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'''André Durand''' (born Canada 1947) is a painter working in the European tradition. He is heir to such painters as [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]], [[Titian]] and [[Velasquez]]. |
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Although Durand is perhaps best known for his [[allegorical]] [[portraits]], such as [[Princess Diana]] as [[Fortuna]], he achieved international artistic acclaim for his official portraits of [[John Paul II]] (1983) and the [[Dalai Lama]] (1983, 1989). Durand’s portrait of the [[Ireland|Irish]] novelist [[Elizabeth Bowen]] (1972) is one of the most popular portraits in [[London]]'s [[National Portrait Gallery]]. In [[1970]] Durand painted a series of pictures inspired by the dancers of the [[Royal Ballet]]. It is nevertheless Durand’s extraordinary [[mythological]] narratives that demonstrate his profound understanding of the [[myths]] and [[rituals]] of both [[Classical]] and [[Christian]] traditions. These are an ever-present undercurrent of his work. |
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''[[John Paul II]], 1983.'' |
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''[[Fortuna]], 2000.'' |
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In 2000, while he was artist in residence at [[Kingston University]], [[Kingston upon Thames]], his convictions led Durand to found a new art movement, [[Neomodernism]] {{Fact|date=February 2007}}. |
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From May to October [[2006]], a major exhibition of paintings, '''Durand Wholly Pictures''', was displayed in [[Sussex]] [[cathedrals]] and [[churches]]. This series of pictures, painted between 2000 and 2006, depicts Christian narratives set against the [[Sussex]] countryside. Durand recognizes that the need is greater today than ever before for artists to take up devotional subjects in painting. Durand paints his sacred subjects for the benefit of those who are not satisfied by [[postmodern]] fashions in this post [[secular]] era as much as for churchgoers. |
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''The Coronation of the Virgin, Stopham Bridge, Pulborough, 2006.'' |
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[[November 1st]], [[2007]], marked the 20th anniversary of the unveiling of Durand's ''Votive Offering'', which was painted to launch and benefit the [[AIDS]] charity Crusaid in 1987. A unique on-line exhibition about ''Votive Offering'', its sources, and Durand's [[allegorical]] pictures of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], is to be found in Durand Gallery Exhibitions. |
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On November 29th, [[2007]], a new picture, ''[[Daniel in rabbinic literature|Daniel in the Lions' Den]]'' is to be unveiled. The picture, and the Idea Fine Art [[limited edition]] [[Printmaking|prints]] of the picture, each signed and numbered by the artist, is to be benefit [[Demelza Hospice Care for Children]]. |
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As Durand has said: ‘almost all the young people that inspire me to paint them have something in common. I am convinced that I have met them before in a painting. When I consider the teenage behavior of the [[deities]] and [[saints]] in [[mythology]] or the [[Bible]], not to mention heroes and heroines, the kids in my pictures are appropriate symbols of such [[protagonists]].’ How suitable therefore, for Durand to have represented the bravery of Daniel confronting death amongst the lions as a tribute to Demelza’s dedication and sensitivity to the uniqueness of the physical, social, intellectual, emotional, cultural and spiritual needs of every child and their family. |
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===External links=== |
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*[http://www.durand-gallery.com Durand Gallery website] |
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*[http://www.durandwhollypictures.com Durand Wholly Pictures] |
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*[http://www.durand-gallery.com/exhibitions/votive_offering.html ''Votive Offering'' on-line exhibition] |
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[[Category:People associated with Kingston University|Durand, Andre]] |
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