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Francoise Issaly
Montreal,
Canada
Member Since: Jan 2002

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Artist Statement:

http://www.francoiseissaly.com

Inspired by the Buddhist
philosophy of the middle path
as well as other mystical
traditions, I create visual
spaces where realities overlap
each others. I try to express
a certain difficulty to be in
the in-between, the
oscillation, the wavering.


More than trying to
destabilize the spectator, I
question the power of the mind
and the shortcuts it can take
in order to solve a problem or
an enigma. As a matter of
fact, in my latest work we can
see how, despite the missing
part (i.e.: Petite
configuration II) the mind
re-creates the suggested
shape; from memory it fills
the blanks, when a totally
different thing could be
happening in the empty spaces.
In an other example, like
Configuration I, the mind is
also put at work, but this
time the lines are not
following from one fragment to
the other and it creates a
discomfort, an unbalance that
leaves us in an intermediary
space; like an unanswered
question.


For several years my research
has been proceeding through
superposition of layers (color
and medium) and fragmentation.
These two actions allow me to
investigate two spaces
simultaneously; the imaginary
space (illusion of depth...

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Artist Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2009
*November 2009 - De l'illusion
du sens - Galerie
Port-Maurice, Montreal, Canada

*August 2009 - Inner outer
Circles - Artamo Gallery,
Santa Barbara, Ca
*May 2009 - Entre Nous/Between
Us - Galerie La Salamandre,
Montreal, Canada
*March 2009 - Inner outer
Circles - Galerie Luz,
Montreal, Canada

2008
September - Paintings - G.
Laoun, ...

Further Information

Artist Galleries:
USA- West Coast
*Artamo Gallery
11 west Anapamu street. Santa
Barbara, CA 93101
tel: 805.568.1400
www.artamogallery.com


Europe
*Galerie Konrad Monter
Kirchplatz 1-5
40670 Meerbusch-Ostarah
(Germany)
Tel:(49)(0)2159/35 30

Canada
*Artothèque de Montréal
5720, rue Saint André
Montréal (qué...

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Artist Reviews:
* The Baltimore Sun
artist envisions in-between
spaces by G. McNatt
February 10, 2005

* Exhibition Catalog
Gallery international
www.galleryinternational.com

*F. ISSALY, Et tout a-t-il une
fin....
Vie des Arts n. 194, spring
2004

*Les configuration de
francoise ISSALY
Aux Arts etc... RAdio Canada

*"Die linie bildet...

Further Information
Collections:
Private collections in
California, USA,
Maryland, USA,
Toronto, Canada,
Vancouver, Canada,
Montreal, Canada,
Quebec city, Canada,
Longueuil, Canada,
Bordeaux, France,
Toulouse, France,
Beziers,France,
Malaga, Spain,
Dusseldorf, Germany,

And Corporate:
Agisoft, Beziers, France,
Busse & Miessen, Bonn,
Germany...

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Commissions:
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Anton Vogels
Dear Francoise,thank you for showing your very beautiful art works.Yes,fragmenting does show new dimentions in visual art!I am very delightfully impressed.Ihave learned from much you today.Lots of blessings,from Anton in Australia.See my website too.http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/a/antonvogels

Mamie
This is a fantastic web site.Your work is terrific. I enjoyedviewing each piece.

Brad Michael Moore
Wonderful works! Are your multiples on a single canvas or many? My work is in photography but I see connection in your art that engages my imagination. Best of luck in the continuing and growing of your art.

MICHEL GRÉCO
CHER AMIES; JE VIENS VOUS FÉLICITÉ DE LA PAR DU CONSEIL D'AMINISTRATION AINSI QUAND MON NOM PERSONELLE DE L'EXCELLENCE DE VOS TRAVEAUX ET DU GRAND PROFESSIONALISME QUI VOUS ANIME.. MICHEL GRÉCO PDG.ACADÉMIE DES SCIENCES EN ARTSVISUELS

Cherie Braun
I really like the way the abstractions of your work fit together. The images are soft, yet powerful. I hope to get to your exhibit in Baltimore.

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