Piece description from the artist
Here my work portrays some important characteristics of French people: their revolutionary past, irreverent character, and love for simple (and good) food! A basket of fruit in the kitchen (commonplace in many homes), is set off by a background that explores the impertinent side of the French. “Liberation,” a daily newspaper in France, represents the impertinence that is such an important part of the French psyche. “Liberation” was founded in Paris by Serge July and Jean-Paul Sartre following the May 1968 protest movements. More recently, the satirical journal Charlie Hebdo also reminds us of how revolutionary and derisive ideas are very much a part of French culture.
In this still life, we feel the two strong, but contradictory, impulses in a typical French life. The first: following the traditional rituals dealing with food, meals, and hospitality. The second: enthusiastically encouraging irreverent and politically incorrect ideas.
Marion Buricatu is a Franco-American artist who began oil painting when she and her family emigrated to the US in 2001. Her earlier career in France included training in Geophysics and work in the environmental management field.
In addition to studying painting from a variety of teachers, Marion earned a modern art certificate at the MOMA, became a docent at the Worcester Art Museum and now teaches at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. For more about her work, visit her website: marionsworkshop.com
Marion's art connects her two cultures, mixing her life in New England with her memories of the Loire Valley, where she is from. She create art to start conversations and discover how the USA and France are similar and different in daily life. She enjoys sharing the stories behind her art to make the experience richer.
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