Esteban Ruiz, peintre
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10 mars, samedi, UN BRUNCH, VENEZ NOMBREUX!!! (menu monté en bas!)

On aura non seulement le plaisir et le privilège à vous accueillir autour d'une bonne cuisine et vous présenter Esteban Ruiz, MAIS
Esteban lui-même nous accueillira dans son propre atelier!  
Donc, ce sera un événement d'Un Artiste à La Table à ne pas rater!!! 

Parlez-vous français, espagnol, anglais? N'ayez pas peur, nous parlons les 3, alors inscrivez-vous et decouvrir!!!

Voici quelques photos de ses oeuvres, et à propos de lui: 

Sebastien Courtois à Paris en avait dit: "L'art qui nous pousse à penser."

"Après 10 ans d'un travail approfondi sur la representation des images, croyances et epiphanies dans les religions primitives, et après un long voyage en Orient (Inde et Nepal) et Amerique Latine, au cours du quel je me suis impregné de leurs cultures et coutumes, j'ai pris un virage significatif à partir de la base conceptuelle et iconologique de mon oeuvre.

Ces toiles et sculptures d'une esthetique nette et clair, le sont égalment dans leur aspect conceptuel, puisque j'ai reflete mes sentiments les plus profonds, mes fantasmes et mes peurs. Amour, sexe, la vie, la mort, le sacrè, le profane dans le sacrè à travers une étude en profoundeur de penseurs et personages litteraires qui ont indiqué la marche à suivre le long de ce chemin ètroit qui est la vie, et sans lesquel, mes schemes humanistes et intelectuels se seraient perdus au auraient pris une autre direction.

En entrant directement et sans peur dans l'analyse et l'interpretation de ces personnages, j'aboutis à une langage - à travers un travail intensif à l'atelier qualitativement mystique, qui touche par moment la folie - d'une maturite basse sur ma culture, celle de ma terre andalouse qui a su interpreter spontaneament ces savoirs, jusqu'au paroxysme de passions reflétés dans la vie."
- Esteban Ruiz et La Mystique

In English:

Esteban Ruiz, painter
... welcomes us himself into his own working studio in Paris the 10th of March for a brunch, DON'T MISS THIS!!!

A little about him, from himself:
"After ten years of hard work in the representation of images, beliefs and epiphanies of primative religions, and from a long journey in the East (India and Nepal) and South America, in which I became imbued with its culture and its experiences, I drew an important change in the conceptual and iconological basis of my work.
Those materials and works contain clear aesthetics even in the conceptual aspect, since the most overwhelming of my feelings, my experiences and my fears are reflected in them. Love, sex, life, death, what is holy, what is profane within what is holy, the deep study of thinkers and literary characters who have guided my course throughout the narrow path of life... Without them, my humanistic and intellectual perceptions would have been lost or would have followed a different course.
Entering straight and without any fear in the analysis and interpretation of those characters, I address myself through the intensive work of my workshop to the use of a qualitatively mystic language that borders on madness by the minute, of a maturity based on my culture reins, those of my andalusian land which have been able to interpret spontaneously those knowledges up to the passions paroxysm reflected on life."
-Esteban Ruiz and the Mystic

Menu le 10 mars?!:

Muffin aux banane-pépites de chocolat

 Sandwich aux concombre, chevre, pistou au petits pois, cranberries

Petites Tartes aux tomates sechées, pecans, et comté

Eggs Benedict

Salade au quinoa, fraises, menthe, mangue, crème au citron, roquefort

Salade au poulet, raisins, celeri, noix

Parfait de clementines, dates, yaourt à la vanille, fruit de passion

Gateau au banane et coco

Brownies

Boissons:

Smoothies, Jus de fruits, Champagne

Thé, Café

Du Rétour!

On a été un peu absent ici récemment, et nous en sommes désolé!

Notre événement avec Dominique Fidanza a été mieux qu'on aurait pu imaginer! Elle nous a donné un petit concert magnifique dans notre salon, sa voix et ses talents sont remplis de son chaleur et enthousiasme énergique! Elle était un bijoux d'accueillir, et nous vous encouragons à suivre ses chansons et son travail!

