Exhibition: The art of illumination in Vaumadeuc
Carol O’Neill opens the doors of her mansion to house artists. She currently has an exhibition on the art of illumination, which attracts numerous visitors.
The enchanting and soothing manor Vaumadeuc is alone worth the trip. And when this pause allows the public to approach an exhibition of rare works, the moment is unforgettable. The art of illumination is not very common, it’s a way of illustratingmanuscripts decorated with miniatures or letters. This is a artqui appeared to Vesiècleand that is lost with the development of printing in XVesiècle.
The art of ancestral gestures
Catherine Ponzo, born at the castle of Ferns, to share in this world of illuminationobsolete. Self-taught, it’s been seven years since she seeks the best way to translate the images from his reading, his encounters and dreams. She learned to finalize the work of the skins of goat or kid for assaying pigments subtly semi-precious egg,prepared according to an old recipe, the gesso …, « I’ve always been passionate aboutdrawing and tables reminiscent of sweet or epic legends and mysterious naive. The revelation came from a report and this time, I sought to rediscover the imagery so powerful, where a few square centimeters, can be visualized with a battle scene, inbottom of large colored buildings, improbable experiment recipes from ancient storiesand what a pleasure to do some work! … « It is possible to enroll in introductory coursewhich will be given on Saturday 22 and 23 May.
Practice Exhibition open every day from 14h to 17h. Information and registration: Tel. 02.96.84.26.17 . Free admission.