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Interview. Bertrand Fournier

The French painter Bertrand Fournier is 34 years old. He lives and works in Janville Sur Juine, a small village in the suburbs of Paris. He is married and is a father of three beautiful children.

Tell us about your solo exhibition in Antwerp – Golf Party?
I began golfing two years ago and at that time I did some canvases where I captured a golf ball at various moments. What I liked most was giving a form of consciousness to this ball, and moving a little away from my figurative work. When TICK TACK offered me a solo, seeing the space, I immediately imagined this show. I thought it was an opportunity to tell the story of this ball.

Who has had the greatest influence on your work?
In the masters I would say Matisse for the form, the color and the technique, and Magritte for the imagination and the symbolism. As for the contemporaries, I will mention Günther Förg and Wolfang Voegele.

In the masters I would say Matisse for the form, the color and the technique, and Magritte for the imagination and the symbolism. As for the contemporaries, I will mention Günther Förg and Wolfang Voegele.

What do you like most about your job?
My great grandfather made furniture. I got a stool he made, I always use it to tinker, to paint and every time I see it I think of him, telling myself that part of him is still among us. Death does not frighten me , what scares me is falling into oblivion, I think that’s what I like the most in my work, to paint not to fall into the realm of the forgotten.

Where can people buy your art?
If you want information about my work please contact the galleries I work with.

www.bertrandfournier.com