Ceysson & Bénétière

David Wolle

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Presentation
Born in 1969.
Lives and works in Villefranche sur Saône, France

Presentation

David Wolle makes small plaster objects, which unrecognizable as such are then enlarged and represented by the artist on canvas, vaguely bringing to mind objects which could belong to reality. Therefore there is an almost hyper-realistic treatment in this unlikely and abstract process. The sizes are moderate, inexact, assembled together and adapted to the subject which they highlight in massive or conversely elongated shapes. As well, the lighting effects seized from afar reveal the traces of the paint brush which makes its presence felt; what matters here is to indicate how much the work tries to tell us about paint and how much it absorbs us- the viewer.
Communicating to us about painting but deterring those who try to define what they look at: it involves artistic mishaps - dripping thick paint through the process - where an illusion appears of something hidden, unless it's simply a compact volume, given rhythm through a monochromatic geometry or alphabet-like figurine.

The simultaneously familiar and sibylline titles mark this will to present from reality, only a universe that exclusively through painting we would able to comprehend. Beyond the colours, the plaster serves to create the small painted sculptures, which are then subjected to a number of fantasies which evoke thoughts of organic forms, unbridled anthropomorphisms and chance discoveries. There is something to see here but what one looks at defies the abstract language that one searches for and appropriates, as well as what the eye naturally searches for.

David Wolle's works make it clear that painting is not only an object for recognising reality but rather for learning what unites us to it and show how the artist can trace a comprehensible symbol in regard to verbal thought. His oeuvre is frustrating in the sense that we ask for more, and this sentiment is integral in the viewer's response.

