Things to Do in Provence: The Marie-Helene Sola Exhibition
If you’re looking for things to do in Provence during your stay at Benvengudo Hotel, make sure you devote some time in your itinerary to Marie-Hélène Sola’s ‘Fragmentism’ studio-gallery. This fascinating showcase displays a collection of pictorial art that will expand your perception of the world around you beyond the canvas.
Who is Marie-Hélène Sola?
Marie-Hélène Sola is an artist whose innovative take on form and colour has reimagined the world of French art. Born in the Southern French commune of Millau in 1955, Sola graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Nîmes before establishing herself as a post-modern artist. Today, Sola’s work is exhibited throughout France and across the world.
What is Fragmentism?
From the earliest stages of her career, Sola found herself drawn to Cubism. This is the modernist style of art championed famously by iconic 20th Century painter Pablo Picasso which abandons the ‘single viewpoint’ and uses geometric shapes, interlocking planes and collages to create striking images.
Sola took Cubism one step further. Starting in the 1990’s, the French creative established an art movement known as ‘Fragmentism’ This school of art strives to bring together the worlds of abstract and figurative art to craft a dialogue between form and colour.
Sola’s work uses her own vision of the world in order to displace the observer’s centre of interest and provide them with a better understanding of composition and its key features. She focuses on the ‘movement of space’ which allows the observer to see how the composition expands art beyond the confines of the canvas.
Visit Marie-Hélène Sola’s Fragmentism Exhibition
When you stay at Benvengudo Hotel, you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Fragmentism for yourself. Marie-Hélène Sola’s studio-gallery is in the village of Les Baux-de-Provence, only a stone’s throw away from your hotel. During your visit to Sola’s studio-gallery you will explore a school of art that fragments your pre-conceived notions of art to alter your perception of the world around you.
For more information please contact:
Tel +33 (0)4 90 54 38 25
sola.fragmentisme@gmail.com
Benvengudo Hotel is a 4 star luxury boutique hotel located in Les Baux-de-Provence. Set in an authentic Provencal country house, its idyllic location offers a perfect base from which to explore this remarkable region in the South of France.
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