biography of Bernard PRAS (1952)

Personal data


Birth : 03/22/1952 - , France
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : France

Address

Paris, France

Representatives

Galerie Bruno Delarue – 12 Rue de Thorigny – Paris, France
Galerie Kandler – 14 Rue Bayard – Toulouse, France


Education

1974 : Ecole des Beaux-Arts – 5 Quai de la Daurade – Toulouse, France

Professional data


Work and Life

1990:Creates a new engraving process called “Aquagravure”
1980:Moves to Paris, France


Prizes

1979

1979 : Prix de gravure de la ville d’Angoulême , 1er prix – Angoulême, France


Other professions

Researcher

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting :
Print-Multiple : Engraving
Sculpture-Volume : Accumulation - Assemblage - Installation - Object
Photography :
Drawing-Watercolor : Gouache
Audiovisual-Multimedia : Video

Subject

one's self/identity
portrait
consumer society
Trompe-l'oeil

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2004

Galerie Kandler – Toulouse, France
07/03/2004 – 10/16/2004

2003

Galerie Photo – Montpellier, France
2003 – 01/31/2004

Moderne Arcimboldo
Galerie Eric de Montbel – Paris, France
2003 – 06/28/2003

2002

Bernard Pras
Galerie Bruno Delarue – Paris, France
05/16/2002 – 06/29/2002

2001

Galerie Bruno Delarue – Paris, France
2001

2000

Galerie Eric de Montbel – Paris, France
05/18/2000 – 07/01/2000

1999

L’Arsenal – Metz, France
09/25/1999 – 11/21/1999

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2001

ART Paris – art moderne et création contemporaine, n°3
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
09/28/2001 – 10/02/2001

KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Kandler – 14 Rue Bayard – Toulouse, France

2000

ART Paris – art moderne et création contemporaine, n°1
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
10/19/2000 – 10/23/2000
Represented by : Galerie Bruno Delarue – 12 Rue de Thorigny – Paris, France

International Artexpo New York
Jacob K Javits Convention Center – New York NY, United States
03/09/2000 – 03/13/2000
Represented by : Paris Art – 1922 Swallow Lane – Carlsbad CA, United States

1999

ART Paris – art moderne et création contemporaine
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
09/16/1999 – 09/20/1999
Represented by : Galerie Bruno Delarue – 12 Rue de Thorigny – Paris, France


Festivals

2001

Fantastic’Arts – Festival du Film Fantastique de Gérardmer, n° 8
Gérardmer, France
2001


Group exhibitions

2007

POP UP
Galerie Gastaud – Clermont-Ferrand, France
06/07/2007 – 09/15/2007

2003

Puls’Art 2003 – Manifestation Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Le Mans, France
05/30/2003 – 06/01/2003

Liot / Pras
Galerie Bruno Delarue – Paris, France
03/18/2003 – 04/19/2003

2001

Mirage
Galerie Bruno Delarue – Paris, France
05/03/2001 – 06/28/2001

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Monographies

2001

Bernard Pras
Publisher: Galerie Bruno Delarue – 12 Rue de Thorigny – Paris, France
2001


Periodicals

2002

FRIMBOIS Jean-Pierre – Pras Avant Après
in: Art Actuel n° 20 p. 28
Paris, France
05/2002-06/2002

Legals