anne du boistesselin

France

www.artmajeur.com/anne
email: anneducaire@yahoo.fr

 

Biography

Artist's Statement

Introduction: An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to God. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshipper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. The destinations of pilgrimages often include shrines decorated with ex-votos. Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms. They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help. As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame.

At St. John’s Church, anne du boistesselin exhibits the principal of “ex-voto” through paintings. Art and ex-voto are intrinsically linked. It carries the idea of an exchange of a fine physical object with a desire, request or wish. It is also an “exchange” in the sense of the universality of social process and visual art for this "On A Caravan" group exhibition.

[En Francais: EX VOTO--Dans l'Eglise de St John the Baptist, anne du boistesselin expose en peinture un des principe de l'ex voto. Art et ex voto sont intrinsèques, avec cette idée de l'échange d'un bien matériel contre un désir. L'échange se trouve également dans le sens de l'universalité du processus social et plastique pour cette exposition collective "on a caravan".]
 

To enquire about purchasing a painting, please contact email:  info@oncaravan.org