Friday, October 25, 2019

Artist of the day, October 25 (Semaine française): Lise Sarfati, a French photographer (#821)

Bienvenue à la semaine française! Welcome to the french week

The English version to follow the French biography
 
Lise Sarfati (1958) est une photographe française. Ses images de villes en Russie et de jeunes aux États-Unis brossent un tableau parfois décourageant, inspiré par sa propre imagination.

Né à Oran, en Algérie française, Sarfati a grandi à Nice, en France. Elle a obtenu son diplôme en russe de la Sorbonne en 1979 avec une thèse sur la photographie russe. En 1986, elle devient le photographe officiel de l'Académie des Beaux Arts. De 1989 à 1998, elle a vécu en Russie, photographiant des sites industriels en décomposition et des jeunes abandonnés.

En 2003, elle a photographié des jeunes adultes solitaires aux États-Unis alors qu'elle traversait le Texas, la Géorgie, la Caroline du Nord, la Louisiane, l'Oregon et la Californie. Ils semblent tous manquer d’enthousiasme pour l’action. Les œuvres ont été présentées pour la première fois sous le titre "The New Life" à la galerie Yossi Milo à New York en 2005 et ont été publiées sous le titre The New Life / La Vie Nouvelle.

Parmi les autres projets américains, citons Austin, Texas (2008) et On Hollywood (2010), cette dernière a réalisé avec ses derniers rouleaux de Kodachrome 64 et a été présentée à Yossi Milo en 2012. Miranda Siegel du magazine New York décrit les représentations de Sarfati dans cette exposition: " Jamais humiliants ni pathétiques, ces portraits montrent de la résilience et une volonté de tout abandonner pour poursuivre un rêve. "

"She" (2012) a présenté deux femmes d'âge moyen, les photos exposées à Brancolini Grimaldi à Londres la même année.


Lise Sarfati (1958) is a French photographer. Her images of cities in Russia and young people in the United States paint a sometimes despondent picture inspired by her own imagination.

Born in Oran, French Algeria, Sarfati grew up in Nice, France, graduating in Russian from the Sorbonne in 1979 with a thesis on Russian photography. In 1986, she became the official photographer for the Académie des Beaux Arts. From 1989 to 1998, she lived in Russia, photographing decaying industrial sites and abandoned young people.

In 2003, she photographed solitary young adults in the United States as she traveled through Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana, Oregon, and California. They all appear to lack enthusiasm for action. The works were first presented as The New Life at New York's Yossi Milo Gallery in 2005 and were published as The New Life/La Vie Nouvelle.

Other American projects have included Austin, Texas (2008) and On Hollywood (2010), the latter made with her last rolls of Kodachrome 64 and presented at Yossi Milo in 2012] Miranda Siegel of New York magazine described Sarfati's depictions in this exhibition: "Never demeaning or pathetic, these portraits show resilience and a willingness to give up everything to chase a dream."

She (2012) presented two middle-aged women, the photos exhibited at Brancolini Grimaldi in London the same year.

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 Ms. Lise Sarfati

Lise Sarfati at work

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Photo from "Beauty in Russia in the 90s" Series

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