Don Mangus' "It Only Hurts When I Smirk.": French

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Jean Perzel: Beautiful Lamps

Jean Perzel

Jean Perzel was a German-born French glassmaker, goldsmith, and designer. A highly successful and influential figure of the early 20th-Century design world, his eponymous lighting company continues to operate to this day. Born on May 2, 1892 in Bavaria, Germany, Perzel went on to work and live in Paris as a glassmaker, becoming a naturalized French citizen after serving in the Foreign Legion during World War I.

In 1923, he established his own company specializing in modern lighting. Perzel notably created original works for the King of Belgium, the French presidents Georges Pompidou and Charles De Gaulle, and other world dignitaries. He died in 1986 in Paris, France.

Friday, September 25, 2015

Andre Brasilier Paintings

Andre Brasilier

Born into an artistic French family in 1929, Andre Brasilier has spent more than half a century creating canvasses that are a blend of abstraction, expressionism, and something distinctly his own. His works often feature themes and motifs like horses, nature, music, and women. Brasilier’s art is known around the world, from Japan to the United States. He was recently the subject of an exhibition/retrospective at St. Petersburg, Russia’s renowned Hermitage Museum.