French painter Gérard Garouste revisits the myth of Faust, filling his baroque world with a fantastic bestiary, while pursuing his philosophical and spiritual reflection about the quest for knowledge.

The Daniel Templon gallery entrusted the production of the exhibition catalogue “Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath” to Communic’Art.

Dream of a Witches’  Sabbath
September 8 – October 29, 2011
Galerie Daniel Templon

The creator of a timeless painting, Gérard Garouste counts among the most popular French artists of his generation. His latest exhibition, inspired by Goethe’sFaust, offers a glimpse of the artist’s sculpting, in addition to the 29 paintings shown.

From Marguerite to Méphistophélès, the painter creates a fantastic world of characters whose features remind one of the painter’s relatives.

Cross perspectives on Garouste’s œuvre

The catalogue features the 33 works shown at the exhibition, as well as essays from Bernard Blistène, director of Cultural Development at Centre Pompidou – Paris, Henri Berestycki, mathematician, and Aurélie Barnier, art historian and critic.

Printed in 2,000 copies, this 80-page book, bilingual French/English, will be available at the Galerie Templon and in all bookshops for 35 euros.

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