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Antoni Josse is an artist living and working in france Fontaine under Jouy (in Normandy) here is a sellection of his work and interview enjoy

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Tim: What are your favorite materials to work with?

Antoine: My favorite materials are plaster, fiber, polystyrene, and clay.

Tim: What artists are you inspired by?

Antoine: Giacometti, Turner, Hopper…

Tim: Tell us about your educational background. Do you have formal training in art?

Antoine: I have a background in visual arts where I earned my DEUG and my CAPES degrees. I am currently teaching at a visual arts college.

Tim: When did you decide to pursue art?

Antoine: Very early on; around the age of 15.

Tim: Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your background in regards to how your art has evolved?

Antoine: My father is a painter and also does etchings, which inevitably has had a strong influence on me!

Tim: This part is for you to ask yourself a question or write something fun for as long as you want.

Antoine: Antoine, without art, will you still be able to live?

Tim: Can you go into detail about your artistic process? How do you begin a piece? When do you know that a piece is finished?

Antoine: I always start by making rough-sketches of my sculptural projects. When I am satisfied by an idea, I make a skeleton out of polystyrene and wire, which I then coat with plaster (sometimes mixed with fibers). The final stage is in adding color to the sculpture.

Tim: How does contemporary life impact your creative practice?

Antoine: I imagine artists as being sponges of information: my day to day life and what surrounds me are the sources of inspiration in my work.

Tim: Tell us more about the philosophy behind your art. What motivates you to create?

Antoine: The passing of time and our place in society are at the crux of my work. What I produce today, will it contribute to a better life tomorrow? Is compromise necessary in order for people to live together? Does a person have to be alone in order to be free? Man is always at the center of my work: his loneliness, his difficulties in communicating, his choices, his place in the world.

Tim: If you could create any art installation without regard for expense or effort what would it consist of?

Antoine: I would make all of the sculptures life-size, so that the visitor is no longer just a spectator but instead becomes part of the work itself.

Tim: Why did you choose to work in the medium(s) that you use?

Antoine: I like the mixture of plaster/fiber because I have come to be very confident in working with it, and today I can freely give shape to my ideas through this medium. I like the earthy colors which give the sculptures a fossil-like aspect.

Tim: What are you working with at this time?

Antoine: I am currently working on the theme of vertical height and the feeling of lightness.

Tim: What is your studio like? Can you go into detail about your studio routine? Do you work in silence? Do you listen to music?

Antoine: I work at home, in my work space. There is a big table, two chairs, a little chimney and a lot of stuff everywhere. There are two paintings drying in a corner, sculptures, works in progress, pieces of cardboard and polystyrene…and my headset! I work to music!

Tim: Do You have any upcoming exhibits? Where readers can view your work? Any websites?

Antoine: Galerie Reg’Art Confrontations (April - Rouen, France). Pop Shop Gallery (beginning May - Sanary sur Mer, France). Concert de Métafonic (May - Paris, France). Galerie Dollita (beginning May - Quiberon-Bretagne, France).

Tim: Favorite words?

Antoine: Melancholy, Tactile, Fragile.

Thank you.

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french version….

tim: what are your favorite materials to work with
-Quels sont les matières avec lesquelles tu préfères travailler?

antoine:Mes matériaux favoris sont le plâtre, la filasse, le polystyrène, l’argile.

tim:what artists are you inspired by
-Quels sont les artistes qui t’inspirent?

antoine:Giacometti, Turner, hopper…

tim:tell us about your educational background. Do you have formal training in art
-Parle nous de ton parcours scolaire, as tu fais des études d’art?

antoine: j’ai fais la Facultés d’Arts Plastiques; j’ai passé mon DEUG et mon CAPES et je suis aujourd’hui professeur d’Arts Plastiques dans un collège.

tim: When did you decide to pursue art?
-Quand as tu décidé de te lancer dans l’art?

antoine: très tôt; dès l’âge de 15 ans.

