Nathalie du Pasquier
Vorlage:Infobox artist Nathalie Du Pasquier (born in France 1957) is a painter and designer, initially known for her work as a founding member of the Memphis Group. Her early body of work included furniture, textiles, clothing designs and jewelry in addition to iconic work in decoration and patterns. Since 1987, she has consistently dedicated herself to painting.[1]
Early life
Du Pasquier was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1957. From 1975 to 1977, she traveled through Gabon and West Africa, and in 1979 she moved to Milan.[2] In Milan, she met the designer George Sowden and in 1981, she and Sowden were asked to become two of the founding members of the Memphis Group by designer and architect Ettore Sottsass.[3] As a member of the Memphis Group, du Pasquier designed many textiles and furniture.[4]
Career
In 1985 and 1986, du Pasquier started painting, and by 1987 considered herself primarily a painter. She has had exhibitions of her paintings at many galleries worldwide, including Exile in Berlin[1] and Chamber in New York.[5] She has continued to design textiles as well, including patterns for clothes produced by American Apparel in 2014[6] and blankets and other bedding, with George Sowden, for Zig Zag Zurich in 2015.[7]
Works and publications
- 10 Tappeti Moderni = 10 Modern Carpets, 1986, with George Sowden
- Viaggio Tranquillo, 1993
- Nathalie du Pasquier, 2001, with Peter Cherry
- Nathalie du Pasquier: domino, 2002.
- Arranging Things: A Rhetoric of Object Placement (illustrator), 2003, with Leonard Koren
- Square Paintings, 2011
- 1/16 du Pasquier, 2011
- Achtung! Blumen!, 2012 with Steve Piccolo
- Nathalie du Pasquier: Don't Take These Drawings Seriously, 2015, with Omar Sosa
References
External links
- Nathalie du Pasquier
- Images
- Painting archive
- Kunsthalle Vienna exhibition July 2016
- Kunsthalle exhibition video 2016
- Nathalie Du Pasquier a film by Judith Du Pasquier 2011
- My thoughts about images - Nathalie at Kunsthalle October 2016
- ↑ a b artnet Asks: Memphis's Nathalie Du Pasquier - artnet News. 12. Juni 2015, abgerufen am 12. August 2016 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Liz McQuiston: Women in design: a contemporary view. Rizzoli, New York 1988, ISBN 0-8478-0944-7 (englisch, worldcat.org).
- ↑ Barbara Radice: Memphis: research, experiences, results, failures, and successes of new design. Rizzoli, New York, NY 1984, ISBN 0-8478-0569-7 (englisch, worldcat.org).
- ↑ Richard Horn: Memphis: objects, furniture, and patterns. Running Press, Philadelphia, Pa. 1986, ISBN 0-89471-447-3 (englisch, worldcat.org).
- ↑ The Queen of Memphis: Nathalie Du Pasquier on the Legacy of the Group and Its. In: www.metropolismag.com. Abgerufen am 12. August 2016.
- ↑ Alainna Lexie Beddie: A Memphis Group Founder Creates Prints for American Apparel In: T Magazine. Abgerufen am 18. Dezember 2016
- ↑ Tim Gavan: Memphis-Style Design Returns to Home Décor In: Wall Street Journal, 22. Dezember 2015. Abgerufen am 18. Dezember 2016