Cypress story - Rémy Xavier

Description

Rémy XAVIER, also known as Mr LiGht, is a contemporary French artist who grew up in the world of graffiti and underground art. For some time, his works have dealt with humor and poetry in the interaction between humans and nature. After a long stay in several French cities and in Brussels, where he collaborated with art galleries and institutions, he found his approach to this theme. Today, he lives in his hometown in southern France, works for a museum, and continues to organize exhibitions in art spaces.
The theme of the exhibition at the gallery "Ahoj Nazdar Čau" is the secrets of nature and the question of why it continues to fascinate artists—in a society where nature is increasingly sidelined in important political debates.
The "Cypress Story" series developed gradually. Every day I passed by this cypress, and something inside me told me to paint it. And so I did. After some time, a man from my village, who knows my family and the area well, told me during my exhibition that he recognized this cypress and was sure it had been planted more than two hundred years ago by one of my ancestors. I share the same first name as this ancestor... Life is a cycle, and the world revolves around it. The other images show views from the place where I live, from my territory, from my surroundings. This is my nature, and it inspires my thinking and creating every day; exactly what I missed in the big cities.
The display of nature in vitrines shows how humans want to organize and limit it, while nature, on the other hand, disappears due to human needs. I bridge the gap between nature and graffiti because neither is fully understood as it truly is: as a symbol of freedom and the space of love. I am honored to organize this exhibition here at the "Ahoj Nazdar Čau" gallery and to show the people in the Czech Republic that the same political questions regarding memory, nature, and humans connect us. I am also very happy to have met Petra again, the gallery curator and my long-time friend. Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.

Highlights

• Exhibition by Rémy Xavier, known as Mr LiGht
• Theme: Secrets of nature and their artistic fascination
• Location: Gallery Ahoj Nazdar Čau, Jablonec nad Nisou

General Information

The "Cypress Story" exhibition by Rémy Xavier explores the relationship between humans and nature. The artist, who grew up in the world of graffiti and underground art, presents works inspired by personal experiences and local history.

Location

Luční 379/3, 466 01 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic

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