Bertrand Meniel

Louis Meisel, Terrie Sultan, Otto Letze , Bertrand Meniel

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Artist Book Foundation
01 November 2024

Photorealism, and it's twenty-first-century advancement, Hyperrealism, comprise a genre of painting that developed in the United States and Europe using high-resolution photograph as its primary source material. Embracing digital photography perhaps more than any other artist working in this genre, French-born Bertrand Meniel (1961-) is able to incorporate an astonishing amount of detail into his renderings of cityscapes in New York City, Miami, and Paris.

Primarily self-taught and with no preliminary experimental, developmental, or student work, by 1996 Meniel was creating works with powerful, distinctive, and very original imagery, having mastered techniques and skills that normally require a lifetime. Using a variety of photographs of his chosen subject, he manipulates an image to perfection, focusing simultaneously on the foreground and background by combing hundreds of shots on a computer screen.

His choice to depict iconic American scenes in his paintings, particularly those associated with the ""American Way of Life,"" reflects not just a technical mastery of Photorealism but a deep emotional connection to the culture that captivated him during his youth. His unique perspective, influenced by French artistic traditions and shaped by exposure to American pop culture, allows him to capture in his art the essence of what may be best described as the ""New York State of Mind.""

Introduction by: Louis Meisel
Contributions by: Terrie Sultan, Otto Letze, Bertrand Meniel
Imprint: Artist Book Foundation
Country of Publication: Italy
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 279mm,
ISBN: 9798987228227
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 01 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Louis Meisel is an American author, art collector, and dealer, as well as a proponent of the Photorealist art movement. He has contributed to four volumes documenting the genre, numerous monographs, and he continues to organize international museum exhibitions for leading Photorealist artists. Otto Letze is the director emeritus of the Institute for Cultural Exchange in T�bingen, Germany. He is the author and editor of numerous essays, catalogues, and books on international art, and culture. Terrie Sultan is an independent curator, cultural consultant, and Principal Museum Strategist for Art Museum Strategies @ Hudson Ferris. She was the director of the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York, as well as the director of The Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston in Texas.