Philippe Derome

Philippe Derome (born 18 February 1937 in Paris) is a French figurative painter.

Biography Philippe Derome grew up in Boulogne-Billancourt and in Villeurbanne. In 1956 he settled in Paris where he studied with Paul Colin. From 1960 to 1970 he was privileged enough to be part of the sophisticated and artistic circles of Paris. In Paris, he met black American students and writers such as James Baldwin. Baldwin fed his interest on issues related to black American identity and the Civil rights movement. Later in the 1980s he also painted themes about the black people in France. The staggered representation of recreation is another dominant theme seen in Derome's work.

Themes His main subjects are :

The leisure civilisation : Ski, beaches scenes, nights clubs Vanitas

Techniques

Oils and acrylics on canvas, gouaches on paper. Objects and painted furnitures. Collages : books of photograpics assemblies or colors papers silhouette cut and stuck as artwork

Artworks

Riot (1963) Selma marche (1968) Black head (1971) Le Flore (1973) Jusqu'à quand ? (1974) Skieurs (1976) Harmony (1987) Tank rouge (1994) AIDS, hotel Bailey, NY (1997)

Shows

1959 : Galerie Luc Burnap. Saint-Tropez. France 1960 : Luc Burnap Gallery. New York. USA 1967 : Biennale du Grand Palais, Paris (« Ph. Derome peint une conversation au Flore à la manière de Jean-Luc Godart », J. Warnod, le Figaro 1968 : Salon de Mai «A very hard-working young painter who knows what he wants and worries very little about –isms and the théories and ideas of others. » Edouard Roditi, NY Diplomat 1973 - 1980 : Galerie Annick Gendron Paris 1974 : Collection Jean Pierre Brasseur-Gregor. Munich (with a documentary realized by Fassbinder) 1978 : Marbella Club. Marbella

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