tim: is there anything else you would like to tell us about your background in regards to how your art has evolved?
-Y a t’il quelque chose de plus que tu voudrais nous dire au sujet de ton éducation qui aurait eu une influence sur la manière dont ton art a évolué?

antoine: Mon père est peintre et graveur… ce qui m’a forcement beaucoup influencé!!

tim:this part is for you to ask yourself a question or write
anything fun nonsense anything you want as long as you want
-Ici, c’est à toi de te poser une question à toi même ou d’écrire quelque chose de marrant de la longueur que tu veux

antoine: Antoine, sans l’art, serais-tu encore vivant?

tim: can you go into detail about your artistic process? How do you begin a piece? When do you know that a piece is finished?
-Peux tu nous donner des détails sur la manière dont tu travailles? Comment commences-tu une oeuvre? Quand est ce que tu te dis “ça y est j’ai fini”?

antoine: Je commence toujours par faire des croquis de mes
projets de sculptures: quand je suis satisfait par l’idée, je réalise un squelette en polystyrène et fil de fer; que je recouvre ensuite de platre (mélangé parfois à de la filasse).
Je me dis que c’est fini que je pose le dernier jus sur la sculpture pour la teinter.

tim:how does contemporary life impact your creative practice?
-Comment la vie contemporaine influe sur ton sens de la créativité?

antoine:J’imagine les artistes comme des éponges à informations: ma vie contidienne et ce qui m’entoure sont des sources d’inspiration pour mon travail.

tim: Tell us more about the philosophy behind your art. What motivates you to create?
-Donne nous plus de détails sur la philosophie de ton art. Qu’est ce qui te motive à créer?

antoine:Le temps qui passe et la place de l’homme dans la société sont les deux axes de mon travail: ce que je produis aujourd’hui, m’aidera’t il à vivre mieux demain? La compromission est-elle le passage obligé de la vis en communauté? Faut-il être seul pour être libre?…
L’homme est toujours au centre de mon travail: sa solitude, sa difficulté à communiquer, ses choix, sa place…

tim: If you could create any art installation without regard for expense or effort what would it consist of?
-Si tu pouvais créer ce que tu voulais, sans aucune contrainte d’argent ou de quoi que ce soit, que ferais tu?

antoine: Toutes les sculptures seraient alors à taille humaine… ainsi le visiteur ne serait plus spectateur mais acteur dans la sculpture.

tim: why did you choose to work in the medium(s) that you use?
-Pourquoi as tu choisis de travailler avec les matériaux que tu utilises?

antoine:J’aime ce mélange plâtre /filasse car aujourd’ui je le maîtrise bien; je peux lui donner l’aspect que je veux: j’aime ces couleurs de terres qui donnent à les sculptures une impression de fossile.

tim lane: What are you working on at this time?
-Sur quoi travailles tu actuellement?

antoine:Je travaille actuellement sur la verticalité et l’impression de légèreté.

tim: what is your studio like? Can you go into detail about your studio routine? Do you work in silence– listen to music
-A quoi ressemble ton atelier?Donnes nous plus de détails sur comment tu y travailles? tu travailles en silence, avec la musique

antoine:Je travaille dans chez moi, dans ma véranda: il y a une grande table, 2 chaises, une petite cheminée et beaucoup de désordre: il y a des tableaux qui sèchent dans un coin, des scultpures, des sculptures en cours de réalisation, des morceaux de carton et de polystyrène… Et mon walkman!! Je travaille en musique!!

tim: Do you have any upcoming exhibits? Where readers can view your work? OR .COMS
-As tu des expositions à venir? Où est ce que les lecteurs peuvent voir ton travail?

Galerie Reg-Art confrontations (Rouen-France) en Avril
Pop shop gallery (sanary sur mer-France) à partir de mai
Concert de Métafonic (Paris-France) en mai
Galerie Dollita (Quiberon-bretagne-France) à partir de mai

tim: favorite words ?
-tes mots préférés?

antoine:Mélancolie, tactile, fragile.

Merci à vous