Mathias Durand-Reynaldo

Mathias Durand-Reynaldo alias Coccinella (born December 23, 1975 in Le Havre ) is a French sculptor , painter , fashion designer and activist . His works made from recycled materials are figurative and hyper-realistic. They protest against rampant urbanization and a lack of civic and environmental awareness.

Acrylic painting United Pelican Nations

biography

He is a student of the artist Jacques Lélut and companion of the designer Sylvie Camicas from 1998 to 2003 and lives today on St. Martin (island) in the Caribbean .

Works

Fat Free - Acrylic on Fruit canvas
Arab Spring - The Dream Team, Acrylic on canvas
La carte et le territoire
The shopping bag, Rock Collection, Acrylic on canvas
Un couple presidentiel, Acrylic on canvas
Electro - Pope, Acrylic on canvas

Portrait of “The Presidential Couple” and the arrest in the Louvre

On March 26, 2010 Mathias Durand-Reynaldo was walking the streets of Paris , holding the portraits of Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy with outstretched hands . Together with a companion who films the events in order to record the reactions of the passers-by. This two meter acrylic painting under the name "The Presidential Couple" is painted in realism style. This portrait is an imitation of a work by Jacques-Louis David. Nicolas Sarkozy is shown as Napoleon Bonaparte with a Kercher pressure washer in hand. Rayban sunglasses hang in a buttonhole of the Napoleon officer's jacket. A bunch of keys in the shape of Mickey Mouse hangs on the jacket hem. In the background we see a library and the French and European flags. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy stands a little back on the right side of the painting. Only her face, one shoulder, forearm and hand are drawn, suggesting that she is naked because no clothing is visible. After presenting his painting at the entrance to the Salon du Livre, Mathias Durand-Reynaldo enters the square courtyard of the Louvre . Once at the height of the pyramid, he is stopped by the security service, who instructs him to hide his painting under a sheet and leave the museum's territory. In addition, reporting is prohibited and he must turn off the camera. You will be interviewed a second time by civil servants on rue de Rivoli . These events are later described by the historian of art Tjerri Salwatje, and then by the writer Mari Darjessek, who dedicated the article to him under the name "Insult to Majesty?" In Beaux Arts Magazine [4]. She described the painter astutely and the style of his picture half pompous, half tabloid.

2008 Senate elections

On September 9, 2008 Mathias Durand-Reynaldo officially put forward his candidacy for the elections to the French Senate on St. Martin (Island) [5]. Some considered this move to be the artistic performance, others as - the radical provocation. In the election campaign he calls for the protection of the values of the cultural and natural heritage. He ran an unusual election campaign and gave many interviews in the Caribbean media. Contrary to human, cultural and ecological development, he started an unusual campaign in which some teeth were gritted. He doesn't hesitate to use a photo of him partially naked as an official portrait. With his scandalous popularity, he made loud statements in the Caribbean press. On September 18, in the France-Antilles newspaper, he announced his intention to bribe the electorate and promised to forego Senate payments and return them to voters if he were elected Senator. On September 20, he appeared in a press release on RFO (Réseau France outre-mer is a broadcaster for the overseas territories of France) on a bicycle wearing a pink fur coat. He announced that the office of senator is not necessary. It would be better to motivate the team that is already active in this area. His politically incorrect speech only underscores what public opinion thinks this election, where everything is predetermined. Mathias Durand-Reynaldo's political statements with many solutions to many problems were published in the editions, The Daily Herald and the Weeks a week before the elections. This made the painter very popular and encouraged other candidates to be aware of the ecological and social problems, as well as the loss of the cultural identity of the island of St. Martin (island).

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personal data
SURNAME	Durand-Reynaldo, Mathias
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Durand-Reynaldo alias Coccinella, Mathias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French realism painter
DATE OF BIRTH	23rd December 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Le Havre France