Voici un peu des photos de cette soirée-là.

Nous avons reçu aussi France 24 pour eux à faire un emission sur nous!

Nous vous annoncerons avec plaisir quand vous pourriez regarder cet emission sur France 24!

Ensuite, on a vu février venait avec un coup de froid, bbrrr! Nous avons prévu à accueillir la charmante Jacqueline Rollin et on avait beaucoup de hâte à la voir sculpter LIVE dans notre salon. Malheureusement, on a du annuler la soirée à cause du temps désagréable. Nous esperons à réporter ce qu'on en croyais qu'allait été une soirée éclairée sans doute!

Entretemps, on se prépare pour des changements, un d'être le mouvement de nos soirées aux ateliers des artistes! Nous avons hâte de le faire parce qu'on croit qu'il prévoit un autre élément dont on manque aux galleries et expositions où on voit les oeuvres fini, mais comment ils se semblent dans la conception et le processus?!! Nous esperons à vous privilégier à ce "sneak-peek" et rencontre privé avec les artistes dans leurs propre ateliers pendant on découvre la nourriture aussi!; non, nous ne avons ni oublié la cuisine ni la boisson! Notre chef adore créer des petits délices, alors on verra ce qu'on pourrait debut!

A bientôt à notre table!
- Un Artiste à La Table

In English:
We've been a little absent here, sorry about that!

Our event with Dominique Fidanza was better than could be imagined! She gave us a magnificent mini concert in the salon, her voice and talents are full of her warm and enthusiastic energy! She was a gift to have, we encourage you to follow her work and songs!

Here are a few pictures of that evening with Dominique.

Next we had February which hit all of us here in Paris with a snap of cold, to say the least, bbrrr! We expected to host the lovely Jaqueline Rollin and we're so excited to have her sculpt LIVE in the salon. Unfortunately we had to cancel our evening due to the rather unpleasant weather conditions! We hope to re-schedule what would have been an enlightening evening no doubt!

In the meantime, we are gearing up for some changes, one being the advent of moving our soirées into the private studios of the artist's themselves! We are excited to do this as we believe it will provide yet another element of discovery often missed in galleries and expositions where we see the finished works, but what do those works look like in conception and process?!! We hope to afford this sneak peak and private meeting with artists in their work rooms over delicious bites to eat; no, we haven't forgotten the food or drink!  Our chef loves to create little delicacies packed with punch, being this is her speciality, let's see what we can debut!

See you soon at our table!
- Un Artiste à La Table

Le 19 Janvier, Dominique Fidanza, chanteuse:
dominiquefidanza.fr 

Rejoinez-nous le 19 janvier 2012 pour un rencontre avec Dominique Fidanza.

Italo-belge, Dominique est confrontée très jeune à la réalité mutiethniqueu de sa ville natale (Bruxelles). Les sons et les images de ces lieux l'accompagneront tout au long de son parcours. Elle décide d'entreprendre des études artisitiques, se dédie à la peinture et à la musique en apprenant à jouer de la guitare, de l'harmonica et de la flute de pan.
Elle déménage ensuite avec sa famille en Sicile, et dans les années qui précédent ce déménagement elle fait ses premiers pas avec le groupe Urusa. Le groupe joue ensemble pendant 2 ans, quand en 2000, Dominique participe au casting de l'émission Popstars diffusée sur la chaine italienne Italia 1. Elle est sélectionnée parmi des milliers de candidats et avec 4 autres jeunes femmes, elles deviennent le group LOLLIPOP produit par la maison de disque Warner Music Italia.
En 2001 sort le premier single intitulé "Down Down Down" qui se classe directement à la 1ère position de la classification des singles les plus vendus en Italie (le single restera numèro 1 pendant 4 semaines), avec près de 120 000 ventes. Suit le premier album du groupe qui sera disque de platine en seulement quelques semaines.
Entre 2001 et 2002, le groupe LOLLIPOP réalisera plus de 100 concerts dans tout l'Italie et participera en 2002 à la 52ème édition du Festival de Sanremo.
Dominique obtient son diplôme de l'Académie des Beaux Arts de Florence en 2005. Elle commence à travailler sur son projet solo et entreprend un minitour dans toute l'Italie.
En 2006, Dominique décide de participer au casting de la Star Academy, célèbre émission musicale française diffusée sur TF1. Grâce à cette expérience, Dominique grandit professionnellement at aura l'opportunité de chanter en duo avec des artistes internationaux comme Pink, Rihanna, Puff Daddy, Zucchero, James Blunt, Laura Pausini, Paolo Nuttini et tant d'autres...

