Deux Côtés / Two Sides: Part I

Dominique De Beir

Eric Brown

Sharon Butler

Jack Davidson

Frederique Lucien

Pierre Mabille

Christophe Robe

Joyce Robins

Theodore:Art is pleased to present Deux Côtés, the first of a two-part exhibition presented in collaboration with Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris. The second part will take place at Galerie Jean Fournier in December 2016. The exhibition will consist of works by painters associated with each gallery.

By means of a series of conversation that Emilie Ovaere-Corthay, Director of Galerie Jean Fournier, and Stephanie Theodore had in front of paintings, both in real life and on computer monitors, an idea was born, of a presentation of work of mature painters with strong local followings who each in his/her own way push the practice of painting as a means to an expressive, subjective end. The language of painting transcends national identity and geopolitical boundaries. The concerns of painters –-color, gesture, texture, form, expression–-can suggest heretofore unknown communities among painting practitioners. This exhibition is an attempt to foster further collaboration and dialogue in the circles of painters on two sides of the Atlantic.