Robert Tatin
Robert Tatin (born January 9, 1902 in Laval , † December 16, 1983 in Cossé-le-Vivien ) was a French artist.
Life
Tatin comes from a rather popular milieu. He lived through a lonely youth and was shaped by women: mother, grandmother, sister, wet nurse and neighbors.
At the age of 14 he began an apprenticeship as a painter. After a four-year stay in Paris, he returned to his native Laval and established himself there as a successful building contractor. Only after 1945 did he develop into a visual artist, associating with Jean Dubuffet , André Breton , Jean Paulhan , Jacques Prévert , Alberto Giacometti , Jean Cocteau , Aristide Caillaud and Benjamin Péret. From 1951 Tatin went on a five-year trip to South America and was mainly interested in indigenous cultures. The trip was also successful artistically: he received the First Prize for Sculpture at the first São Paulo Biennale (1951).
Robert Tatin Museum
From 1962 Tatin realized his private museum in La Frénouse near Cossé-le-Vivien , whose monumental sculptures appear to be clearly influenced by pre-Columbian models. The entire complex is an example of fantastic self-taught architecture .
literature
- Pierre Gueguen, Henry Galy-Carles: Robert Tatin. Paris, Librairie Charpentier, 1960
- Catalog de l'exposition Robert Tatin de mai à juin 1968 , à la Galerie de l'Université à Paris
- Richard Jeandelle and Brigitte Jeandelle: L'étrange domaine de Robert Tatin . Simoën, 1977
- L'univers de Robert Tatin . Groupe Célestin Freinet, 1983
Filmography
Five films are known about Robert Tatin and his work:
- De l'autre côté du miroir , TV film by Max-Pol Fouchet in 1967 about Magritte , Paul Delvaux , Aristide Caillaud and Robert Tatin
- A 1972 film by Jac Remise for ORTF
- A newsreel from Fox-Moviétone August 1974
- A film by Claus Hermans for German television from 1976
- Tatin-Circus by Robert Maurice and Claude Arrucci , for FR3 Rennes (1977)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tatin, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French artist and outsider architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laval |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1983 |
| Place of death | Cossé-le-Vivien |