En 2007 elle entreprend une longue tournée internationale avec la Star Academy, et au même moment commence à composer des nouvelles chansons en collaboration avec le producteur Kikko De Luca, chansons qui feront partie de son premier album solo.
Cet album est un album double, en version italienne et française. Le disque est financé par Mercury Universal France et produit entre 2008 et 2009 au studio Magnetica de Paris par Sébastien Martel (guitariste de M), Olivier Coursier (du group Aaron) et Kikko De Luca.
Les textes français ont été écrits par Florent Marchet, Tété, Vincent Baguian, Jérémie Kissling, Elodie Frégé, Spleen sans oublier les écrivains Alexandre Barbera et Grégoire Louis.
Pour des raisons de restructuration au sein de sa maison de disque, l'album de Dominique initialement prévu pour Avril 2009 ne verra pas le jour avec Universal.
En 2011, le projet solo arrive en Italie, soutenu par Teamworld. Le single sorti pour l'ocasion est "Un papillon, une étoile", dont le clip est disponible sur youtube depuis le mois de Juin.

"Un Papillon Une Étoile"

Début 2012, Dominique décide de partir à la rencontre de son public en proposant un concept inédit "Un live dans ton salon". Accompagnée de sa guitare et de son harmonica, Dominique s'apprête à sillonner les routes de France, de Belgique, de Suisse et d'Italie pour offrir un live acoustique et intimiste inédit où les sonorités folk se mélangent à des couleurs tout droit sorties de ses carnets de voyages. Une invitation au voyage et à la découverte, au travers de textes poétiques et philosophiques écrist par son compagnon Giano et dont les mélodies sont composées par Dominique elle-même.

In English:

Join us the 19th of January 2012 to meet Dominique Fidanza.

An Italian-Belgian, born in Brussels, Dominique has always been conscious of her multi-ethnicity and this richness she has carried with her throughout all her journeys. In Brussels, she decided to pursue art studies and dedicated herself to painting and music learning the guitar, harmonica and pan flute. Later she moved with her family to Sicily and there, in the following years, she started with a musical group called Urusa where she performed for 2 years. In 2000 Dominique participated in the casting of the Popstars show aired on Italia 1. She was selected from amongst thousands of other contestants to play with 4 other young woman forming the group known as LOLLIPOP, produced by Warner Music Italia.
In 2001 her first single titled "Down Down Down" came out, and was ranked the number one selling single in Italy after 120,000 copies sold. Only weeks later, the groups' first album came out which also became quickly a platinum album.
In between 2001 and 2002, LOLLIPOP gave more than 100 concerts in Italy and participated in the 2002, 52nd Edition of the Sanremo Festival.
Dominique received her diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts in 2005. It was then that she embarked upon her own solo project and undertook her own mini tour in Italy.
In 2006, Dominique participated in the casting of the Star Academy, a famous French music program hosted by TF1. Through this experience, Dominique grew professionally and had the opportunity to sing duets with international artists such as Pink, Rihanna, Puff Daddy, Zucchero, James Blunt, Laura Pausini, Paolo Nutini and many more...
In 2007 she began a long tour with the International Star Academy, and at the same time began writing new songs together with producer Kikko De Luca, songs which became a part of his first solo album. This album is a double album in both Italian and French. The disc was funded by Mercury Universal France and produced between 2008-2009 in the studio Magnetica Paris by Sébastien Martel (guitarist for M), Olivier Courier (from the group "Aaron") and Kikko De Luca. The French texts were written by Florent Marchet, Tété, Vincent Baguian, Jérémie Kissling, Elodie Frégé, and Spleen not to mention the writers Gergory Louis and Alexandre Barbara. For reasons of restructuring within her record label, Dominique's album originally scheduled for April 2009 will not see the day with Universal.
In 2011, the solo project arrived in Italy, supported by Teamworld. The single released for the occasion was "A butterfly, a star", and the clip is available on youtube since last June.

