B E NO Î T T R I MBO R N
B EN OÎ T TR I M B OR N
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cover: Colza XV 63¾” x 44¾” | opposite: Sur un chemin forestier 63¾” x 44¾” | above: Automne 47” x 63” © 2015 Benoît Trimborn, Photography courtesy of Jean-Louis Hess
2 | Forêt dans le brouillard 47” x 63”
Chemin dans le brouillard 35” x 51” | 3
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Canal dans le brouillard 29½” x 78¾” | 5
6 | Au bord de la rivière 63¾” x 44¾”
Arbres dans la brume 35” x 45½” | 7
8 | Vaches au verger 38” x 51”
Arbres et tournesols 63” x 82½” | 9
B EN O ÎT T RIMBORN
(b. 1976 Schiltigheim, France)
French artist Trimborn is renowned for his large-scale, stunning landscapes in oil on canvas. Trimborn, trained as an architect, categorizes his work as “contemporary impressionism”; by this, he is referencing his unusual approach to ordinary subjects, his emphasis on the ethereal quality of light and his focus on the natural world. On his work, Trimborn states: The morphology of the landscapes, or more essentially, the space that the countryside paints, draws my attention and is like the spark of an idea. As an architect, I see there a breath, a light, a rhythm that can form on its own a principle of beauty. Thus, in painting, I am guided by these places of the countryside, they go through the seasons, but also through meteorological and agricultural variations… So, I imagine the passage from the space of the countryside to the space of the canvas. It is a passage to do without useless chatter, because everything is there… More than using the painting as a means of communication of my own message, I prefer making the painting talk, leaving it to “say the last word”… The represented elements compose atmospheres whose impression I seek to accurately convey, like the musician, who accurately follows his sheet music. The figure of the man, who is never represented, is, however, sensibly present in these strongly altered and elaborate landscapes. In this effort, the contemplative attitude prevails, much more than the adventurous attitude. No message and no story should disturb the viewer’s perspective… Trimborn’s extensive country and water scenes lack human forms thus they encourage contemplation and a careful study of nature. While the presence of humanity is, at times, hinted at by a well-maintained field of crops or pasture of cows, his paintings tend to highlight the immeasurable vastness of nature and the relative smallness of everything else. His work brilliantly captures the changing seasons, the fleeting visions reflected in his pools of water and the complex relationships between light, water and the sky.
10 | Les tournesols 35½” x 55”
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12 | Skiathos IV 47” x 63”
Skiathos III 59” x 82½” | 13
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Thirassia jour et nuit (diptych) 2 @ 38” x 57”| 15
16 | Clair de lune 35” x 45½”
Colza nuit jour II (diptych) 63¾” x 51” & 63¾ “x 38” | 17
BENOÎT TRIMBORN SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France Absolute Gallery, Bruges, Belgium 2013 Galerie Bertrand Gillig, Strasbourg, France Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France 2012 Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France
2010 Galerie Art Station, Zurich, Switzerland Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France 2009 Galerie Bertrand Gillig, Strasbourg, France 2008 Galerie Ame Couleur, Fleurier, Switzlerand Galerie Art Station, Zurich, Switzerland
Galerie Schindel, Freiburg, Germany
2007 Hotel Holiday Inn, Strasbourg, France
Galerie Bertrand Gillig, Strasbourg, France
2006 Galerie Bertrand Gillig, Strasbourg, France
2011 Absolute Art Gallery, Bruges, Belgium Prix des Arts 2011, Académie Rhénane, Strasbourg, France Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France Galerie Philippe Paschos, Grimaud, France
GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2014 Winter Collective, Axelle Fine Arts, New York, New York Exposition st’art, Galerie Bertrand Gillig, Strasbourg, France 2012 Art Gent 2012, Absolute Art Gallery, Gent, Belgium Exposition st’art, Galerie Bertrand Gillig, Strasbourg, France 2011 Linear 2011, Absolute Art Gallery, Gent, Belgium Affordable Art Fair, New York City, NY Landchaft [heute], Galerie Schindel, Freiburg, Germany Oxymore No 6- L’invitation au voyage, Centre Culturel Chine-Europe, Strasbourg, France 2011 art KARLSRUHE, Galerie Art Station, Karlsruhe, Germany Winter Exhibition, Absolute Art Gallery, Bruges, Belgium 2010 Lineart 2010, Absolute Art Gallery, Gent Belgium Exposition st’art, Galeries Bertrand Gillig/ Rendez Vous, Strasbourg, France Montreux Art Gallery 2010, Galerie Ame Couleur, Montreux, Switzerland Art London, Galerie Ariel Sibony, London, United Kingdom
2009 Galerie Philippe Paschos, Grimaud, France One Man Show, Exposition st’art, Strasbourg, France Absolute Art Gallery, Bruges, Belgium Affordable Art Fair, Paris, France Slick Dessin,Paris, France Affordable Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium 2008 One Man Show, Exposition st’art, Strasbourg, France 2007 Exposition Paysages Galerie, Galerie Bertrand Gillig, Strasbourg, France 2007 Galerie Dautcourt, Brussels, Belgium 2006 Galerie d’art contemporain TEM, Goviller, France Madame Bovin rit, Galerie Ame Couleur, Fleurier, Switzerland Ateliers ouverts à Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France 25 artistes d’ici et d’ailleurs, Galerie No Smoking, Strasbourg, France 2005 Leçon de choses, Galerie Bertrand Gillig, Strasbourg, France Concours de peinture Prix des Arts 2005, Rotary Club de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France 2005 Galerie du Mazelet, Anduze, France
Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris, France Le bonheur est dans le près, Galerie Ame Couleur Exposition Paysages, Galerie Bertrand Gillig, Strasbourg, France Affordable Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium
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Paysage d’été X 47” x 47” | 19
20 | Après la pluie 35” x 45½”
back cover: Chemin au bord au Colza 44¾” x 63¾”
above: Chemin au bord de la rivière 38” x 63¾” | 21
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