Hervé Di Rosa (1959) — Two Idiots On An Aerostacyclette, 2015

Two idiots on an aerostacyclette, 2015
Hand-painted ceramic dish, signed and dated 2015.
31 x 40 cm

Bibliography: Hervé Di Rosa, L'oeuvre au monde, exhibition catalog at the Roubais swimming pool museum, October 20, 2018-January 20, 2019, Snoeck reproduced on page 211. Jean Sesser, Hervé Di Rosa, around the world, Fage éditions, Lyon, 2019, reproduced on page 481.

Hervé Di Rosa (born 1959) - Contemporary artist, pioneer of Figuration Libre

Hervé Di Rosa, born in 1959 in Sète, draws his inspiration from popular culture. He moved to Paris immediately after his baccalauréat to attend the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, and in the 1980s made a name for himself as one of the major players in the Figuration Libre movement, working alongside Robert Combas.
In parallel with his studio work, he travels the world on a long-term project, discovering the different art and craft techniques practiced by the people he meets. During his various stops around the world, he explores, for example, icons in Bulgaria, “appliqués” (fabric designs sewn onto canvas) in Benin, painting on parchment animal skins in Ethiopia, lacquer with inlays in Vietnam, ceramics in Portugal...
Adapting ancestral local techniques to his own mythology, he develops a syncretic art that belongs to him as much as to the rest of humanity. In 2000, with Bernard Belluc, he founded the MIAM (Musée International des Arts Modestes) in Sète.
In 2022, he is elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, as a member of the painting section.
In 2024, the Centre Pompidou dedicated an exhibition to him, Hervé Di Rosa, Le Passe-Mondes.
In 2025, Mucem in Marseille gives him a free rein for the exhibition Un air de famille.

Discover more works by this artist on the gallery's website: https://www.galeriepentcheff.fr/fr/peintre-herve-di-rosa#Oeuvres