The artistic interconnections between East and West. A religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, the oasis of Dunhuang in China is home to the richest and best preserved Buddhist art sanctuary in the world, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was the Chinese painter Chang Shuhong who from 1936, following…
The Mediterranean holds the sad record of being one of the most polluted seas in the world. Plastic is a particular threat to marine biodiversity: ingested by marine fauna and flora, it completely contaminates the sea and the entire food chain of living beings. The French Riviera is particularly affected by this issue. Preserving the…
Come and meet the works of Heidi and Lino Melano, as well as other artists on display. You will be able to enter into the experience that each work offers by discovering the story of their creators, their moments of joy, sadness and doubts. Their works will speak to you… Explore during the visits,…
Heidi Melano was an unassuming woman and a talented artist who dedicated her life to an ancient art form – mosaics. From the 1970s, after having produced several artworks in her youth, Heidi worked for years alongside her husband Lino and devoted herself to great artists such as Fernand Leger and Marc Chagall. Heidi also…
Gérard Economos was born in Paris in 1935. He studied architecture for a few years and devoted himself to painting in 1958. His meeting with Jean Cocteau was decisive. He illustrated many works by writers such as Jean Cocteau, Jean Giono, Yves Navarre, Henry Queffelec, Lawrence Durrell, Roger Peyrefitte as well as Nobel prize-winners. In…
Passionate about live art, this puppeteer, director and poet has created new puppets inspired by the dreamlike world of Heidi Melano. His first puppet show was in 1987. He creates visual and poetic shows, for all audiences, with string puppets from 30 cm to 2 metres, costumes and masks. Self-taught, Loïc Bettini fashions all of…
Giuliano Mancini, was an artist and sculptor of great talent. Born in Rome and settled in Saint-Paul de Vence from 1973, he sadly passed away on April 7, 2015. Very attached to Saint-Paul de Vence where he lived for more than 40 years, Giuliano Mancini left several sculptures in the village including “The Cat”, with its…
Chang Jiahuang is a contemporary Chinese artist who inherited a family artistic tradition. He is the son of Chang Shuhong, a Chinese painter and protector of the Mogao Caves, and Li Chenxian, an artist in Dunhuang. He taught art in Tokyo and at the Hangzhou Conservatory of Music. His art is influenced by other Chinese…
Précédent Suivant Qiu Shengxian is a world-renowned Chinese artist. His exquisite paintings subtly blend themes from the Chinese dynasty and Buddhism in a strikingly contemporary way. The style and colours are captivating, the workmanship is fresh, and the message is clear. The artist was strongly imbued with Chinese culture, its traditional painting, calligraphy and literature,…
Francis GUERRIER is a contemporary artist with multiple talents. Son of artist Raymond Guerrier and sculptor and ceramist Francesca Guerrier, art has been present in his daily life since childhood in a profusion of forms. Several experiences in the fields of theatre and dance have provided him with a training in scenography, another creative environment…