BTN in l'Art Vues, May 2006
Selected Artworks
Phatet
Phatet
2009
40.0 x 30.0 cm / 15.7 x 11.8 in
BM pouponne 2
BM pouponne 2
2009
46.0 x 54.0 cm / 18.1 x 21.3 in
Wompe
Wompe
2008
45.0 x 40.0 cm / 17.7 x 15.7 in
Vopex
Vopex
2008
45.0 x 40.0 cm / 17.7 x 15.7 in
Ititi
Ititi
2008
30.0 x 30.0 cm / 11.8 x 11.8 in
Pentiope 1
Pentiope 1
2008
45.0 x 60.0 cm / 17.7 x 23.6 in
Laptal
Laptal
2008
40.5 x 50.0 cm / 15.9 x 19.7 in
Labâtemey
Labâtemey
2008
60.0 x 60.0 cm / 23.6 x 23.6 in
Ffle
Ffle
2008
50.0 x 50.0 cm / 19.7 x 19.7 in
Oué Seset
Oué Seset
2008
40.0 x 30.0 cm / 15.7 x 11.8 in
Ponde e Potin
Ponde e Potin
2008
30.0 x 30.0 cm / 11.8 x 11.8 in
Le Festival de Créopode
Le Festival de Créopode
2008
81.0 x 65.0 cm / 31.9 x 25.6 in
La Couronne Trisponse
La Couronne Trisponse
2008
64.0 x 56.0 cm / 25.2 x 22.0 in
Pentiope 2
Pentiope 2
2008
45.0 x 50.0 cm / 17.7 x 19.7 in
Arlequin
Arlequin
2009
46.0 x 38.0 cm / 18.1 x 15.0 in
Otlooap
Otlooap
2009
65.0 x 54.0 cm / 25.6 x 21.3 in
Deneloten
Deneloten
2009
50.0 x 50.0 cm / 19.7 x 19.7 in
Keke Flipko
Keke Flipko
2011
33.0 x 41.5 cm / 13.0 x 16.3 in
Loona
Loona
2011
30.0 x 30.0 cm / 11.8 x 11.8 in
Riboulais
Riboulais
2011
30.0 x 30.0 cm / 11.8 x 11.8 in
Phonietta
Phonietta
2010
130.0 x 89.0 cm / 51.2 x 35.0 in
Le Vecteur de Sedipof
Le Vecteur de Sedipof
2009
33.0 x 41.0 cm / 13.0 x 16.1 in
Del Fom Bene
Del Fom Bene
2011
40.0 x 50.0 cm / 15.7 x 19.7 in
L'orée
L'orée
2011
60.0 x 50.0 cm / 23.6 x 19.7 in
Ribalgon (North Cappucino)
Ribalgon (North Cappucino)
2011
100.0 x 73.0 cm / 39.4 x 28.7 in
Liseret C
Liseret C
2011
140.0 x 160.0 cm / 55.1 x 63.0 in
L'anaconda de Senlis
L'anaconda de Senlis
2011
50.0 x 50.0 cm / 19.7 x 19.7 in
Relinetcho
Relinetcho
2011
65.0 x 55.0 cm / 25.6 x 21.7 in
Feliz
Feliz
2011
30.0 x 30.0 cm / 11.8 x 11.8 in
Starvico
Starvico
2011
61.0 x 50.0 cm / 24.0 x 19.7 in
Le Pâtir
Le Pâtir
2011
35.0 x 35.0 cm / 13.8 x 13.8 in
Les Bouquets Kasma
Les Bouquets Kasma
2011
60.0 x 60.0 cm / 23.6 x 23.6 in
Marie-4-boeuf
Marie-4-boeuf
2011
50.0 x 50.0 cm / 19.7 x 19.7 in
sans titre
sans titre
2011
47.0 x 33.0 cm / 18.5 x 13.0 in
opus Salsa
opus Salsa
2011
61.0 x 50.0 cm / 24.0 x 19.7 in
Feliz
Feliz
2011
60.0 x 50.0 cm / 23.6 x 19.7 in
LaBrouca
LaBrouca
2011
50.0 x 50.0 cm / 19.7 x 19.7 in
Bouli du Potou
Bouli du Potou
2011
81.0 x 65.0 cm / 31.9 x 25.6 in
Inceptos
Inceptos
2011
80.0 x 80.0 cm / 31.5 x 31.5 in
La sandale de Netus
La sandale de Netus
2011
50.0 x 60.0 cm / 19.7 x 23.6 in
Aux bonnes écoutes
Aux bonnes écoutes
2012
120.0 x 60.0 cm / 47.2 x 23.6 in
Bulex serpentine
Bulex serpentine
2012
100.0 x 100.0 cm / 39.4 x 39.4 in
Fête Cup
Fête Cup
2012
100.0 x 95.0 cm / 39.4 x 37.4 in
Fructivore X
Fructivore X
2012
162.0 x 130.0 cm / 63.8 x 51.2 in
Les pigeons sont comme les lilas du règne des oise
Les pigeons sont comme les lilas du règne des oise
2012
140.0 x 150.0 cm / 55.1 x 59.1 in
Spiel-Zug Mountain
Spiel-Zug Mountain
2012
130.0 x 130.0 cm / 51.2 x 51.2 in
Minuet
Minuet
2012
150.0 x 150.0 cm / 59.1 x 59.1 in
Les locaux de la verbale
Les locaux de la verbale
2012
146.0 x 130.0 cm / 57.5 x 51.2 in
he mlk
he mlk
2012
55.0 x 46.0 cm / 21.6 x 18.1 in
Krybbespil
Krybbespil
2013
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.8 in
Anomalous atteration of beleve
Anomalous atteration of beleve
2013
115.0 x 97.0 cm / 45.3 x 38.2 in
La Raja
La Raja
2013
55.0 x 38.0 cm / 21.6 x 15.0 in
L24
L24
2013
55.0 x 46.0 cm / 21.6 x 18.1 in
Popov en Sampa
Popov en Sampa
2013
146.0 x 114.0 cm / 57.5 x 44.9 in
Suuntaviiva
Suuntaviiva
2013
146.0 x 114.0 cm / 57.5 x 44.9 in
Wartow
Wartow
2013
120.0 x 120.0 cm / 47.2 x 47.2 in
/lv\
/lv\
2013
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
('_-)
('_-)
2013
46.0 x 33.0 cm / 18.1 x 13.0 in
_°°[
_°°[
2013
65.0 x 45.0 cm / 25.6 x 17.7 in
(°°)
(°°)
2013
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
