassieu". www.onegallery-nyc.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "One Gallery | Statement | John Dassieu". www.onegallery-nyc.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "John Dassieu - Visual". youtube. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "La terre guide la main". livre.fnac.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Dassieu, John (1 June 2018). "Smokescreens Fuel the Art World". CounterPunch.org. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "The art world is fuelled by artists full of hot air". South China Morning Post. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Dassieu, John. "En solidarité avec Candide". Mediapart (in français). Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "John Dassieu - Try The Greens". Youtube. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ Dassieu, John (29 July 2019). "Dad Creates Australian Green Song to Bring Awareness to #ClimateChange". The Good Men Project. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "we don't have time statu". Twitter. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ MUNA), Green Party of the Philippines (GPP-KALIKASAN (26 December 2019). "Try The Greens Music Video". Green Party of the Philippines. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "The Climate Report Archives". 350 Sacramento. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Hawkins, Howie. "Workers Economic Rights in 2020". LA Progressive. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "Political issue gets a musical makeover". Q98 - Saskatchewan's Hit Music. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ↑ Aidt, Mik (22 May 2019). "Tremors from the Australian youthquake". Centre for Climate Safety. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "John Dassieu - Try The Greens | L'artiste activiste John Dassieu invite les décideurs à prendre des mesures et aider ceux qui agissent face à l'urgence climatique pour que que nos... | By Alternatiba Léman | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "Finding the Future from the Past". radio. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "One Gallery | Biography | John Dassieu". www.onegallery-nyc.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.