"Un Papillon Une Étoile"

In early 2012, Dominique will meet her audience through a new concept "Live in your living room". Accompanied by her guitar and her harmonica, Dominique is getting ready to travel the roads of France, Belgium, Switzerland and Italy to offer a live acoustic and intimate novel in which the folk sounds mix with the colors straight out of her travel diaries. An invitation to travel and discovery, through poetry and philosophical writings by her partner Giano, and melodies composed by Dominique herself.

An evening with Hotel Elysées Mermoz and Art Ensuite in the interest of emerging contemporary artists and those of us interested in supporting them and exposing them to the public!

Last Tuesday we had the honored pleasure to participate in a soirée at Hotel Elysées Mermoz. The evening was dedicated to a hand selected number of artists, bloggers, and gallerists to meet one another, share ideas, discover projects in process of unfolding and developping, and foremost learn of Hôtel Elysées Mermoz's growing project with Art Ensuite.

(Left: Kristi; Right: Rosario and Ana; Photo Credits: Dominique Planche) 

 (Here you can see the expo space within the hotel for the artists;
Photo Credits: Hotel Elysées Mermoz)

(Photo Credit: Art Ensuite)

Meet Olivier Brueil, the owner and manager of 4 star Hôtel Elysées, but also, note, an artist himself, a painter, who yes, has his own studio and spends half of his time devoted to his art. In 2009 during the remodeling of his hotel, he decided to use the strategic space to display works of art by young emerging artists. In doing this, he began his project to support these artists not only through exposing their works, but further through collecting donations for them and presenting them to the public. Here the artists have a number of opportunities presented to them, one namely being that they are put into contact with a public they may otherwise not particularly encounter. Here their network is expanded where they may meet and follow into other public circles passionate about art, and ready to discover an emerging artist perhaps in a more personable encounter than a large prestigous gallery or a museum!

(Photo Credit: Art Ensuite)

Meet Art Ensuite! Olivier wanted to go further with his project than solely in his hotel. Art Ensuite has been born with the goal to grow this network between hotels, in particular, who would like to support and sponsor these artists in the same way as Hôtel Elysées Mermoz and contribute to developing and growing their network in such a way which benefits the artists themselves and not solely the space exposing them! Here there will be a genuine encounter between the observer and the art, a network will grow between the hotels exposing them, and most appropriately bring artists together and the discovery of them to the public.

 Elodie Boutry, Thierry Richard from Chroniques du Plaisir, Camille Poirier from Arts et Regards

 From far right: Thomas Mondo from Darkplanneur, Dominique Planche from Planche.com, Amyitis Filippi from Art Ensuite

 Jean-Marc Thommen, artist, Olivier Brueil, painter and owner and director of Elysées Mermoz

 (Photo Credits: La Frange)

This project inspires us! At Un Artiste à La Table we desire to bring to light artists, whether well known, lesser known, or emerging, to a public they might not otherwise know but who is nonetheless passionate for art. Likewise, we strive to provide the public with the opportunity to meet these artists in a more relaxed, personable environment. In a world where so often the artists are hidden behind their works and we have little chance to meet them, hear and see who they are, what inspires them and why they do what they do, it is a delight to get to meet an artist and hear they themselves explain their art. This, in our mind, changes everything!

