BERNARD FRIZE – HELLO MY NAME IS BERNARD FRIZE
2014-01-27As a new introduction to Mr. Frize, the exhibition reveals key facts about his work:
a. Mr. Frize’s paintings feature a spectrum of color, selected not for their specific qualities but selected because they are distinct from one another; selected simply to be a color, not to evoke a mood or make a statement in and of themselves.
b. Mr. Frize follows systematic procedures in executing his paintings, based on a pre-determined script he chooses which can do nothing once put in motion but veer pointedly towards disruption.
c. Mr. Frize provides a stage for chance and the nature of the materials to make their way, to have their influence. Paint, resin, color, weight of the brush, imprint of the paint, the choice to allow a freeness to the touch.
In “Diola” gesture is evident. There is a saturation of color at the top and bottom of the canvas, at the edges of the brushstrokes. Throughout the main field of the painting, color is also saturated at the edges of the brushstrokes, where the paint became ever so slightly heavier from the friction between the brush and the canvas. The material (paint) is doing what it does. Water, pigment, gravity, the effects of drying all have their influence and all play a part in what the painting becomes. It’s an organic process.
Exhibition runs through to March 1st, 2014
Galerie Perrotin
76 rue de Turenne
75003
Paris
France
