Victor Anicet (born in 1938 in Marigot, a commune in the north of Martinique) is a French visual artist and ceramist.
Biography
editVictor Anicet trained as a ceramist initially at the Ecole des Arts Appliqués in Fort-de-France (academy of applied arts), continuing his training at Ecoles des Métiers des Arts de Paris (school of applied arts) in the ceramics department; at graduation in 1961, he was recognised as first in his class. After obtaining certification for a preparatory class for physics and chemistry applied to ceramics at the Arts et Métiers in Paris, he undertook numerous training courses in Europe: first in France, with potters such as Yves Mohy and Jean and Jacquleine Lerat at the École des Beaux-Arts de Bourges, then in England with John Reeve and Bernard Leach, at Michael Cardew's St Ives pottery and finally with Marion Mangold in Ottweiler, in Germany.[1][2]
His paintings evoke Maroons as couragous and rebellious people.[4] He creates objects that respond to Martinique and the history of the indigenous people of the island, which he explored at a young age with Rev. Pere Pinchon, co-founder of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology and an initiator of archaeological research in Martinique.[5] Assisting at Pinchon's dig in the Adoration district in Marigot, Anicet learned about the ceramic culture of the Arawak by observing the fragments of pottery he was cleaning.[6]
In 1984, he was a co-creator of the group "Fwomajé", named after the Creole name for the kapok tree, which carries out research on Caribbean aesthetics.[7] He has exhibited in France, the Caribbean, Germany and South Korea.[8] In a collaboration with the Atelier Simon Marq, a studio in Reims, he created stained glass windows for the Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption, Saint-Pierre; the work was dedicated on 8 December 2006.[9][10] He studied at the Petit Manoir College, located in Lamentin, Martinique, now named Lycée Polyvalent Victor Anicet.[11] A retrospective exhibition of Anicet's works was held at the 34th São Paulo Art Biennial and of new works in 2021 at Tropiques Atrium, an arts venue in Fort-de-France.[12]
External links
edit- The official website of Victor Anicet
- Meeting Victor Anicet, an interview: Manioc.
References
edit- ^ "Victor Anicet". International Academy of Ceramics (in French). International Academy of Ceramics. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ Anicet, Victor; Lerat, Jacqueline (2005). "Hommage à Yves Mohy". Revue de la Céramique et du Verre. 145: 32–35.
- ^ Loichot, Valérie (2013). "ÉDOUARD GLISSANT'S GRAVES". Callaloo. 36 (4): 1014–1032. ISSN 0161-2492.
- ^ "Biography" (PDF). Victor Anicet. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the IACA Web Site | The International Association for Caribbean Archaeology". blogs.uoregon.edu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Victor Anicet". 34th Bienal de São Paulo. São Paulo Art Biennial. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ The Caribbean : like a local. Peter Greenberg, Gwen Cannon, Claire Boobbyer, Michelin Travel & Lifestyle North America. Greenville, S.C.: Michelin Travel and Lifestyle North America. 2012. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-907099-78-6. OCLC 785149322.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Victor Anicet". International Academy of Ceramics (in French). Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "L'oeil du lézard : Victor Anicet". International Association of Art Critics. 2017-08-01. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Vitraux. Oeuvre de l'artiste martiniquais Victor Anicet". Victor Anicet (in French). Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "LPO Victor Anicet - Lycée du Numérique, du Design et des Arts Appliqués de Martinique". LPO Victor Anicet (in French). Lycée Polyvalent Victor Anicet. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
- ^ "Victor Anicet « Sève»". Tropiques-Atrium (in French). Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-19.