Celia Eid, Clair, 2019, Oil on Canvas

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Clair - 70 x 60 cm - oil on canvas - 2019 celia eid was born in são paulo (brazil) … Read more Clair - 70 x 60 cm - oil on canvas - 2019 celia eid was born in são paulo (brazil) where she spends her childhood and, once and adult, graduates from the school of communication and art of the university of são paulo. After university she undertakes a career as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. During many years she works with newspapers, art magazines and several publishing houses. Later on she is hired by and advertising company where she learns digital animation. In 1997 she moves to paris (france) where she pursues a personal work on digital animation. Her work is mainly abstract and often built in collaboration with contemporary music composers. It results in several short animated films that have been exhibited in france and abroad. However, she never stops using traditional techniques. She does many paintings on canvas and drawings, always abstract. Hers paintings are filled with strong colours and intense compositions whereas the drawings tend to be more monochrome and light. In 2013, she is introduced to lithography. It’s a new skill in her craft and creation. Celia produces many prints through this process. They are the perfect fusion and outcome of here previous work on painting and drawing, mixing light touch of colours and a very refine draw. Timeline: 1952: born in são paulo (brazil). 1977: graduates from the school of communication and art of the university of sao paulo. 1978-1984: lives in france and germany. 1984: returns to her homeland and undertakes a career as and illustrator and a graphic designer illustrating for newspapers (o estado de são paulo), art magazines, and several publishing houses. 1994: price jabuti (book) for the best covert and best graphic project of the year. 1997: moves to france and redirects her work towards digital art. Personal work made of images in motion connected to contemporary music. Her films are screened in several international festivals in france, spain, germany, usa, finland, brazil and austria 2005: price for the best interactive internet film at the fluxus festival with the film “se taire, si ça vous chante”. 2013: introduces herself to lithography. 2016: participates at the 8th international printmaking biennial douro (portugal) 2018: retrospective projection of the artist at the short animated films is organised by elektramusic at the museum of modern art of strasbourg. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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