[O°]
[O°]
2013
55.0 x 45.0 cm / 21.6 x 17.7 in
°///°
°///°
2013
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
(^_#)4
(^_#)4
2014
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.8 in
(^_#)2
(^_#)2
2014
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
2O_o'
2O_o'
2014
55.0 x 46.0 cm / 21.7 x 18.1 in
+/[.]
+/[.]
2013
35.0 x 35.0 cm / 13.8 x 13.8 in
-___T_
-___T_
2014
35.0 x 35.0 cm / 13.8 x 13.8 in
°\-/*
°\-/*
2014
35.0 x 35.0 cm / 13.8 x 13.8 in
_+_l__
_+_l__
2014
61.0 x 45.0 cm / 24.0 x 17.7 in
---°
---°
2014
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.8 in
##T##
##T##
2014
60.0 x 45.0 cm / 23.6 x 17.7 in
[°°°]
[°°°]
2014
41.0 x 33.0 cm / 16.1 x 13.0 in
l-l-l°l
l-l-l°l
2014
55.0 x 41.0 cm / 21.6 x 16.1 in
[-'-'-]
[-'-'-]
2014
65.0 x 45.0 cm / 25.6 x 17.7 in
_+_l__
_+_l__
2013
61.0 x 45.0 cm / 24.0 x 17.7 in
(^_#)6
(^_#)6
2014
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
[°°°]
[°°°]
2014
41.0 x 33.0 cm / 16.1 x 13.0 in
La Tarantelle
La Tarantelle
2014
100.0 x 81.0 cm / 39.4 x 31.9 in
l¨l
l¨l
2014
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
_l_l°_°l
_l_l°_°l
2013
40.0 x 50.0 cm / 15.7 x 19.7 in
Elliptiquement, jouer les gilles
Elliptiquement, jouer les gilles
2014
81.0 x 54.0 cm / 31.9 x 21.3 in
Un léger passé
Un léger passé
2014
80.0 x 80.0 cm / 31.5 x 31.5 in
Cucuruzzu
Cucuruzzu
2014
73.0 x 60.0 cm / 28.7 x 23.6 in
Le pont
Le pont
2014
130.0 x 97.0 cm / 51.2 x 38.2 in
Le masque
Le masque
2014
40.0 x 32.0 cm / 15.7 x 12.6 in
Poudingue
Poudingue
2014
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
E3 : l'affabilité
E3 : l'affabilité
2014
40.0 x 32.0 cm / 15.7 x 12.6 in
N.G orange
N.G orange
2014
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
N.G bleu
N.G bleu
2014
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
Étude pour l'Alecton
Étude pour l'Alecton
2014
50.0 x 40.0 cm / 19.7 x 15.7 in
Martineau
Martineau
2014
61.0 x 50.0 cm / 24.0 x 19.7 in
Japetus Steenstrup
Japetus Steenstrup
2014
72.0 x 45.0 cm / 28.3 x 17.7 in
+l+*
+l+*
2014
51.0 x 45.0 cm / 20.1 x 17.7 in
La Punchline
La Punchline
2014
120.0 x 130.0 cm / 47.2 x 51.2 in
Wintersurf
Wintersurf
2014
120.0 x 130.0 cm / 47.2 x 51.2 in
Vaidoso C
Vaidoso C
2014
33.0 x 46.0 cm / 13.0 x 18.1 in
Soudain
Soudain
2014
130.0 x 97.0 cm / 51.2 x 38.2 in
Cucuruzu
Cucuruzu
2014
109.0 x 63.0 cm / 42.9 x 24.8 in
e9sis
e9sis
2015
27.0 x 22.0 cm / 10.6 x 8.7 in
Loup
Loup
2015
27.0 x 22.0 cm / 10.6 x 8.7 in
Puxe destzonzi
Puxe destzonzi
2015
27.0 x 22.0 cm / 10.6 x 8.7 in
Lurtetin
Lurtetin
2015
27.0 x 22.0 cm / 10.6 x 8.7 in
Loch P2
Loch P2
2015
22.0 x 18.0 cm / 8.7 x 7.1 in
URess Toll
URess Toll
2015
40.0 x 32.0 cm / 15.8 x 12.6 in
e siderans Pan
e siderans Pan
2015
35.0 x 35.0 cm / 13.8 x 13.8 in
Le seize-neuvième
Le seize-neuvième
2015
63.0 x 106.0 cm / 24.8 x 41.7 in
Mbogioneleleers
Mbogioneleleers
2015
81.0 x 65.0 cm / 31.9 x 25.6 in
Podium
Podium
2017
50.0 x 50.0 cm / 19.7 x 19.7 in
La Petite Marianne
La Petite Marianne
2017
46.0 x 33.0 cm / 18.1 x 13.0 in
Pour Ferdinand
Pour Ferdinand
2016
49.0 x 35.0 x 19.0 cm / 19.3 x 13.8 x 7.5 in
Gille en faïence
Gille en faïence
2016
69.0 x 25.0 x 28.0 cm / 27.2 x 9.8 x 11.0 in
Saynètes
Saynètes
2016
65.0 x 50.0 cm / 25.6 x 19.7 in
Saynètes
Saynètes
2016
65.0 x 50.0 cm / 25.6 x 19.7 in
Saynètes
Saynètes
2016
65.0 x 50.0 cm / 25.6 x 19.7 in
Steppe
Steppe
2017
120.0 x 130.0 cm / 47.2 x 51.2 in
Histoire de la disco
Histoire de la disco
2017
120.0 x 130.0 cm / 47.2 x 51.2 in
Kwabornament
Kwabornament
2017
120.0 x 130.0 cm / 47.2 x 51.2 in
Le Jardin
Le Jardin
2017
46.0 x 38.0 cm / 18.1 x 15.0 in
Saynètes
Saynètes
2016
65.0 x 50.0 cm / 25.6 x 19.7 in
Videos
David Wolle - a Expon : Poupeinsky
David Wolle - a Expon : Poupeinsky
Exhibitions In Our Galleries
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David Wolle

