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Accrochage [Vaud 2009] &
Jean Crotti, Prix du Jury 2008
For the seventh edition of the annual exhibition dedicated to the contemporary artistic scene of the canton of Vaud, the MCBA (Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts) has taken over the Espace Arlaud to present recent works by artists from different generations, selected through an open submission by a jury of professionals.
For the 2009 edition, 215 artists from Vaud or working in the canton of Vaud responded to the Museum’s invitation, presenting 516 paintings, sculptures, drawings, videos, or installations to a jury consisting of Luc Aubort, artist, Lausanne; Barbara Basting, art critic, Zurich; Kathleen Bühler, curator, Kunstmuseum Bern; Christoph Lichtin, curator, Kunstmuseum Lucerne; Catherine Pavlovic, curator, Mamco, Geneva.
The jury selected 56 works created by 33 artists for this edition, and awarded the 2009 Jury Prize to Elisabeth Llach, who thus succeeds Robert Ireland, Bernard Voïta, Yves Mettler, David Hominal, Anne-Julie Raccoursier, and Jean Crotti.
Jean Crotti. Se perdre dans ses yeux. Jury Prize 2008
A room is dedicated to Jean Crotti (*1954), winner of the 2008 Jury Prize, for his exhibition Se perdre dans ses yeux (Losing oneself in his eyes). Awarded for his outstanding work in drawing, the artist presents here a large selection of recent large-format drawings that testify to his relentless exploration of the portrait – portraits of men or adolescents most often drawn with colored pencils on materials as varied as paper, cardboard, shopping bags, or other recycled materials. The contrast between the raw support and the subtlety of the line, between the weathered surface and the persistent softness of the gesture that captures a gaze here, an expression or a pose there, only reinforces the strange and fascinating beauty of these characters who seem to offer themselves to our gaze yet escape us.
This work was part of a long-term investigation into the human figure and its possible representations, initiated by Jean Crotti in the early 1980s and decisively developed during the decade 1992-2002, when the artist split his life between Lausanne and Cairo. While the artist does not shy away from exploring other techniques – painting, printmaking – it is drawing that remains his preferred medium to give presence to the Other and attempt to capture an image that eludes.
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