Bélasco
Bélasco, pseudonym of Danièle Zeiler, (born Danièle Chaillier in 1927 in Dijon and died in Paris in 2015) is a French post-war painter. She was a major figure in abstract painting, from the current of lyrical abstraction of the School of Paris. She practiced her art in the field of fashion and abstract painting.
| Bélasco | |
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 scan0211021_0026_petit.jpg Bélasco in her workshop (Paris) | |
| Born | Danièle Chaillier December 23, 1927 Dijon, France |
| 💀Died | January 31, 2015 (aged 87) Paris, FranceJanuary 31, 2015 (aged 87) |
| 🏫 Education | Ecole des Beaux Arts and Académie de la Grande-Chaumière, Paris, France |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Painting, drawing and fashion model |
| Movement | Lyrical abstraction |
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Biography
Childhood and education
Born Danièle Chaillier in 1927, she lived with her mother, a musician and teacher who traveled the world to teach. She studied with the nuns and already showed a talent for watercolor and drawing. It is therefore quite natural that she goes to learn art at the Fine Art School ("Ecole des Beaux Arts") and the Fine Art Academy ("Académie de la Grande-Chaumière") in Paris[1].
Entering the world of fashion
The Second World War disrupted her first artistic endeavors. By necessity, she must reorient herself towards more lucrative activities.
In 1947, she entered the field of fashion as a designer and model for big names: the couturier Marcel Rochas, the fashion designers Claude Saint-Cyr and Maggy Rouff, the master visagist Fernand Aubry, etc.
Travels
During these years, Bélasco travels a lot. However, she did not abandon painting, to which she was very attached. Without forgetting her brushes, she began to travel the world in search of new inspirations[2].
It is in the East and in the Far East that the revelation is made. In 1956, she met Master Takashi Suzuki in Japan who taught her his philosophy and the principles of abstraction. "The frequentation of the Japanese master Suzuki with whom she worked contributed to make her pursue her plastic itinerary in a spiritual direction"[3].
Wedding
During her travels, she met Roger Zeiler, active in the field of international elegance and beauty pageant, president and manager of Miss Europe and member of the jury of Miss Universe.
They got married in Saint-Paul-de-Vence in 1956.
Artistic maturity
From then on, Bélasco moved away from figurative painting to devote herself to abstract painting where she often opposed black and white. "The large graphic compositions in black and white are crossed by a lyrical ardor and as if lifted by a male energy, which is all the more surprising from a young woman"[4].
Back from her oriental travels, in silence and secrecy, the artistic creations of Belasco burst to the open. Her first exhibitions arouse the curiosity and the astonishment in front of her creative personality. Freed from the external rules, she imposes a new language, very personal, borrowed of modernity and freedom[4].
International recognition
During her career, she participated in nearly 200 private and group exhibitions in about 20 different countries.
"Bélasco exhibits in the most important exhibitions [...]. Most of the museums in the world have acquired her paintings: Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, Denmark; Copenhagen, Turin, New York. [...] It is by chance that she is exhibiting at the same time this month in Houston at the Crawford Gallery, in London at the Rotunda Gallery, in Milan at the Galleria d'Arte Cortina"[1].
Her work is often referred to as cosmic[3][5] in the lyrical abstract painting community.
Death
Belasco died in Paris in 2015.
