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This outsider environment was a hidden treasure, untill it was discovered after its author had died and the city wanted to demolish house and garden to construct a roundabout.
Life and works
Rémy Callot (1926-2001) lived in ihe industrious community of Carvin, in the north of France. He had an administrative function at the office of a mining company.
Due to an accident in his youth he was disabled, missing one arm. Nevertheless, because of his interest in painting and mosaic making, he decorated the enclosure around his house.
He made frescoes and mosaic works, representing all kind of animals, like these:
Life and works
Rémy Callot (1926-2001) lived in ihe industrious community of Carvin, in the north of France. He had an administrative function at the office of a mining company.
Due to an accident in his youth he was disabled, missing one arm. Nevertheless, because of his interest in painting and mosaic making, he decorated the enclosure around his house.
He made frescoes and mosaic works, representing all kind of animals, like these:
After mr Callot died in 2001, his house remained unhabited, like his creations remained unnoticed.
However, this changed in 2006. The city had developed plans for a new layout of the street to make a roundabout (or maybe a parking). When the moment came the house had to be demolished, the frescoes were discovered. The authorities made the wise decision to postpone the public works and preserve the creative constructs.
The city's cultural center, Centre Jean Eiffel, has been actively involved in this decision.
Future of the site
The frescoes nowadays are on display on the enclosure walls of mr Callot's plot. A kind of open air exhibition.
It's being discussed what should be done with this environment. Maybe the site will become kind of a musée jardin, an open air musem, but it probably will take time to develop plans and trace funding..
In general in the north of France public authorities seem to be well aware of the importance of preserving outsider art and outsider environments (cf the city of Lille and Jean Smiloswki). This probably also has been stimulated by the publicity around the renovation of the Lille Art Museum (formerly Musée d´Art Moderne Lille Metropole), to house the art brut collection of l´Aracine. Mrs Savine Faupin, head of the art brut department of the museum, is involved in the discussions about the future of the site.
A group of friends
In november 2008 the "Cercle des amis de Rémy Callot" has been formed. This group of friends is active in the promotion and preservation of mr Callot's work.
Exposition
In september 2011 in the Centre Jean Eiffel in Carvin there has been an exposition of ceramics made by Rémy Callot
It appears that some 200 creations in ceramic, most of them still in a rather good condition, were part of his legacy. The family reeently has donated it to the city. This collection gives a good impression of Callot's artistic potential.
Rémy Callot
Pallisade with mosaics
Carvin FR
However, this changed in 2006. The city had developed plans for a new layout of the street to make a roundabout (or maybe a parking). When the moment came the house had to be demolished, the frescoes were discovered. The authorities made the wise decision to postpone the public works and preserve the creative constructs.
The city's cultural center, Centre Jean Eiffel, has been actively involved in this decision.
Future of the site
The frescoes nowadays are on display on the enclosure walls of mr Callot's plot. A kind of open air exhibition.
It's being discussed what should be done with this environment. Maybe the site will become kind of a musée jardin, an open air musem, but it probably will take time to develop plans and trace funding..
In general in the north of France public authorities seem to be well aware of the importance of preserving outsider art and outsider environments (cf the city of Lille and Jean Smiloswki). This probably also has been stimulated by the publicity around the renovation of the Lille Art Museum (formerly Musée d´Art Moderne Lille Metropole), to house the art brut collection of l´Aracine. Mrs Savine Faupin, head of the art brut department of the museum, is involved in the discussions about the future of the site.
A group of friends
In november 2008 the "Cercle des amis de Rémy Callot" has been formed. This group of friends is active in the promotion and preservation of mr Callot's work.
Exposition
In september 2011 in the Centre Jean Eiffel in Carvin there has been an exposition of ceramics made by Rémy Callot
picture courtesy of Centre Jean Eiffel
It appears that some 200 creations in ceramic, most of them still in a rather good condition, were part of his legacy. The family reeently has donated it to the city. This collection gives a good impression of Callot's artistic potential.
Rémy Callot
Pallisade with mosaics
Carvin FR
Rémy Callot weergeven op een grotere kaart
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