Maxime DUVEAU

He took the legendary road to California, to the City Of Angles. As many, he makes a pilgrimage as attempt to verify or to demythologize some of their ideals to confront to deal with the reality, and sometimes push it off the road. Travelling though a flat myth. He was brought by the modern « noisist » music and the great « Hollywood Blockbusters », rocked by the original soundtracks of Baywatch or Knightrider. As he challenging the « high concept » of Don Simpson and the color filters of Tony Scott, on the journey.

From this « initiation » trip, Duveau came back with a black and white drawing series, large sizes, realized in two steps, first on the spot, then in studio. As a shrewd visitor, he covers the iconic locations of the Californian rock history, such as Sunset Strip. He dove into this symbolic set, he drowned in the pubs and proceed a personal survey with precision, as the area topographer. He toke picture, doodled, scratched, traced and duplicated the history layers onto the walls. In direct contact with the present, he invites the past to arise

Besides the noir atmosphere way given by the large represntational drawing of Duveau, as specific as are the Elroy’s novel, those drawings live us in front of unpopulated cities, cities of hope where only his mark stay. Signs and storefronts remain us a reality in midwater. With his own aesthetic, Duveau invites ghost of the garage, as done by Lynch with Hollywood and its own.

Introduction

Exhibition view of «Echos de garage et valse du décor»Maxime Duveau & Maxime Lamarche Galerie Houg - Paris 5 December 2015 to 20 January 2016

Exhibition view of «Echos de garage et valse du décor»Maxime Duveau & Maxime Lamarche Galerie Houg - Paris 5 December 2015 to 20 January 2016

Doc just woke me up with phone calls and hellish ringtones. Just enough time to put on a clean shirt and embark one of those delicious banana sandwiches that everybody loves in town. This takes place on the heights nearby the Observatory, I see Doc away and Brook who is taking shots. I met Brook during a sinister case at Bates on Sunset Blvd, and he has been my new assistant for some weeks. He still hesitates between the criminal and the Rock scene, although, as I told him, both aren’t that isolated one from another. Meanwhile he helps me on some records in order to get an idea of the profession. I slam the car door, check that I have my notebook, my cigarettes and when I get near them, each of us light up one in perfect harmony. Then I start the hostilities.

« Well, what do we have this time Doc?»«Another admirer of the Strip inspector. We have tire tracks over there, a V. engraved on the tree and sweet scent of redwoods»«That damn V. follows us everywhere.»« No trace of DNA but that’s something at least. What about the dogs?»« They followed the tracks until the Strip and as always they got lost at the Whisky a Go Go»« Obviously. What about the forensics?»« Not arrived yet. Odds on the dahlia killer»« What about the heads?»« Hunting at cocos or with a girl of Hugues Inspector»« Any witnesses?» « Usual ones. Junkie surfers, fans of Dan Fante and Frank Zappa under acid, nothing really serious»« Looks like we are going to make this on our own. Any ideas about who we are looking for?»« Not really but what’s funny is to look for it, no?»« Yes... that’s true. By the way, are we sure there is a killer in this story?»«Nothing is less certain, boss»«Alright then. Guys we take my car and I drive. we are going for a stroll in our good old city of angels, shake some palm trees and see what falls out.»

Une sorte de carambolage dans une partie de billard cosmique

Solo project on DrawingNowParis2017 with Galerie Houg Chapter 1 :

Chapter 2 :

From 22 to 26 March 2017

from 25 March to 06 May 2017Vernissage & Brunch Saturday 25 March 2017

text by Maxime Duveau

+ First solo show at Galerie Houg

Charcoal on paper190 x 280 cm

Maxime DuveauSILVER LAKE HILLS/SANTA MONICA BVD - 2016

Charcoal on paper 76 x 56 cm

Maxime Duveau17TH SF HOUSE - 2017

Charcoal on paper56 x 76 cm

Maxime DuveauN HARPER AVE HOUSE - 2017

Charcoal on paper190 x 280 cm

Maxime DuveauBLACK WEST HOLLY WOOD HOUSE II - 2016

Charcoal on paper 220 x 140 cm

Maxime DuveauMALTMAN AVE REVERSE - 2016

Charcoal on paper 220 x 150 cm

Maxime DuveauSF HOUSE FLOWER - 2016

Print on Rhodoïd 42 x 60 cm

Maxime DuveauSILVER LAKE HOUSE BY NIGHT - 2015

Charcoal & transfer on paper 230 x 150 cm

Maxime DuveauSILVER LAKE PALM/MALTMAN AVE REVERSE TR ANSFER - 2016

Charcoal on paper56 x 76 cm

Maxime DuveauECHO PARK’S ALLEY - 2017

Charcoal on paper56 x 76 cm

Maxime DuveauBLACK W SILVER LAKE DR - 2017

Curriculum Vitae

Maxime Duveauborn in 1992, Thouars (79)l

Solo Shows:

2017 :- Une sorte de carambolage dans une partie de billard cosmique : Chapitre I, Drawing Now Paris 2017, Galerie Houg, Paris (à venir)- Une sorte de carambolage dans une partie de billard cosmique : Chapitre II, Galerie Houg, Paris (à venir)

Group shows :

2017: - Ces lieux qui nous gouvernent, Galerie du Haut Pavé, Paris (c. Marion Delage de Luget)

2016 :- Supervues, Espace à Vendre, Vaison la Romaine- La rose bleue, EAC Les Roches, Chambon-sur-Lignon (c. Leïla Simon)- Du sable dans ma santiag, Espace à Vendre, Nice - Prix David-Weill 2016, Institut de France, Paris - Art Monte-Carlo, Espace à Vendre, Monaco- CRAC 2016, Champigny-sur-Marne

2015 : - Echos de garage & valse du décors, Galerie Houg, Paris- Punch n’ lines, Galerie 123-MLS, Bordeaux (c. Raphaël Emine)- Jusqu’où allons-nous ?, Galerie Hausseguy, Biarritz- Odyssée, Villa Arson et Galerie de la Marine, Nice- Le Noir, le Blanc, le Truand, Espace à Vendre, Nice- Fantomachie, Le Dojo, Nice (c. Gillian Brett)- Artagon.I, la Villa Deshayes, Paris

2014 : - Maxim(s), Espace à Vendre, Nice

2013 : - Festival de dessin contemporain Manoeuvrrrr, Toulon

Editions :

2015 : - Burger Express Ltd.

2014 : - L.A. Trip- Editions Printop - Sunset Boulevard

Rewards :

2016:- Prix David-Weill de l’Académie des Beaux Arts

Educations :

2015 : Diplômé de la Villa Arson avec félicitations du jury - DNSEP2013 : DNAP, Villa Arson