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ROGER
LICOT and his art
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Realism
that rattles your cage... Baaad Art for Baaaaad People. :-)
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About
my prices...
Some people do not want to bit more than $50 for a painting
that they can keep for a lifetime while they buy a pair
of running shoes for $300...
I respect everybody's choices and opinions, so please,
respect mine. If I work 3 days on a painting for example
I'm not selling it for $50...
creating those pieces take time, they aren't doodles
on a piece of paper.. I do not work for $16 a day; I
made more money than that bagging groceries as a kid.
I'm not rude here, I just want as much respect for
my work as you would expect me to give you for
your work. It's called dignity :-)
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Methods
and Techniques
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Roger's
work is a mixture of realism, photorealism and contemporary
art. For him though, photography is just a guide, a source,
and a finished piece rarely looks like the original print;
often several elements of different photographsre combined
in the creation of a single piece. Precision and meticulous
details are his trademark. No airbrushes nor spray or
sponges are used in Roger's work: only brushes. He starts
by applying base flat colors to delimitate different areas,
then with very small brushes starts the detailed areas
and graduations. The creation of a piece can take from
2- 3 days to several weeks.
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Le
travail de Roger est une fusion entre le réalisme,
photoréalisme et l'art contemporain. Mais pour
lui, la photographie n'est qu'un guide, une source, et
une toile finie ne resemble que tres peu aux sources originales;
souvent les élements de plusieurs photographies
sont combinées ensemble pour composer une peinture.
La précision et les détails méticuleux
sont sa marque de fabrique. Pas d'éponge ni de
spray (airbrush) dans le travail de Roger, il ne travaille
qu'a la brosse et au pinceau, tout d'abord en appliquant
des couleurs de base pour délimiter les différentes
surfaces et contours du sujet, ensuite commence le travail
de précision. La création d'un tableau va
de 2-3 jours pour les petits jusqu'a plusieurs semaines
pour d'autres.
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Please,
be kind enough to remember that I do not paint to please
everybody; if you are looking for paintings of nice sunsets,
fruits or vegetables on a tablecloth, colorful flowers,
cute kids or cuddly animals you have the wrong artist...
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Ayez
la gentillesse de vous souvenir que je ne peins pas pour
plaire a tout le monde; si vous aimez les beaux couchers
de soleil, les fruits et lumes sur une nappe, les belles
fleurs en couleur, les enfants mignons ou les animaux
charmands vous vous etes trompd' artiste.
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About
the artist
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Born
in BELGIUM (Brussels) 1953, Roger left Europe at the age of 20
years old, for many years he resided in New York for many years
and now lives in San Francisco, California. ( More info on his
personal website, see link below ).
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A
propos de l'artiste
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Ne
en BELGIQUE (Bruxelles) 1953, Roger quitta l'Europe a l'age de
20 ans, il résida New York pour de nombreuses annés
et maintenant vit a San Francisco, Californie. (Infos supplémentaires
sur son site personel).
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