Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Ernest Pignon Ernest uses a wheat pasting technique in his artistic process, which requires a gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour and water. This method is used to hold posters and notices to walls. Location is a key component of his work and the artist searches to present themes like misery, poverty, and immigration to make the viewer reflect and enable forgotten histories to resurface. Carefully detailed drawing of people is a constant feature of his work, as can be seen in his 1968 portrait of Julian Beck at the Living Theatre, and his portraits of Pier Paolo Pasolini and Rimbaud.
Pignon Ernest has exhibited at Palais des Papes in Avignon, France, Purgatorio ad Arco in Naples, Italie, Monnaie de Paris in Paris, France, Le Botanique in Bruxelles, BELGIQUE, Château Palmer in Margaux, France, Institut du monde arabe in Paris, France, Galerie Lelong in Paris, France, Musée d´Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain Nice (MAMAC) in Nice, France, Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, France, Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille, France, Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende in Santiago, Chili, Chapelle du musée de l'Hospice Comtesse in Lille, France, prieuré de Saint-Cosme - demeure de Ronsard in La Riche, France, …
Ernest Pignon Ernest uses a wheat pasting technique in his artistic process, which requires a gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour and water. This method is used to hold posters and notices to walls. Location is a key component of his work and the artist searches to present themes like misery, poverty, and immigration to make the viewer reflect and enable forgotten histories to resurface. Carefully detailed drawing of people is a constant feature of his work, as can be seen in his 1968 portrait of Julian Beck at the Living Theatre, and his portraits of Pier Paolo Pasolini and Rimbaud.
Pignon Ernest has exhibited at Palais des Papes in Avignon, France, Purgatorio ad Arco in Naples, Italie, Monnaie de Paris in Paris, France, Le Botanique in Bruxelles, BELGIQUE, Château Palmer in Margaux, France, Institut du monde arabe in Paris, France, Galerie Lelong in Paris, France, Musée d´Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain Nice (MAMAC) in Nice, France, Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, France, Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille, France, Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende in Santiago, Chili, Chapelle du musée de l'Hospice Comtesse in Lille, France, prieuré de Saint-Cosme - demeure de Ronsard in La Riche, France, Le Manoir, Martigny in Switzerland, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire in Saint-Denis, France, and Musée Maillol - Fondation Dina Vierny in Paris, France.