Exhibitions and fairs
- Claus Lincke Gallery, Düsseldorf, 1978
- Erhangen, group exhibition, 1972
- Berlin Cultural Center, 1971
- Rotunda Gallery, London, 1972-1973
- International Art Exhibition, 1972
- Bertrand Russel Centenary
- Museum of Modern Art, Sofia, 1980, 1988
- Exhibition in Yaoundé and Douala organized by Cameroon Airline, 1976
- National Museum of China, Beijing, 2001
- Exhibition in Shanghai under the patronage of the Plastic Arts Association, 1996
- National Museum of Fine Arts, Beijing, 1995
- National Museum of Modern Art, Beijing, 1994
- Zhejiang Museum of Fine Arts, 1994
- Majudtillingen Exhibition, Copenhagen, 1967
- Kasler Gallery, Copenhagen, 1967
- Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, 1966
- French Embassy, Washington, 1991
- The French House of Washington, 1991
- Art 72, Assistant League of Houston, 1972
- International City Bank, New Orleans (Louisiana), 1971
- Crawford Gallery, Houston (Texas), 1970 to 1973
- the Jonelle Gallery, Palm Spring (California), 1970
- Group exhibition in Pittsburgh, 1969
- Casin Partinen Gallery, Helsinki 1973
- Crypt of the church of Bagatelle, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1999-2000
- Contemporary exhibition at the Château de Fontenailles, 1998
- Art Actuel at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, Perpignan, 1997
- Festival Arts and Musics, Marly-le-Roi, 1997
- Salon d'Automne of Nancy, Salle Poirel, 1996
- France-Japan, l'Art Actuel, Port Atrium, 1996
- Association for the Promotion of French Artistic Heritage, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1991, 1993
- Biarritz-Saint Petersburg, Hôtel du Palais, Biarritz, 1993
- Espace Michel Simon, Noisy-le-Grand, 1991
- Salon des Arts de Cholet, Fair and Salon, 1991
- Pluriel Gallery, Deauville, 1991
- 4th Salon des Jardins de la Roquette, 1988
- 26th Salon of Plastic Arts, Orléans, 1987
- The Collegiate Church of Saint Pierre le Puellier, Orléans, 1987
- Congress Palace of La Grande Motte, 1986
- A look at the Salon d'Automne in Deuil-la-Barre, 1986
- HEC exhibition in Jouys-en-Josas, 1986, 1987
- International Salon of Romanesque Studies, 1985
- Saint-Exupéry Center of Franconville, 1985
- International Exhibition of Mérégnac, 1982
- Exhibition Prestige Saint-Émilion, 1982
- Masters of contemporary painting, Carros
- House of the Culture of Grenoble, from 1970 to 1977
- Prince Pierre of Monaco Foundation, Ponchettes Gallery, 1975
- Cheret Museum, Nice, 1975 ; Cultural Center of Limoges, 1972
- House of the Culture of Le Havre, from 1968 to 1972
- Arteconte Gallery, 2005
- Elyette Peyre Gallery, 2001
- Salon d'Automne from 1967 to 2000 : Grand Palais from 1967 to 1995 - Espace Eiffel-Branly from 1996 to 2000
- Salon Comparaison from 1962 to 2000
- Galerie de Nesle, Franco-Japanese Exhibition, from 1980 to 2000
- Gallery Arcade Colette, Gardens of the Palais Royal, 1999
- Saint-Mandé City Hall, 1999
- Vincennes City Hall - France Japan Exhibition, 1997
- Collaboration with the Japan International Artists Society, 1997
- City Hall of the 6th Exhibition, 1997
- Musée de la Marine (Rives et Rivages), 1996
- Saint-Mandé City Hall, 1996
- Museum of the Navy, Palais de Chaillot, 1996
- Thirteenth week of Contemporary Art, Saint-Mandé, 1996
- Museum of the Navy, 1995
- Climats Gallery, 1995
- The AFMA, Town hall of the 10th, 1993
- Multiple Galleries, 1990
- International Art Gallery, Argenteuil, 1989
- Private exhibition at the Grand Palais, Salon d'Automne, Oct. 1986
- Modern Screens of the East and West, the Prestige Association of Paris, Oct. 1986
- Circle of the Interallied Union, 1986-1988
- Parallèle Franco-Coréen at the Korean Cultural Center, 1984
- International Center for Table Arts, 1983
