Jean-Pierre Bertrand
Biography
Born in 1937 and died in 2016 in Paris (France). Lived and worked in Paris (France).
First as a chief cameraman, moviemaker, then actor, Jean-Pierre Bertrand fancied cinema. Since the seventies, Bertrand has incorporated his interest of cinema into his work and developed a mixing of photography, movies, writing, painting, drawings on recycled papers, neons and installations.
His work is radiant and arduos, but you can get into it without a key. "Reading and studying all of what has been written on my work is not necessary. You just need to be without any intention to communicate with it, to let what lies in everyone come out and reveal what the unique and the substance are."
The origin of his inspirations remains a mystery. Here, the artpiece will be Robinson Crusoe's Island: salt, lemon, honey create the mineral, the plant, the animal and the number 54.
Bertrand's paintings follow strict rules of measurements, appellations, materials and colors. Framed, set in a steel angle or under a plexiglass, they stand as the witnesses of a transparent body. The paper is altered by being washed, soaked, nourished by lemon, honey and salt, then worked with red coagulating acrylic or Flemish medium giving it some transparency.
Bertrand's work has been exhibited at Centre Georges-Pompidou (Paris), MAMVP (Paris), Musée Picasso (Antibes), Carré d'Art (Nîmes), Documenta (Kassel). He represented France at the Venice Biennal in 1999.
His work is part of prestigious collections as CNAP - Centre National des Arts Plastiques (Paris), MAC/VAL - Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Vitry-sur-Seine), Centre Georges-Pompidou (Paris), among others. He produced public procurements for the National Library of France (Paris) and stained-glass windows for the Bourg-Saint-Andéol Chapel.
Selected works
Jean-Pierre Bertrand
A piece of painting , 2015
Acrylic paint, honey paper, plexiglas, iron
30 x 24 x 2,5 cm
unique artwork
N° Inv. BERT16102
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Jean-Pierre Bertrand
SHEM .BRG , 2013
plexiglas, iron, honey paper, acrylic
80.31 x 60.24 x 0.39 in.
unique artwork
N° Inv. BERT13059
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Jean-Pierre Bertrand
Sans titre (rouge 3) , 2008
acrylic on honey paper, plexiglas, steel frame
33 x 24,5 x 1 cm (12.99 x 9.45 x 0.39 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. BERT14066
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Jean-Pierre Bertrand
Corps rouge , 2008
honey paper,acrylic under plexiglass / acrylic red parchment on plexiglass
204 x 153,5 x 1,8 cm
unique artwork
N° Inv. BERT08014
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Jean-Pierre Bertrand
Etrog , 1999
unique artwork
Private collection, Paris, France
N° Inv. BERT08002
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Gallery exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
Centre Georges Pompidou collection, Paris, France
Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, France
Kassel, Germany
Regards hors-champ et paysages, La Fab. / collection agnès b., Paris, France, 2020, photo: Rebecca Fanuele.
Peinture plasmique 1367, 2016, honey-paper, acrylic paint, plexiglas, iron, 279 x 163 x 1,8 cm, unique artwork
7P + |R|, 2016, honey-paper, acrylic paint, plexiglas, iron, 204 x 153,5 x 1,8 cm, unique artwork
SHEM.1G..P1, 2016, honey-paper, acrylic paint, plexiglas, iron, 204 x 153,5 x 1,8 cm, unique artwork
Nouvel accrochage des collections, Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France, 2014
Nouvel accrochage des collections, Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne, France, 2014
Special commission, Pantheon Crypt, Paris, France, 2009
Ligne - B, Connexion aux Abattoirs, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Les Abattoirs, Toulouse, France, 2007
Jean-Pierre Bertrand: In Search of the Miraculous, Le Quartier, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Quimper, France, 2005
Jean-Pierre Bertrand: In Search of the Miraculous, Le Quartier, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Quimper, France, 2005
Jean-Pierre Bertrand: In Search of the Miraculous, Le Quartier, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Quimper, France, 2005
Jean-Pierre Bertrand: Consubstantiellement ou l'instant unique, Musée Picasso, Antibes, France, 2004
Jean-Pierre Bertrand: Consubstantiellement ou l'instant unique, Musée Picasso, Antibes, France, 2004
Jean-Pierre Bertrand: Consubstantiellement ou l'instant unique, Musée Picasso, Antibes, France, 2004
48th Venice Biennal, French Pavillon, 1999
48th Venice Biennal, French Pavillon, 1999
ETROG en 54, Centre Georges Pompidou collection, Paris, 1999
Jean-Pierre Bertrand, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1993
Documenta IX, Kassel, Germany, 1992
Press
Télérama Hors Série
Jean-Pierre Bertrand
2020
Le Monde
Jean-Pierre Bertrand
2020
La Libre
Jean Pierre Bertrand
2015
METTRAY
Entretien
2010
Artpress
Jean-Pierre Bertrand
2009
Art Absolument
Jean-Pierre Bertrand - Légendes
2004
L'Oeil
Déambulations méditatives
2002
Artpress
Jean-Pierre Bertrand - La traversée du corps
1999
Publications
From red to red
Publisher: éditions P
2015
Jean-Pierre Bertrand
Publisher: METTRAY éditions
2013
Consubstantiellement ou l'instant unique
Publisher:
2004
