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Monique Rozanes in her workshop, Circa 1970
Monique Rozanes
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Born in 1936 in Bordeaux to a family of Egyptian ascendance, of Sefaradic origin, Monqiue Rozanes begins at the Arts Décoratifs school in 1955 as part of the same generation as Olivier Mourgue, Rougemont, Wilmotte, Jean-Philippe Lenclos and many other future designers.
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She volunteers for an internship at Saint-Gobain where she learns to work with polyester and its compounds in the framework of Industry and Design.
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The first use of resin was done with the goal of preserving the burned canvases, but she quickly understood that the use of resin alone was far more interesting.
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Secret Caché, 2018
During the 1960s, Rozanes discovers the United States with her husband and familiarizes herself with the contemporary architecture of New York, fascinated by the tall buildings in glass.
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Back in France, she looks for a new gallery and decides on that of Suzanne de Coninck who, in 1967, invites her to join her group of artists.
She later leaves in the company of future galerist Arlette Gimaray with her first Stratyls to exhibit with Fiamma Vigo in Italy thanks for the recommendations of sculptor Virduzzo.
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Rozanes then changes workshops, joining a group of artists in Nogent sur Marne where worked such artists as Cardenas, Guzman, Victor Roman, Fred Brouard, Novoa...
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Cube Rouge, 2002
In 1980, she is chosen by Jean-Dominique Rey to represent France at the International Biennale of Alexandria in Egypt that is, for her, a kind of return to her origins.
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Winning the Premier Prix, Rozanes seduces the Eyptian public and rediscovers Luxor, Karnak, fully enjoying the sights of the great pyramids...
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The same year, she leaves her husband to join fellow artist Leopoldo Torres- Agüero, settling with him in his home country of Argentina.
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Stèle Signal, 2021
She establishes a new workshop in Argentina, acquiring new machines and the help of an assistant, and, in 1988, wins the Premier Prix of the Salon National in Buenos Aires.
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Following the death of her husband in 1995, Rozanes shares her time between France and Argentina, a life dictated by exhibitions between the two countries.
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In 2002, she creates the Torres Agüero / Rozanes foundation with the goal of organising communal exhibitions, some in the United States, and to defend the work of young artists.
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Monique Rozanes, Angle Droit, 1980
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Monique Rozanes, Autel Aphrodite, 2021
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Monique Rozanes, Bloc noir, 1980
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Monique Rozanes, Camasca - Visions, 2019
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Monique Rozanes, Chemin de Jerusalem, 2020
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Monique Rozanes, Convergence, 2019
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Monique Rozanes, Cube, 2002
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Monique Rozanes, Cube Rouge, 2002
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Monique Rozanes, Espace Vide Rouge et Noir, 2021
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Monique Rozanes, Homage à Vasarely, 2019
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Monique Rozanes, La Nuit Bleue, 2016
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Monique Rozanes, Labyrinthe Ocre, 1985
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Monique Rozanes, Le Couple (La Parera Navigante), 1991
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Monique Rozanes, Le Protecteur, 2020
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Monique Rozanes, Le Temps, 2021
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Monique Rozanes, Lignes Bleues, 2016
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Monique Rozanes, Mythologie, 1985
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Monique Rozanes, Mythologie du Vide, 1985
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Monique Rozanes, Navigante II, 1993
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Monique Rozanes, Partenaires, 2019
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Monique Rozanes, Partitions Transparentes, 2014
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Monique Rozanes, Petite Sculpture Bleue, 2002
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Monique Rozanes, Pierre de Méditation, 1998
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Monique Rozanes, Portrait de Femme, 1999
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Monique Rozanes, Pyramide Cubiste, 2005
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Monique Rozanes, Rectangle Blanc Gris Ocre, 1985
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Monique Rozanes, Retour d'Egypte, 2017
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Monique Rozanes, Rocky, 1994
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Métabolisme de l'Espace: Monique Rozanes
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