Yves DANA
u’ils soient de fer, de plâtre ou de pierre, les volumes engendrés par Yves Dana sont des signes. Des signes de vie, des signes du temps. Ses recherches l’emmènent, le mènent vers cet essentiel qui heureusement pour nous garde sa part de mystère et d’attraction. D’allure hiératique ou baroque, mélanges de matières ou pures, ces oeuvres sont matrices et fruits. Les éléments naturels, le feu, l’eau, la terre, l’air sont les bases de son univers. Ses sculptures sont autant de notes qu’il place pour nous sensibiliser aux forces qui nous entourent. Tels des monolithes de pierre, ses oeuvres catalysent les énergies et apaisent les esprits. La pureté des lignes, la simplicité des courbes apprivoisent le regard et lui donne une occasion de se poser un instant.
Kunty Moureau (curatrice belge d’exposition)
Biographie
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- 1959Born in Alexandria on June 25th.
- 1979Opens his first sculpture studio.
- 1982First work in iron.
- 1983University of Lausanne & Ecole des Beaux-Arts Geneva, Switzerland.
- 1987At the suggestion of the City of Lausanne, he fits out his studio in the 19th century heritage building Orangerie of Parc Mon Repos.
- 1989First book on Yves Dana published by Editions du Griffon Neuchatel.
- 1993Monumental sculpture commissioned by Fondation Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland.
- 1996Thirty-six years after his family went into exile, Dana returns to Egypt, the country of his birth, for a six-months » stay. Temporarily abandons iron in order to improve his knowledge in plaster, goes back to simple, hieratic forms, and begins the « Stele » series.
- 1999First works in stone.
- 1999Second book published by Editions Cercle d’Art, text by Bernard Noel.
- 2000Begins to collaborate closely with the stonecutter Alain Vos who introduces him to the various basalts and hard stones. The presence and density of stone leads him to further purify and simplify his forms.
- 2002Yves Dana devotes himself entirely to stone cutting. He imports blocks of basalt from Sweden, limestone from France and Turkey, serpentine from Italy and diabase from Germany. Monoliths weighing up to fifteen tons are transported to Switzerland.
- 2004Completes commission of a basalt « Stele » for the University of Tel Aviv.
- 2007Editions Cercle d’Art publishes a retrospective catalogue raisonné of all the sculptor’s work, with a text by Bernard Vasseur (collection Découvrons l’art).
- 20155 Continents in Milano publishes an important 2-volume monography titled « DANA », and written by Prix Goncourt author Tahar Ben Jelloun.
- 2016Yves Dana lives and works in Lausanne (CH) and Pietrasanta (It). He is also proud father of 3 children.
Expositions
- 2017Taguchi Fine art, Tokyo, Japan
- 2017Patricia Low contemporary, Gstaad, Switzerland
- 2017Rosa Turetsky, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2015Arlaud Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 2015Arlaud Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 2015Solo exhibition, Bowman Modern, London, UK, United Kingdom
- 2015Solo exhibition, LKFF Art & Sculpture Projects, Brussels, Belgium
- 2014Carzaniga Gallery Basel, Switzerland
- 2014Rigassi Gallery, Bern, Switzerland
- 2013Flora Bigai Arte Contemporanea Gallery, Pietrasanta, Italy
- 2013Ditesheim & Maffei Gallery, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- 2011Rigassi Gallery, Berne,, Switzerland
- 2011Robert Bowman Modern Gallery, London, United Kingdom
- 2010Solo Exhibition, LKFF Art & Sculpture Projects, Brussels, Belgium, Belgium
- 2010Carzaniga Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
- 2009Robert Bowman Modern Gallery, London, UK, United Kingdom
- 2009Flon Square Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 2009Galerie Pia Anna Borner, Luzern, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 2008Galerie Ditesheim, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 2008Espace Culturel d’Assens, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 2008Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milano, Italy, Switzerland
- 2007« Yves Dana », Espace Collectivités, Paris, France, France
- 2006Galleria San Bernardo, Genova, Italy, Italy
- 2006Simon Studer Art, Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 2004Galeria Colòn XVI, Bilbao, Spain, Spain
- 2003Galerie Ileana Bouboulis, Paris, France, France
- 2002Jan Krugier Gallery, New York, USA
- 2002Galerie Ditesheim, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 2001Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 2001Fondation Veranneman, Kruishoutem, Belgium, Belgium
- 1999Galerie Ileana Bouboulis, Paris, France, France
- 1999Galerie Krugier-Ditesheim, Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 1997Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 1996Galerie Ditesheim, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 1996Galerie APC, Köln, Germany, Germany
- 1992Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 1991Kokusai Kyoiku Gakuin, Tokyo, Japan, Japan
- 1989Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 1985Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 1985Halles de l’Ile, Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 1984Galerie Kara, Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland
- 1982Galerie Numaga, Auvernier, Switzerland, Switzerland
Collections
- Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israël
- Fondation Bodmer, Geneva, Switzerland
- Ville de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
- Ville de Lausanne, Switzerland
- Université Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israël
- Union de Banques Suisse
- Nestlé, Vevey, Switzerland
- Loterie Romande, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Léonard Giannada, Martigny, Switzerland
- Kumagai Collection, Tokyo,Japan
- Gymnase de Bealieu, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Forum de Meyrin
- Fondation Maurice et Martha Muller, Musée Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland
- Fondation Fernando Botero, Bogota, Colombia
- Collection « Homage to Chilidda », Bilbao, Spain
- Crédit Suisse, Geneva, Switzerland
- Crédit Suisse, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Commune de Pully, Switzerland
- Canton de Vaud, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Banque Maerki-Baumann, Zurich, Switzerland
- Banque EFG, Geneva, Switzerland
- Banque EFG, Zurich, Switzerland
- Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Banque Bondpartner, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Alcon, Fort Worth,Texas
- Ralph Rucci collection, New York
- Société Fiduciaire Suisse, Lausanne