Works
Hidden in the Studio. (1995-2015)
Hidden in the Studio. (1995-2015) To include the photographs "Hidden in the studio" in a body of sculpture is unexpected, but Gilles Barbier insists on it. He explains: "I'm not a photographer, far from it. I was having fun constructing a network of arrows indicating...
Teleportation Gate.
Teleportation Gate (out of order). In 1995, Gilles Barbier placed his first "Teleportation Gate" in Linz, Austria, for his exhibition "Ein Kopie der Welt". Other exhibitions followed, in Germany (Berlin), the USA (Santa Barbara, Seattle), Korea (Seoul), Marseille,...
Locataire Mobilier (Furniture Tenant).
Links to: Inhabiting Painting, preparatory drawings, Cabins."Locataire Mobilier" (Furniture Tenant) , 1993 (selection). One of Gilles Barbier's earliest obsessions is the leitmotif notion of Inhabiting. Or at least, the young artist seems to be magnetized by this idea...
Studies and Recipes for “Inhabiting”.
References: Inhabiting (sculpture), Inhabiting (Sketchbook), Inhabiting Painting.Studies and Recipes for "Inhabiting".
Studies, preparatory drawings and sketches for “The Game of Life”.
Link to Game Of LifeStudies, preparatory drawings and sketches for "The Game of Life".
Inhabiting Painting.
Links : Cabins, Inhabiting, Locataire Mobilier (Furniture tenant).Inhabiting Painting. (...) I started this series in 1992, just out of art school. I think I did it to get into things and make room for myself. It wasn't aggressive (...); I spared the images and...
“Inhabiting”, Sketchbook.
References: "Inhabiting" (sculptures), "Studies and recipes"."Inhabiting", sketchbook, 2013 - 2014.
Divination exercises
Divination exercises.
Insolations.
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Preparatory drawings for “Locataire Mobilier” (Furniture Tenant), 1992.
Link to Furniture Tenant."Locataire Mobilier" (Furniture Tenant), preparatory drawing, 1992. Gouache on paper, 50 x 65 cm.
Studies and Drawings: 112 x 105 cm (selection).
Studies and Drawings (selection) on 112 x 105 cm format. Mixed media on paper or polyester. Between 2005 and today.
Preparatory drawings for “Cosmogonies”.
Link to Cosmogonies.Preparatory drawings for "Cosmogonies" (selection).
Studies and plans for “Mega Model”.
Link: Mega Model.Studies and plans for "Mega Model".
Preparatory drawings for “The Fart Organ”.
Preparatory drawings for "The Fart Organ".
Preparatory Drawings (A Very Old Thing).
References:"Superheroes", "Owner? Tenant? "Preparatory Drawings (A Very Old Thing).
Preparatory drawings for “Shipwrecks”.
Link to Shipwrecks, The Cockpit.Preparatory drawings for "Shipwrecks" (selection). 2024 In this series of Indian ink drawings on paper, Gilles Barbier explores the different stations, states and situations that the "Shipwrecks" series will encounter. By naming them,...
Butterflies Lose Their Colors.
Links : Out of the Hat, Shipwrecks.Butterflies Lose Their Colors (notebook).
The Book of Shipwrecks.
References Shipwrecks, Preparatory Drawings, The Cockpit, Variations.The Book of Shipwrecks, 2022. (Selection)