Dumaine’s Exquisite Corpse Exhibition

One of our featured artists' Bernard Dumaine will be exhibiting his extensive collection of 'CADAVRES EXQUIS' (exquisite corpse) collaborative drawings in 'La Halle eux Arts' gallery from the 7th to the 29th of September. Many of Bernard's Exquisite corpses were completed with members of 'The Exquisite Corpse' group on DeviantArt. There were 23 collaborators, from 9 different countries. Exquisite Corpses are collaborations in which both artists independently draw half a page and send it (partially covered it with a tiny strip showing) to their collaborator to complete. Each artist keeps the original artwork that they complete. This game is based on an old Surrealist tradition. I have watched this group for a long time and would like to thank a few key members like Deborah Valentine, Bernard Dumaine, Joseph Larkin & Ton Haring for their energy in keeping the Exquisite Corpse tradition alive.

Participating artists :

Bernard Dumaine – France – bernardumaine.deviantart.com

Amy Kollar anderson – USA – amykollaranderson.deviantart.com

Fatima Azimova – USA – fatimaa.deviantart.com

Jon Beinart – Australia jonbeinart.deviantart.com

Craig Blair – USA – www.surrealogic.com

Willem den Broeder – The Netherlands – www.surrealisme.nl

Anne-Marie Bricaud – France – ahembe.deviantart.com

Zachary Cain – www.refinedanimation.com

Rocky Mc Donald – USA – tranzintel.deviantart.com

Rodney Gee – South Africa – 8025glome.deviantart.com

Ana-Francisca Haas – Canada – francifranci.deviantart.com

Nigel Harris – Japan – flickr.com/photos/naichan

Ton Haring – The Netherlands – divee.deviantart.com

David Hill – USA – drhill.deviantart.com

Sally Hunter – UK – shunter.deviantart.com

Joseph Larkin – USA – larkinart.deviantart.com

Peter Van Oostzanen – vanoostzanen.deviantart.com

Ben Pearce – Australia – avsky.deviantart.com

Cody Smith – USA – coyatomacca.deviantart.com

Jim Sebor – USA – www.seboarcreations.com

Peter S. Sibrin – USA – chelovek.deviantart.com

Deborah Valentine – USA – a-neon-devil-breath.deviantart.com

Caroline Wojdak – Poland – iness69.deviantart.com

This exhibition organised by Anne -Marie Bricaud – ahembe.deviantart.com, the cultural association " l'Art à la Clef " and "La halle aux Arts" gallery will be presented then in various towns of the Angoulême area untill February of 2008."