François Ozenda Art Brut Mixed Media Abstract XXth Rt1459

Gouache and cut-out collage on paper, framed, under glass representing a composition formed of mysterious figures and shapes joined by newspaper photos of naked women perfectly integrated into an unusual and vertiginous universe that opens the doors to an imaginary world without borders
an annotation at bottom left: ... Voir machin dictionnaire
Vertical signature at left: OZENDA
In the center, vertically: the letters of the word: HELL
Vertical signature on the left: OZENDA
(The artwork can be read in all directions)
Epoque: XX th century
Condition: Good condition
Dimensions with frame: 50 x 44 cm
Dimensions when viewed: 32 x 26 cm
Weight: 1.770 kg

BIOGRAPHY:
François OZENDA ( 1923 1976) was a painter, sculptor, engraver, lithographer and illustrator born in 1923 in Marseille

A marginal artist, he sold his canvases and drawings in cafés and restaurants and worked at night in friends' homes or some makeshift room

Surrounded by a solid group of friends, the Chave family, who housed and exhibited him, as well as the customers and proprietor of Café La Régence, Ozenda created a protean and inspired body of work, in which he laid bare his soul
He exhibited in Saint Paul de Vence ,( where he remained until his death) : Galerie Alphonse Chave
In 1953, the gallery organized a solo show for him, "Un monde étrange de saints, de diables, de bêtes". This exhibition was followed by others ( 1955 1956 1959 1965 1966 1969 1972 1976)
Ozenda took part in the "Peinture-lumière" exhibition, organized in Vallauris by André Verdet, in 1963.
He died in 1976. After his death, retrospective exhibitions were devoted to him, in Paris, Lyon , Marseille ...

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