Francis Pavy: Retrospective
September 07, 2012 – November 10, 2012
Recurring daily
Times: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: 1911 Historic City Hall, Lake Charles
Address: 1001 Ryan St., Lake Charles, LA 70601
Contact: Denise Fasske
Phone: 337-491-9159
Email: dfasske@cityoflc.us
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Admission: Free
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LAKE CHARLES — The City of Lake Charles will host Retrospective by Francis Pavy at the 1911 Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center at 1001 Ryan Street. The nationally known artist be on hand to meet and greet during the opening reception on Friday, September 7 from 5:30-8 p.m. The exhibition will hang through November 10.
Retrospective consists of work in a variety of mediums: oil paintings, prints, drawings and constructions from a time frame starting from 1985 to the present, many works never having been shown before. The collection encompasses early iconic paintings to the latest work dealing with narrative, saturation of imagery and color. They all vibrate with life and musical rhythm. The abstract dimensions of the work are always profoundly grounded in Louisiana motifs and culture.
Francis Xavier Pavy was born in Lafayette on Mardi Gras day in 1954. He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1976 where he studied music, ceramics, animation, painting, printmaking and sculpture. He opened his Lafayette studio in 1981, where he went on to create a painting style that has made his iconic work popular among collectors, such as singer songwriter Paul Simon, television producer Lorne Michaels, producer-actor Ron Howard, Jimmy Buffett, chef John Besh, swamp rock king Zachary Richard, Bob Dylan, Louisiana novelist-metaphysician Walker Percy, New Orleans Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Ga.
Pavy says, “My work stems from the narrative storytelling tradition. Common subjects for me are the folk-life and folklore of the local people juxtaposed against the fabric of everyday American life. I am particularly interested in music, musicians and the musical traditions of Louisiana and the South. Other subjects that I interpret are outdoor activities, southern mysticism and religion, Mardi Gras, myths, romance and personal experiences. A good part of my work deals with relationships, friendships, familial and intimate.”