This course introduces the fundamental concepts and spirit of contemporary mosaics by exploring their aesthetic, technical, and sensory specificities.
Trainees will learn to design a personal project aligned with an artistic intention: developing a concept, graphic research, preparatory drawing, and constructing a rhythm (andamento).
The second phase of the course will be dedicated to practical work: experimenting with materials, working with gestures, and creating an original composition.
This comprehensive approach, from reflection to implementation, provides a comprehensive understanding of the creative process in contemporary mosaics.
At the end of the course, trainees will be able to:
Mosaic is a medium capable of achieving an exceptional degree of finesse, refinement, and beauty, depending on the mosaicist's sensitivity, experience, observation, and knowledge. By seeking balance within a limited and homogeneous color range, the mosaicist focuses on the very essence of contemporary mosaic: its inner rhythm, its soul, and its breath.
This approach enhances the richness and visual possibilities inherent in mosaics, constituting an essential step in its understanding, learning, and development.
The objective of this workshop is to demonstrate that the unique characteristics of mosaics allow them to fully flourish through an abstract work, thanks to the understanding and assimilation of the interior movements (andamenti), as well as their multiple contrasts and subtleties. The study is carried out through the visualization and explanation of these elements through sketches and examples, followed by practical application through the creation of a work of modest dimensions.
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Based in Finistère, Jérôme Clochard continues his research in France and abroad, establishing his unique place in the contemporary mosaic landscape with each piece. After an initial career as a scuba diver in La Défense, he trained in mosaics in 2001 with masters from the Ravenna school, before founding his Absolut Mosaïque studio in 2005, which combines contemporary creation, decoration, and heritage restoration. He collaborates with major players such as Vinci and Eiffage, working on emblematic sites such as the façade of Printemps Haussmann, the mosaics of the Opéra Comique, and the pavement of the Opéra Garnier, the restoration of which earned him the Geste d’Or prize in 2016, which he won again in 2017 for his work on the Phoenix car of the Belmond British Pullman train. His partnership with the Belmond/LVMH group continued in 2019 with the creation of six sets for the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (V.S.O.E.). That same year, he was honored by Ateliers d’Art de France, which published the monograph Fragments d’Émotions, and received the Métiers d’art et Patrimoine bâti prize. A committed artist, he participated in COP 21 in 2015 with the installation Atlantes, presented at the Tropical Aquarium of Paris, evoking the fragile balance between nature and humanity.
His work, deeply influenced by abstract expressionism and the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, explores inner rhythm, light, and the subtle movements of tesserae, blending mosaic, painting, and sculpture in a contemplative quest.
In France, AFDAS is currently the only skills operator (OPCO) that can support training in Venice, under certain conditions.
This funding is primarily aimed at intermittent performers and affiliated or subject artist-authors.
If this applies to you, contact your AFDAS advisor in advance to prepare your application. Campus Mana can provide the necessary documents upon request.
The price includes training as well as materials and personal protective equipment. However, it does not cover transportation, accommodation, or full board (breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
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