FRENCH MODERN ART
A conference by Mariano Akerman
Alliance Française d'Islamabad, Pakistan, 17.11.2011
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| Delacroix: Marianne (detail from Liberty leading the People), 1830 |
Art, Freedom and Modernity. Modern art owes much to France, for it was born and developed there. In the country of "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity" many artists expressed themselves with unusual inventiveness: local and foreign artists worked together to create original, modern art.
Because of their success, modern art has become some kind of synonym with French art today.
The French expression raison d’être refers to a "reason for being" or to a "reason for existing." Yet, in art there are many of them. Along the art-education lectures, Mariano Akerman also speaks of Raisons d’être, in plural.
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| Claude Monet, Impression, 1872 |
Mariano Akerman, Painter and Art Historian. Born in Buenos Aires in 1963, Mariano Akerman studied at the School of Architecture of Universidad de Belgrano (Argentina), completing his formation with a prized graduation project on the limits and space in modern architecture (1987). Abroad from 1991 onwards, he studied modern art and researched the paintings of Francis Bacon and the architectural projects of Louis I. Kahn. He has developed the series of educational lectures In the Spirit of Linnaeus (Philippines, 2007), Discovering Belgian Art and Raisons d’être (Pakistan, 2008-10). Specializing in visual communication, Akerman is an experienced educator. He lectures on modern art at renowned institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires and the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila. An artist himself, Akerman exhibits his paintings and collages since 1979 onwards. He has been awarded with more than twelve major international prizes.
Letter of Appreciation. Dear Mariano Akerman, On behalf of Alliance Française d'Islamabad, I would like to thank you for your generous contribution for the promotion of French culture.
Your lecture was not only a very fruitful contribution for our cultural activities, but also was very informative and knowledgeable about Modern French Art.
Thank You.
Dr. Muhammad Azam Chaudhary, AFI President
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| Peinture fauviste de Matisse |
L’expression française raison d’être signifie autant une raison pour laquelle vivre qu’une raison pour laquelle exister. Mais dans l’art cohabitent tant de raisons. Aussi le cycle de conférences de Mariano Akerman parle-t-il des Raisons d’être, au pluriel.
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| Georges Lacombe, Marine bleue, Effet de vagues, 1893 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes |
Mariano Akerman, Peintre et Historien d’Art. Né à Buenos Aires, en Argentine, en 1963, Mariano Akerman a étudié à l’École d’Architecture de l’Universidad de Belgrano et y a validé sa formation en 1987 avec un projet sur les limites et l’espace en architecture moderne. À l’étranger, depuis 1991, il a orienté ses recherches sur l’oeuvre du peintre Francis Bacon et sur celle de l’architecte Louis I. Kahn. Par ailleurs, Mariano Akerman a présenté une série de conférences éducatives l’une sur l’oeuvre du naturaliste suédois Carl Linné (Philippines, 2007) et deux autres intitulées À la découverte de l’art belge et Raisons d’être (Pakistan 2008-10). Spécialiste en communication visuelle, Akerman est un éducateur expérimenté s’intéressant particulièrement à l’art moderne au sujet duquel il a donné des conférences dans des institutions renommées telles que le Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes à Buenos Aires et le National Museum of the Philippines à Manille. Également peintre, Mariano Akerman expose ses peintures et collages depuis 1979. Il a reçu plus de douze prix et distinctions internationales.