(Photo Credit: Dominique Planche)

Meet Elodie Boutry at Hôtel Elysées Mermoz last Tuesday night. Charming and warm, her works are playful and incredibly creative; have the chance to talk with her and they take an even more lively form! (Elodie's works can be seen currently on display at the hotel)

(Photo Credit: Art Ensuite)

This is unique about the project at Hôtel Elysées Mermoz, Art Ensuite, and Un Artiste à La Table. Unimagined spaces are provided where one can discover an artist in a more personable manner, artists can meet one another, the public can meet the artist, networks can be enlarged or new ones formed. Here at Un Artiste à La Table we are pleased to provide the combination of the discovery of such art and artists with the equal discovery, passion and enjoyment of gastronomy. Cooking in France, the world capital of cuisine, not to mention home to some of the greatest chefs in the world, there is nearly no limit to what delights one may taste in the restaurants in Paris! We are not amongst those in that list, we are off the beaten path, and in an unexpected place, yes, our own apartment, or even in the ateliers of the artists themselves! It is nonetheless worth discovering, and while behind supposed closed, private doors, we are none whatsoever exclusive or closed! At Un Artiste à La Table it is much more like participating in a small intimate exposition! We want to offer the public the chance to meet and discover an artist they do not yet know, we want to support our local artists in this great City of Light, and we also want you to meet our in-home artist and co-founder, our chef Kristi McIntosh. Inspired by the greatest cuisine in the world: French cuisine, but also born and bread in sunny California where the cuisine is colorful and fresh, she most enjoys creating playful taste combinations while supporting the other artists in our city, and creating a unique and kind atmosphere of discovery through the senses!

 Eiffel Tower inspired brochettes of: cucumber, apple, persimmon and crystallized ginger dipped in a cinnamon, mint syrup

 

(Petite Spoons of 3 levels: Citrus fruits and Cardamom, Fromage Frais, Pistachio Lavander Pestro; Photo Credit: Dominique Planche)

We look forward to forming a greater network with Art Ensuite and those we had the pleasure of meeting last Tuesday evening at Hôtel Elysées Mermoz, to name a few: Amyitis Filippi of Art Ensuite, Thierry Richard from Chroniques du Plaisir, Dominique Planche from Planche.com, Elodie Boutry, Jerome Boutterin, Jean -Marc Thommen, Soo-Kyoung Lee (artists), Thomas Mondo from Darkplanneur, Guillaume from Carpe Webem, Laura from La Frange, Camille Poirier from Arts et Regards, Benoît Blanchard from Oeuvres-Revue, Noemie Roussel from Zest for Art, Vincent Gaillot from Le Blog de Vinz, and Pauline Daniez from the Galerie Daniez et de Charette.

Amanda Kaiserman, jewelry designer:
www.amanda-kaiserman.com

American designer and artist, Amanda has designed for the likes of Emanuel Ungaro, Cacharel and Club Monaco, and lives and works in Paris.  With a BFA in Art History and a degree in fashion design from the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York, Amanda's many years of experience in design, along with her longtime passion for travel and for collecting and creating jewelry, inspired amanda to create her eponymous line of jewelry with her own eclectic aesthetic.

At "Un Artiste à La Table" Amanda will present her new jewelry collections entitled, "Tribu Urbaine" and "Metropolis". This collection evolved from the notion of finding poetry in everyday objects. by assgning new meaning to these objects, associating them in new and unique ways, creating patterns where they did not formerly exist, the identities of these elements are enhanced and transformed into provocative and inspirational wearable pieces.

Designeur et artiste américain, Amanda a travaillé pour Emanuel Ungar, Cacharel et Club Monaco. Elle habite et travail à Paris. Outre un baccalauréat en Histoire de l'Art un diplôme en design de la prestigieuse École de Design à New York, Amanda a de nombreuses années d'expérience dans la conception de bijoux, une passion de longue date pour le voyage ainsi que pour la collection et la création de bijoux. Tout ceci l'incita à créer sa ligne éponyme de bijoux avec son propre style éclectique.

Lors du dîner "Un Artiste à La Table", Amanda présentera ses dernières collections intitulées "Tribu Urbaine" et "Metropolis". Cette dernière a été conçue à partir de l'idée que chaque objet du quotidien détient sa propre poésie. En donnant un nouveau sens à ces objets, en les associant de façon nouvelle et unique, en créant des motifs là où il n'en existait pas, leurs identités s'en trouvent renforcées, chaque objet est transformé en une oeuvre provocante source d'inspiration.