David Wolle

Plastic Surgery Simulator curated by

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January 22, 2022 - March 5, 2022

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Spring Saint-Étienne

Spring Saint-Étienne

curated by Anne Favier

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June 12, 2020 - July 25, 2020

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10 YEARS in Luxembourg

10 YEARS in Luxembourg

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June 2, 2018 - August 4, 2018

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David Wolle

David Wolle

a Expon : Poupeinsky

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May 18, 2017 - July 23, 2017

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David-Wolle-2015-luxembourg-183

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June 6, 2015 - August 2, 2015

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David Wolle

David Wolle

Grand Lisboa II

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March 28, 2013 - May 11, 2013

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David Wolle

David Wolle

Grand Lisboa 1

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September 6, 2012 - December 22, 2012

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David-Wolle-2011-luxembourg-100

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November 10, 2011 - January 7, 2012

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Bagarre Générale - 5 Ans

Bagarre Générale - 5 Ans

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March 24, 2011 - May 15, 2011

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David-Wolle-2010-luxembourg-50

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March 3, 2010 - May 1, 2010

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David-Wolle-2008-StEtienne-18

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December 11, 2008 - January 25, 2009

All Exhibitions
Solo Shows

2017
a Expon Poupeinsky, Galerie Ceysson & Bénetière, Saint-Etienne, France

2016
L'instar, URDLA, Villeurbanne, France

2015
David Wolle, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Luxembourg,
Le Pan, la Pente / C.A.P, Saint-Fons, France

2014
ArtGenève-Solo show, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Geneva, Switzerland
Adaptive Daydreaming / Galerie Vasistas, Montpellier, France

2013
Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris, France

2012
The Fantasy Land - Works by David Wolle, Tap Seac Gallery, Macao, China

2011
Docks Art Fair, Lyon, France
Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

2010
Galerie Bernard Ceysson Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Musée Paul Dini, Villefranche-sur- Saône, France

2008
Galerie Bernard Ceysson Saint-Étienne, France
FRAC, Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, France

Group Shows
2020
Printemps , Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière, Saint-Étienne, France

2016
Painting in oil is very difficult, Galerie Derouillon, Paris, France
Drawing Room 016, La Panacée, Galerie Vasistas, Montpellier, France
Abstractions, un été contemporain,, Musée Paul Dini, Villefranche/Saône, France

2015
Foto Malgrado, Galerie Vasistas, Montpellier, France
Cherchez Alice !, Centre de sculpture romane du maitre de Cabestany, Cabestany, France

2014
Cherchez Alice !, Centre de sculpture romane du maitre de Cabestany, Cabestany, France
Les esthétiques d'un monde désenchanté, C.A.C Meymac, Meymac, France
L'Oeil et le coeur 2, Carré Sainte-Anne, Montpellier, France

2013
Histoire d'objets, collège Voie Domitienne, Le Crès, France

2011
Que ton aliment soit ta seule médecine !, Lycée Auguste-Loubatières, Agde, France
Zanda 5, Anciens locaux de l'école des Beaux-Arts, Saint-Etienne, France
Bagarre générale, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Saint-Etienne, France
Déplacement, Ecole Sarah Bernhardt, Montpellier, France

2010
Le Choix d'un collectionneur, Musée Paul Dini, Villefranche sur Saône, France
Programme Libre, Galerie Vasistas, Montpellier, France
ArtPars, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris, France
Chassé Croisé, FRAC Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, France

2009
Supervue 009, Hôtel Burrhus, Vaison-la-Romaine, France
ArtElysée, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris, France
Air de Mende, choix d'oeuvres du Languedoc-Roussillon, Mende, France

2008
La dégelée de Rabelais, Galerie Vasistas, Montpellier, France
ArtParis, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris, France

2007
50 artistes de Rhône Alpes, Musée Paul Dini, Villefranche sur Saône, France
Les Elysées de l'Art, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris, France

2006
La Serre, Ecole des Beaux Arts de Saint-Etienne, France
Bagarre Générale, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Saint-Etienne, France


Collections publiques
Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris, France
FRAC Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, France
Musée Paul Dini, Villefranche sur Saône, France
Bibliography
2015
The Drawer - vol.8, Le Banquet, March 2015

2014
The Drawer - vol.7, Le rire - la collection Laurent Goumarre, Winter 2014
L'œil et le Cœur 2. Traits d'esprit dans les collections montpelliéraines, 2014

2012
The Fantasy Land. Works by David Wolle, catalogue, Le French May, Macao, 2012

2009
Offshore - oct-nov-déc. 2009, Interview - http://offshore-revue.fr/documents/guarino_21.pdf