Michael Rieu - sculpturen

The works of Michael Rieu often talk about his voyages and experiences he undergoes. Through the years he developed his own style of art and symbolism. We can see a movement in his sculptures towards simpler lines and forms. The stoneheads are based on a theme he has used through his whole career, like a self portrait through the different stages of life. His head sculptures are a pleasure to the eye, radiating inner strength and stillness. Nature speaks to us through the ancient stones, through different colours and structures. Each stone has its own story to tell. Sometimes a part of the stone is kept in its original form. Through his studies and way of working, Michael Rieu keeps creating new and interesting forms.

Signe Høy, 2007, Norway

MICHAEL RIEU - CV

10 novembre 1953, Haarlem
Vit et travaille à Paris, depuis 1983
Vit et travaille à Kristiansand, depuis 2007

Expositions collectives

1984         'Tout seul-seul', Heemstede, Pays-Bas
1984         Exposition 'Arbres de Noël' chez Lidewij Edelkoort, Paris
1984         Stedelijk Museum, Oostende, Belgique
1986         'Arto-Verseau', Galerie l'Aire du Verseau, Paris
1988         'Versailles Jeunesse', l'Art dans la rue, Invité d'honneur pour La Hollande
1989         Exposition de sculptures au Stedelijk Museum 'Het Prinsenhof', Delft
1990         Galerie Koralewski, Paris
1991         Fondation Juliana
1992         Exposition sculptures Européen, Ploumelec
1994         Dessins au Galerie Olivier Nouvellet
2001         Symposium on International Sculpture, Seoul
2004         'Achter de Zuilen', Gemeentehuis Bloemendaal
2007         ITAF, Amsterdam

Exposiotions personnelles
1978         Heineken Galerie, Amsterdam
1987         Galerie Kadans, La Haye, Pays Bas
1990         Galerie Forestier, Paris
1991         Galerie Koralewski, Paris
1993         Galerie de l'Étoile, Paris
2007         Galerie BI-Z ble, Kristiansand

Salons
1984         Montrouge
1987         ICAF, Los Angeles,         Galerie Michel Tétreault, Montréal