Jean-Marie Machado, pianist et composer:
jeanmariemachado.com

Jean-Marie Machado, a major pianist and composer of the French music scene, has made a name for himself in the past years through performances with the "Sextet Andaloucia" and "Trio Time" (two records released by Harmonia Mundi), as well as his superb collaboration with saxophonist David Liebman (PAO Records).
A prolific composer, he artfully blends jazz, classical and ethnic musical influences, especially from the Mediterranean region. His new 9 person band is currently causing a sensation in France. "Danzas" represents an invitation to the colorful world of dance music from all walks of life, creatively adapted and re-invented by Jean-Marie Machado.

Please see more about Jean-Marie, here:
www.jeanmariemachado.com
To listen to "Danzas", here:
www.youtube.com/Danzas-Jean-Marie Machado

His Discography:
2007 Soeurs de Sang, Jean-Marie Machado
Le Chant du Monde, Harmonia Mundi
Double CD:
CD1 Soledeao (piano solo)
CD2 Trio Time avec Jacques Mahieux (batterie) et Jean Philippe Viret (contrebasse)
Dedicated to Amalia Rodriguez and Billie Holliday, les voix du fado et du jazz
2005 Andaloucia, Jean-Marie Machado
Le Chant du Monde, Harmonia Mundi
Jean-Marie Machado (piano), Bart de Nolf (contrebasse), Andy Sheppard (sax), Claus Stotter (trumpet), Gary Valente (trombone)

2005 L'Autre Rive Choeur Universitaire de Valence
Hortus
Avec Grançois Thuillier (tuba), Pascal Contet (accordéon), Christian Hamouy (percussions), Johan Renard (violon), Christian Bini (percussions)

2004 Le Dit de La Chute, Enzo Corman, Jean-Marie Machado, Jean-Marie Padovani
Escostaz!
Enzo Corman (text, jeu), Jean-Marie Machado (compostiion musicale, piano), Jean-Marie Padovani (composition musicale, saxophones)

2004 L'Oiseau de Vérité, Jean-Marie Machado, JJ Fdida
Livre Disque Éditions Didier Jeunesse
3 Leve, leve, muito leve avec les solistes de Lyon, Bernard Têtu
Hortus, Codaex
Musique et photographies du spectacle "La Main des saisons"

2002 Hymne avec l'ensemble instrumental de l'Ariège et François Thuillier (tuba)
Direction Eric Villevière

2001 Mer (Bruits de l'océan Pacifique à Big Sur), Enzo Corman, Jean-Marie Machado
Escostaz!
Musique de Jean-Marie Machado

Interprètes: Enzo Corman (voix), Jean-Marie Machado (piano)

2001 Lyrisme avec paolo Fresu, Andy Sheppard, Riccardo Del Fra, Jacques Mahieux, Jean-Marie Machado

1998 Azul, Danses enfouies: solos et duos. Jean-Marie Machado, K. Chemirani
Musiques Chorégraphiques de la compagnie Taffanel Hopi

1997 Chants de la Mémoire Jean-Marie Machado
Hopi HOP 200016
- Septuor Vibracordes -
Jean-Marie Machado: piano, piano préparé, composition, voix et arrangements; Cécile Girard: violoncelle; Michael Nick: violon; Lauren Dehors: clarinette, mussette et sax, soprano; François Thuillier: Tuba; David Chevalier: guitare; Ramon Lopez: Tabla, percussions et voix
Avec: Jean-Yves Pénafiel: voix; Valentin Clastrier: vielle à roue; Keyvan Chemirani: Zarb; Jacques Pellen: guitare

1997 Takiya! Tokaya!, Jean-Marie Padovani, Jean-Marie Machado, P. Motian, J-F Jenny Clark
Hopi

1995 Blanches et Noires, Jean-Marie Machado solo

1993 Séquence thmyrique Trio Machado
Avec Louis Moutin et François Moutin

1990 Vibracordes, Jean-Marie Machado avec N.Vasconcelos et l'orchestre philarmonique de Radio-France
Blue Line

1989 Kay Pob Wah Trio, Machado avec Louis et François Moutin
Blue Line

1988 Father Song Trio, Machado avec Louis et François Moutin
Blue Line