- Katrina Beavan
- From:The Courier-Mail
- May 05, 2011
THE colours of India and the architecture of Italy are some of the inspirations behind Paris-born Christine Maudy’s paintings.
The artist has trekked the globe in the past 20 years and draws on her experiences to create colourful abstract canvases. Her new exhibition, A World Sans Frontieres, not only represents her last 10 years of work, but also her “think local, act global” philosophy.
The artist has trekked the globe in the past 20 years and draws on her experiences to create colourful abstract canvases. Her new exhibition, A World Sans Frontieres, not only represents her last 10 years of work, but also her “think local, act global” philosophy.
“Today we need to look at the big picture — you don’t talk about your country or what’s happening in your backyard. It’s what’s happening for the planet,” Maudy says. “In some of the paintings I focus on the whole impression left by a city, and others I will focus on details such as their calligraphy.”
Maudy began her working life as a fashion designer in Paris and moved to Australia to focus on her art. What she loves most is seeing her work “come alive in front of an audience”.
“It can appeal to anyone, to people who love not only travelling, but who love experience and art . . . It’s like a love story — you see a painting and you want it on your wall and it could bring change to your life.”
A book, Christine Maudy Retrospective Catalogue, will be launched at tonight’s opening.
SEE A World Sans Frontieres, Alliance Francaise, West End, until May 30.