Nationality French Parents Claude Bonin-Pissarro | Known for Painting | |
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Born 1964 Paris Grandparents Jeanne Bonin-Pissarro, Alexandre Bonin Great-grandparents Camille Pissarro, Julie Pissarro | ||
Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro or Frédéric Pissarro (born in 1964 in Paris) is a French painter. He is since 2002 a citizen of the United States.
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Family
Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro is the son of Sylvie and Claude Bonin-Pissarro, also a painter. He is a grand-great-son of the "father of Impressionism" Camille Pissarro. His sister is named Lila. Married, he has 3 sons whose first is the actor Louka Meliava.
Biography
Frederic began learning the art of painting with his father. Jean Edelmann also exerted a major influence on his style. In 1983–1984 Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro studied at the Ecole de Sèvres, then from 1984 to 1988 he studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (ENSBA). There, he attended masterclasses of Jacques Yankel and of Antonio Segui. After his studies, he went and settled in Cincinnati (Ohio, USA). En 1989–90, In 1989–90, Bonin-Pissarro worked on stage sets for the Théâtre Populaire des Cévennesin Paris. From 1991 to 1994, he drew up various projects for the Planète Magique amusement park in Paris. From 1995 to 1997 he taught at the art school Faire in Gisors. Since 1998 he teaches setting color, character design, writing scenario, illustration, composition and layout at the Art Institute of Cincinnati (AIC College of Design). In 2009, The Art Institute of Cincinnati has conferred him an associate degree in graphic design. In 2015, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with mention summa cum laude from the Morehead State University where he started a Master in Arts.
Works
Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro first enrolled in the Neo-Impressionist painting, to which he incorporated elements of fauvisme; then by adopting a clear line and more pronounced colors, his compositions have become more complex; patterns, dots and lines have appeared in his works, now considered part of the modern Abstract Art. His early paintings show the expressive face of representations of wildlife art and still life with oil paintings or acrylic. He himself describes his style as "expressive figurative ".
Exhibitions (selection)
Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro has exhibited at the following exhibitions:
Publications
Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro made illustrations for the following books:
Prix
The Key of the City of Cincinnati in 2001