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2007-11-03T16:43:00.000-07:00

WE INVIT YOU FOR

THE RODDY DE LA TOUR EXHIBITION
IN THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANGKOR (CAMBODIA)
DECEMBER 2007/JANUARY 2008
FOR THE GREAT OPENING OF THE MUSEUM AND THE JUBILE OF THE ARTIST

"ECHIQUIER CULTUREL"
(70 X 90 cm), Rp. 700.000

"DANS LES FORETS D'ANGKOR"
(70 X 90 cm), Rp. 600.000

"BUFFALO"
(70 X 90 cm), Rp. 700.000

"BOUDDHAS AU COEUR DES FORMES ET DES COULEURS"
(70 X 90 cm), Rp. 700.000

"BOUDDHAS"
(70 X 90 cm), Rp. 500.000

"BOUDDHA BOROBUDUR"
(70 X 90 cm), Rp. 500.000

"BAYON DANS LE CERCLE"
(70 X 90 cm), Rp. 500.000

"BOUDDHA AU COEUR DU BIG BANG"
(70 X 90 cm), Rp. 600.000

"BAYON ETAIL"
(70 X 90 cm), Rp. 600.000

"ANGKOR ABSTRAK"
(90 X 70 cm), Rp. 500.000

"TROIS MASQUES"
(40 X 52 cm), Rp. 6.000.000

"PASSION"
(40 X 52 cm), Rp. 7.000.000

"LES OUEFS PLANETES"
(40 X 52 cm), Rp. 7.000.000

"LE PLUS GRAND AMOR DU MONDE"
(40 X 52 cm), Rp. 7.000.000

"L'ANGE YING YANG"
(40 X 52 cm), Rp. 5.000.000

"IL PRIEN SON PRIED"

(40 X 52 cm), Rp. 7.000.000

"5 MANUSIA YING YANG"
(40 X 52 cm), Rp. 5.000.000

RODDY DE LA TOUR

Born near Paris in 1937
Draw from is childhood. Start to write is first poem at 10 years old.
1953-1960 – Shape is taste for arts with Gaston Poulain, Curator of the Museum Goya and Jaurès in Castres the lamented art critic of the magazine "Les lettres françaises "-
Write many poems in a classic form – exchange letter with François Mauriac.

1954 – First exhibition of is painting work in the city of Nevers - Nièvre.
1954-1957 - Permanent exhibition in the family castle (le Château des Révériens at Garchizy, Nièvre).
1957-1969 - Conscript during the colonial events in Algeria. Created many ‘’humanist’’ poems on the problems of this period – Some are published in the army newspaper “Le Bled “in despite of there anti militarist spirit...
Others poem are printed in an anthology " Ecrits dans le soleil / writing on the sun “Grassin Editor. Paris. 1960.

Roddy participate at the radio program "Au coin de la rue” presented by Max. Roire on Radio France 5 (at Algiers in this time.)

Stay one year in the Sahara Oriental. North Africa.
1961 – Collaborate with the Poet Madam Clara Essey for many texts of the Festival of Vaison la Romaine.
1962-1967: Technical research in the pictorial domain and literature creation (poems, essays, novels). Roddy have not many time for art because he have high responsibility in Cooperative movement.
1967 - Regional Manager of a branch of the group of publisher Hachette.
1968- Study the different aspect and technique of art handicraft and prepare a few exhibitions of creator artists
1969-1979 – To found and manage “La Maison de l'Artisanat / the house of Handicraft” in Moulins - Allier - Organize exhibitions of the work of artists and craftsman (For example the sculptor Pierre Sabatier).
From 1970, Give a part of is time for free voluntary social work.
1972 – Go for a Study trip on the problem of drug in Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India; organize some conferences in youth’s hostels and schools after return in France.
1975 – During a stay of tree month in the Benedictine priory of Saint Lambert des Bois (Port Royal des Champs) Find the basement of is actual poetic style. / 1979 – Study trip (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka).
1980-1981 – Study trip in New Caledonia. Stay in the tribal villages. First journey in the island of Java –Indonesia – where he discovered the possibility of the Batik technique – Roddy decide to learn this ancestral technique of decoration of fabric with wax and dye. Made is first Batik with is drawing created for tapestry.
1982-1985 – Start is painter professional carrier. With other artist, organize some Exhibition in the center of France. Creation of is stylized figure symbol of human. (This character has a spindly body, an egg for head, no eyes, no mouth, no nose, no ear, but an expressive attitude for to express the problems of the time).
From 1986 – Roddy open a permanent studio in YOGYAKARTA the royal city of the center of Java island (Indonesia) Yogyakarta is one of the high place of the Javanese culture an of the traditional spirituality. Roddy is living in Yogyakarta from this period, a large part of the year.
Many exhibitions in Europe, Asia, America and Oceania (See the below) Roddy put in his picture a part of his spiritual inspiration.
1991- Roddy present in a three dimensional dimensions (sculptures)a few of is making before created by painting technique.
1992 – From a long time inspired by the work of the Master of the Numerology (Pythagoras, Leonardo de Vinci, etc.,) and by the recent discovery of the sciences, to show the connection between the number, the forms and the color. Roddy de la Tour defines a new style to create the inside portrait of the beings or institutions. He gives a concrete expression of the intimate personality revealed by the numerology trough a picture or a sculpture.
1995-1996 – Roddy prepare and organize a series of exhibitions on the theme of the vineyard.
From November 1996 - Roddy decide to give a important fraction of his work for sold in the profit of the disabled children (in particularly the deaf mute) in Indonesia. From this date, Roddy give a big part of his time for this mission. He helps tree schools and the deaf mute foundation in Yogyakarta (Indonesia). In collaboration with Kartika Affandi an Indonesian famous painter in Asia, Roddy open a school for the youths deaf mute where, for the firth time in Indonesia, the education of the unable to hear children start from 2 years old.
From 2001: Roddy de la Tour is accrédited in quality of foreign expert by the Indonesian social department and the general secretariat of Indonesian State.