- Korean Cultural Center, 1983
- Rä Gallery, 1980
- Simon Gallery, 1977-1978
- Palais de la Découverte since 1974
- Drouant Gallery, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1977
- Salons Grands et Jeunes, 1969, 1970, 1972
- Terres Latines, from 1965 to 1970
- Casanova Gallery, 1969
- 21 Gallery, 1967
- International Exhibition Palace, Tehran, December 1974 - January 1975
- Center for Aesthetic Research, Turin, from 1969 to 1973
- Galleria d'Arte Cortina, Milan, eleven abstract spaces, 1972-1973
- Annual Exhibition of Italian Graphic Art, Ancona, 1968
- Exhibition "L'Art Actuel", France-Japan, Itoya Fukuoka Gallery, 2000
- Exhibition "À Paris, Cafés d'Artistes et leurs Légendes : Montmartre, Montparnasse, Saint-Germain-des-Prés", in five Japanese cities (Odakyu Museum in Tokyo from October 13 to November 7, 1999; Mié Prefectural Museum from November 13 to December 23, 1999; Sogo Museum in Yokohama from January 2 to January 31, 2000; Daimaru Museum Umeda in Osaka from February 2 to February 21, 2000; Takamatsu City Museum from February 25 to March 26, 2000), 1999 to 2000
- Exhibition "Current Art", Japan Matumoto at the Center of Culture in Tokyo - six nations - the Omori Bel Port Atrium in Tokyo, 1999
- Nagoya International Center, Soguiss Museum, 1999
- Exhibition of French Artists at the Museum of the Alps in Ina, 1999
- Exhibition "L'Art Actuel", France-Japan - six nations - Omori Bel Port Atrium in Tokyo, 1996, 1999
- Exhibition at the Hotel Goven Yama Hills, Tokyo, from 1990 to 1995
- Jyosenji Temple, Tokyo, 1994
- Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Nikka-Kai, 1994
- Informal Museum, Nakagawamura, 1994
- Royal Court Gallery, Tokyo, from 1989 to 1993
- "First Masterpieces of European Masters", 1991
- Exhibition in nine Japanese cities; Nippon Television Network Corporation - Yomiuri, 1990
- Nine-month group exhibition in eight Japanese cities
- Group exhibition in ten Japanese cities, 1987-1988
- Mikimoto Gallery, Tokyo, 1980
- Nikka-Kai exhibition in Osaka, Nagoya, Kyoto, 1977
- Ueno Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, from 1965 to 1968 and from 1970 to 1977
- Nikka-Kai Exhibition, Tokyo, 1974
- Honorary member of the Nikka-Kai Exhibition
- Group of Eight, Palais de France, 1974
- Exhibition "Armand Drouant and his friends", Palais de France, 1974
- Nicolas Sursock Museum, Beirut, 1993, 1995
- Dar El Fan Gallery, Beirut, 1971
- Almountada Gallery, Beirut; Airabita Al Sakafia Hall, Tripoli
- Synthesis Exhibition, 1976
- National Museum of Monaco, 1988-1989
- Zacheta Palace, Warsaw, 1973
- Katowice Exhibition Center, 1973
- San Marino Congress Palace, 1983, 1990
Titles and distinctions
- Tribute to Belasco, private exhibition at the Grand Palais (Salon d'Automne 1986) in Paris
- Gold medal at the second "Annuale Italiana d'Arte Grafica
- Member of the Salon d'Automne in Paris
- Nikka Award at the Ueno Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo
- Silver medal of the Academic Society of Arts, Sciences and Letters in Paris
- Honorary member of the Nikka-Kai Salon in Tokyo
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Parinaud, André (February 1973). "Lyrisme fantasmagorique". La Galerie.
- ↑ Fujita, Shig (22 November 1980). "Belasco reflects the French temperament". Asahi Evening News: 6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harambourg, Lydia (28 September 2001). "Bélasco". La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot: 32.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Elgar, Frank (1972). "Des Idées, des Arts, des Lettres, des Sciences". Carrefour.
- ↑ Xuriguera, Gérard (October 1995). "Arts et Gens". Demeures et Chateaux. 85.
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