Christophe Mirande has been working in the Montmartre area of Paris for the last fifteen years.

Christophe who started out as a writer decided in 2005 to follow in the footsteps of his father Raymond MIRANDE a well-known enameler.

Christophe decided to develop his own technique for enameling on copper surfaces. To do this he learned from some of the best known names in this technique like Jean-Claude Bessette, Marie-Therese Masias and Charles Hair. His influences in pictorial art are Pierre Soulages, Mark Rothko and Anselm Kiefer.

His creative style is based on the idea that the world’s fragile and ephemeral beauty needs to be constantly rediscovered. “The beauty of this world can be observed through its energies and the life which results. Discovering this material is to discover the deepest meaning of one’s self.”

The quest is to discover the essence of the world by plunging deep into its telluric and incandescent materials.

 

Christophe MIRANDE tries to go beyond first appearances and impressions.

“I like to strip down my work to a minimum to get nuanced coloring or reflections that captures one’s attention. The materials I use suddenly come to life capturing a sudden ray of light, or quick movement that gives a glimpse of the energy embodied inside it. It’s almost as if the materials reveal their mysterious energy without you noticing it when you first look at the surface….”

Just like silversmiths and jewelers, Christophe MIRANDE uses enamel on copper because of its ability to give an extraordinary transparency like a stain glassed window. He also works his enamel with a variety of materials such as slate and zinc. This gives an avant-garde look to his work which still uses traditional techniques.

“It’s the light which produces different textures to the metal or slate with its smooth and rugged, matt or gloss surfaces. It highlights the hidden aspects embedded in the work such as copper etchings, oxidations, subtle color tones…”

“Playing with fire means making a claim to control the uncontrollable, to understand a mystery while constantly questioning one’s capacities during each stage of the process...”

 

Translation pgcollier@orange.fr - 2015

\ awards

Firelandscape  2018 - 2019

 

PRIX DU JURY PEINTURE 2019

Exposition du Cercle des Artistes de Paris, Parc Floral de Paris/France

Interstices - 20x15 cm (x5) - 2011

 

NEW IDEAS IN ENAMEL ART AWARD

IV international biennale of enamel, Galerie Menonisa, Vilnius/Lituanie

Yin et Yang - 20x15 cm (x2) - 2010

 

GLASS ON METAL AWARD

10th international juried enamel exhibition,  Galerie Lireille, Oakland/Etats-Unis 

\ exhibitions, events, etc.

EN FRANCE

 

P.O. de Montreuil, 2019

Croix Glorieuse, Cathédrale de Bordeaux, 2019

Paris Design Week, galerie Empreintes, exposition collective, Paris, 2019

Espace Talents Etoiles, Paris, 2019

Salon du Cercle des Artistes de Paris, Parc Floral de Paris, 2019

Atelier-galerie Emaux Montmartre, La Micro Exposition, Paris, 2018


P.O. de Montmartre, Paris, 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2014 / 2015 / 2018


La NEF, exposition collective, Montpellier, 2018


Salon Ob’Art, Bordeaux, 2018


Galerie Bouillon d’art, exposition collective, Bordeaux, 2018


Salon art3f avec la Galerie Bouillon d’art, Nantes, 2018


Galerie Collection Privée, expositions collectives, Paris, 2016 / 2017 / 2018


Salon METAMORPHOSE, Paris, 2017


Galerie Collection Privée, exposition personnelle, Paris, 2016 / 2017


Eglise de Cayac, exposition Alchimie Mirande (père et fils), Gradignan, 2017


L'Atelier, exposition collective DUO de créateurs, Paris 2017


Galerie Bouillon d’art, expositions personnelles, Bordeaux, 2016 / 2017


GMAC Bastille, Paris, 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016


Salon art3f Bruxelles, Belgique, 2016


Salon des antiquaires et de l'art contemporain, Bordeaux, 2016


Espace Talents Opéra, exposition collective, Paris, 2016


Galerie Metanoïa, exposition collective, Paris, 2015


Atelier-galerie Pochciol, horloger plasticien, exposition personnelle, Paris, 2015


Espace Talents Opéra, exposition collective, Paris, 2015


Galerie 3F, exposition avec Gerda Jacobs, Paris Montmartre, 2015


Galerie ACABAS, exposition personnelle, Paris, 2015


Salon privé Jaquet Droz, exposition personnelle, Paris Vendôme, 2015


EXPO4, exposition collective, Claye-Souilly, 2014


MANIFESTO, avec Studio Nucleo, Institut Culturel Italien, Paris, 2014


Biennale d’Art Sacré Actuel (BASA), Eglise St Polycarpe, Lyon, 2013


Nouvelle Galerie La Cornue, exposition personnelle, Paris, 2013


Jardin d’artistes / Interstices, mai 2013, exposition collective, Sucy en Brie, 2013


Salon Les Hivernales, Montreuil, 2012


Lumière et Matière, exposition avec Gerda Jacobs, Paris, 2010 / 2011 / 2012 /2013


Maison de l’émail, exposition collective, Limoges, 2010 / 2012


Galerie Juan et Benita, expositions personnelles, Paris, 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012


Salon Art Shopping, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, 2011


Jeune émail, Galerie Compostela, Parthenay, 2011


Art et Matière, Gironville, 2011


Galerie Arcima, exposition collective, Paris, 2010


Salon Art Expro, Chelles, 2010


Lil’Art, salon d'art contemporain, Les Lilas, 2010


Galerie L’Endroit, exposition collective, Paris, 2010


Galerie Eterso, exposition collective, Plaisir, 2010


Galerie Emoluxe, exposition collective, Oradour sur Vayres, 2009


Salon des Indépendants, Grand Palais, Paris, 2009


Biennale internationale de l’émail, Plessis-Pâté, 2009 / 2011


Château de Bressuire, exposition collective, 2009


Salon Maison & Objet avec La Cornue, Paris, 2009


Galerie Christel, exposition collective, Limoges, 2007


Salon international de l’émail, Aix sur Vienne, 2006

 

A L’ETRANGER 

 

Festival de design de Venise (biennale), Italie, 2018


Salon international d’art contemporain art3f, Bruxelles, Belgique, 2016


Biennale of enamel arts, Galerie Menonisa, Vilnius, Lituanie, 2015


Enamel art festival, Museum of ukrainian paintings, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, 2015


Biennale of enamel arts, Galerie Menonisa, Vilnius, Lituanie, 2011

Académie Royale de Barcelone, Espagne, 2011

Enamel Exhibition, Galerie Lireille, Oakland, Etats-Unis, 2010


Adriana Ruiz enamel on metal biennal, Vina Del Mar, Chili, 2009


Cloisonne contest, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japon, 2009


Salon K/BIS avec La Cornue, Las Vegas, Etats-Unis, 2007