To day, in the autumn of is live, Roddy continue is humanitarian mission, but give more time for created is pictorial an writing work. He looks to finish and to refine a number of his artistic projects. In particularly Roddy adapt number of his picture with the technique of the serigraphy. He publish about 15 exemplar of is different draw to allow a low price and to give the possibility to all to buy one of his picture.

Roddy de la Tour is the General Manager of ART MEDIA INTERNATIONAL a publisher for the works of International Painters.

Roddy de la Tour is also:
- President of the Association " Artistes sans Frontières / Artists without border "
- President of the Association " Echanges France Indonésie / France Indonesia Exchanges "
- General Delegate for Europe of the Yayasan Indonesia Eropa / Indonesia Europe Association "
- Honorary Président of the Association "Poètes et Artistes du Bourbonnais "
- Administrator of youth hostel "Foyers de Jeunes travailleurs "and others social organizations from 1970 –
- Honorary member of the city of Granby – Québec - Canada.
- Consultant for export and import of handicrafts for Indonesian and European company.
- Foreign Expert for the social department of the Indonesian Republic.

PERSONNAL EXHIBITIONS

Of Roddy de la TOUR From. 1985

Exhibitions in France:
- Lobby of the Relais D’Avrilly – TREVOL.
- Galery of Moret – MOULINS.
- Galery de la Bibliothèque – MOULINS.
- Bank Société Générale – MOULINS.
- Guest of Honor of the Autumns Days in MOULINS.
- Guest of the International festival of Folklore – GANNAT
- Guest of the city of BOURBON LANCY.
- Abbey of Saint Gilbert (near VICHY).
- Days of Human Right in the city of VICHY. Bicentenary of 1789. Open by the French secretary of State for Human Right ( One of the work of Roddy is purchase by the United nation of Geneva to gift to Yasser Arafat.
- Guest of the city of Dompierre sur Besbre.
- Guest of the Technical college of Yzeure.
- Guest of the city of Montluçon.
- Guest of P.J.H. Avenue Beaucourt – PARIS 8 eme
- Cottage Trianon Luzarche.
- Tour Albert Premier – Rueil Malmaison.
- Foyer of Le Bataclan Theater – Paris – During the festival of the revolutionary theater - July 1989. (Bicentenary of the French revolution. (With the sponsoring of the French Minister of Art and Culture.
- Château de Veauce – near VICHY.
- Guest of the Indonesian Embassy in Paris. (Open by the deputy General Director of the UNESCO in Paris
- Guest of the City of Nonza – Cap Corse
- Guest of the Cultural Center of Gujan Mestras. (Gironde).
- Restaurant La Chamade – Bordeaux
- Les Chais de la Transat – Boulogne 92
- Guest of theVine Syndicat of the cotes de Castillons – Gironde.
- Vinorama – Vine Museum of Bordeaux
- Guest of the Cultural Center of Saint Ciers sur Gironde.
- Social’s days in Toulouse. Open by the minister of Art and culture *
- Exposition AUTONOMIC (National Disabled Exhibition). Park of Exhibition of the Fair of Paris. Paris -Porte de Versailles – Open by Madam the minister of social affair *

* In aid for the young’s deaf mute of Indonesia

EXHIBITION OUT OF FRANCE –Around the world:

- Alliance Française of Sydney – Australia
- Guest of the Cultural Center of NOUMEA – New Caledonia
- Guest of the Tourism Office of Papeete – Tahiti.
- Guest of Alliance Française in Singapore.
- Guest of Alliance Française in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Gallery of Rose Bay – Sydney, Australia.
- Guest City of Granby – Québec Province. Canada
- Québec, Canada
- Permanente Exhibition in the office of the Edition de la paix at St. Alphonse de Granby – Province of Québec, Canada)
- In Sherbrook – Québec, Canada.
- Guest of the Alliance Française of Bangkok, Thailand.
- Guest of the city of Soignie, Belgium.
- Guest of the Alliance Française de YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia. (1996)
- Guest of the French Cultural Center of Surabaya, Indonesia.
- Hotel Sari Pan Pacific – Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Guest of the city of Bruxelles Belgium (Abbey of Forest)
- Lobby of Hotel Novotel in Cayenne (French Guyana)
- Gent (Belgium). with 2 others painter
- Gallery Vision – Kourou – French Guyana
- Guest of the city of Saint Joseph – French Reunion Island
- Etang Salé – French Reunion Island.
- Lobby of Hotel Ambarukmo YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Guest of Rotary Club *)
- Muséum Affandi – YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia*
- Salon Handicom Charleroi Belgium (National Exhibition in Belgium for the problem of disabled )*
- Annual exhibition of Arts in the Vredeburg Muséum of Yogyakarta *
- Lobby of Hotel Phoenix ( Now hotel Mercure – group Accor ) Yogyakarta*
- FRENCH Cultural Center of Yogyakarta ( 2005)

* In aid for the young’s deaf mute of Indonesia.

Permanente Exhibition in 2005 and 2006 in Indonesia

Hotel Sheraton in Yogyakarta *****
Hotel Melia Del Sol in Yogyakarta *****
Gallery Mirota in Yogyakarta
Lobby of hotel Novotel in Solo ****
June 2005 : Guest of honor for a great art event BHARATAYUDA ON CANVAS in Yogyakarta 120 painters created a picture of 120 meter long

· Events in 2007 / 2008

Jubilee of the Artist (50 years of carrier)

Is 70 birthday… –The 25 anniversary of the opening of is studio in Yogyakarta –Java island – Indonesia.

· Creation of 30 batiks on the theme of the temples of ANGKOR, a part in a surrealist style. For Exhibition SIEM REAP, PNOM PHEN and Sihanoukville – Kingdom of Cambodia

· ANGKOR NATIONAL MUSEUM ( personal exhibition in December 2007 and January 2008 – 20 pictures is now include in the permanent Art collection of the Museum

Coffee and Art lounge of Restaurant ALLIANCE ,
Boutique Hotel ***** Heritage,
Restaurant and GH of Head Fish, D.Wai restaurant
Heart of ANGKOR restaurant and G.H.
Siem Reap Library,
Butterflies garden
D.Wai restaurant

Littérature work of Roddy de la Tour (books)

- Ecrits dans le soleil - Poèmes – Grasset – Paris – 1960.
- Au-delà du Décor - Poems
- L’école Buissonnière - Poems
- L’Orgueil et l’Art- Essai Poétique (en 1800 Alexandrins)
- Poem’s en Bleus
- Le Visage à Deux Sexes- Roman.
- La Mort d’un Chien- Roman / Scenario.
- Naissance, Vie et Mort du Monochrome – Album : Projet d’exposition et d’installation de 135 oeuvres sur le Thème du Monochrome

Humorous books:

1. A L'Asile.
2. Le manifeste de l'Extrême Centre.
3. Les mémoires de Dieu le Grand-père.
4. Moi Moi Moi
5. Ab Absurdo
6. Trous de mémoires.

Humorous essay :

Cette Année on a fait le Trouland.
Mes musées imaginaires.
Manuel de mauvaises manières.

...Mais l'on a des idées...
Dictionnaire Etymoillogique des mots commençants par c..
Jedemo.
Manuel de scato-logique mondaine.
Rudiments d'étique a l'usage des utilisateurs de poupées gonflables.
Maintenant pensons aux choses sérieuses.
Mémoires d'un Play boy Mythomane.
L’humour désespéré du Père Roro
Jeanne Blonde 007

Contact Studio :
1. CAMBODIA Studio,
Garden Meditation, Krouk Village, Svaydomkum commune
Rt N6 - Nort Hotel Prekhan - SIEM REAP ANGKOR
2. INDONESIA Representative
Petro Benny S, S.Sn (e-mail : nauragarda@gmail.com)
3. YOGYAKARTA Studio
Candi Abang, Taman Meditasi - Jogotirto - Berbah - DIY
4. SOLO Studio
Puspa Kencana - 75 Laweyan Solo, fax. 0271.712525
5. FRANCE Paris
Public Relation, Agence E Lerbret, 67 Rue Des Bas Rogers 92150 Suresnse

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