Auge in Auge

Description

The exhibition "Faces à face" offers an encounter between the models seen in works created in Valais by Ernest Biéler (1863–1948), Germaine Boy (1884–1971), Raphy Dallèves (1878–1940), Anna Dubuis (1878–1929), Fred Fay (1901–1987), Henry van Muyden (1860–1936), Édouard Vallet (1876–1929), and Marguerite Vallet-Gilliard (1888–1918) around 1900. By utilizing the historical genre of portraiture within a context that consciously glorifies rural life, these eight artists, active between 1885 and the 1930s in the environment of the École de Savièse, created works inspired by the residents of the canton. Who were these Valaisans, whose gaze, occupation, pose, social role, or clothing choice were captured for eternity through the artistic act? Is it possible to identify these individuals, recognize their faces, or were the traces deliberately blurred? The exhibition explores some connections between the painters and the models, investigating the special and intimate moment of portrait creation that arises from the artists' perspective on the observed subjects – between anonymizing individual identities and honoring their symbolic significance. Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.

Highlights

• Encounter with historical portraits
• Works by Ernest Biéler and other artists
• Intimate insights into the identity of the models

General Information

The exhibition "Faces à face" at the Maison de la Commune Savièse displays portraits by artists active in Valais. It explores the relationships between the painters and their models and sheds light on the identity and social role of the depicted individuals.

Location

Rue de St-Germain 50, 1965 Savièse, Switzerland

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