Jacques GAUTIER dit TAL'HOUARN (1902-1995)

« La Bretagne n’est pas un décor, c’est une âme que je cherche à peindre »
"Breizh n'eo ket un endro, un ene eo a glaskan livañ."
"Brittany is not a setting, it is a soul that I seek to paint."

Son style mêle fauvisme et poésie figurative, avec des compositions colorées inspirées du folklore breton, de la scène de genre et de la mer
His style mixes Fauvism and figurative poetry, with colorful compositions inspired by Breton folklore, genre scenes and the sea.

Biographie

Jacques Gautier, connu sous le nom de Tal'Houarn (1902–1995), était un peintre breton associé à l'École de Paris, dont l'œuvre mêle figuration poétique et influences fauves et expressionnistes.

Jeunesse et formation
Né en 1902, Jacques Gautier adopte le pseudonyme Tal'Houarn, qui signifie « fer » en breton. Bien que les détails de sa formation artistique soient peu documentés, son style suggère une influence des mouvements modernistes du XXe siècle.

Œuvre et style
Tal'Houarn est reconnu pour ses portraits, nus, paysages, marines, scènes de genre et compositions abstraites. Son style, qualifié de « réalité poétique », se caractérise par une palette vive et des compositions expressives, souvent inspirées du folklore breton. Il aimait revêtir ses modèles d'atours évoquant le spectacle, l'histoire ou le folklore, en particulier de la Bretagne.

Buhezskrid

Jacques Gautier , anvet Tal'Houarn ( 1902 - 1995 ), a oa ul livour breizhat liammet ouzh Skol Pariz , hag a vesk ar skeudennadur barzhoniel gant levezonoù faouist hag eztaolour.

Yaouankiz ha stummadur |
Ganet e 1902, Jacques Gautier en deus degemeret al lesanv Tal'Houarn, a dalv "houarn" e brezhoneg. Daoust ma n'eo ket bet teuliet mat munudoù e stummadur arzel, e stil a ziskouez e oa levezonet gant luskadoù modernour an XXvet kantved.

Labour ha stil
Brudet eo Tal'Houarn evit e boltredoù, e skeudennoù noazh, e weledvaoù, e skeudennoù-mor, e skeudennoù genre hag e aozennoù difetis. E zoare, deskrivet evel "gwirvoud barzhoniel", zo aroueziet gant ur paled bev-buhezek ha kenaozadurioù eztaolus, awenet alies gant mojennoù Breizh. Plijout a rae dezhañ gwiskañ e patromoù gant dilhad kaer o tizoloiñ arvest, an istor pe ar folklor, eus Breizh dreist-holl.

Biography

Jacques Gautier, known as Tal'Houarn (1902–1995), was a Breton painter associated with the School of Paris, whose work blended poetic figuration with Fauvist and Expressionist influences.

Early Life and Education
Born in 1902, Jacques Gautier adopted the pseudonym Tal'Houarn, meaning "iron" in Breton. Although the details of his artistic training are poorly documented, his style suggests an influence from 20th-century modernist movements.

Work and Style
Tal'Houarn is renowned for his portraits, nudes, landscapes, seascapes, genre scenes, and abstract compositions. His style, described as "poetic reality," is characterized by a vivid palette and expressive compositions, often inspired by Breton folklore. He liked to dress his models in attire evoking spectacle, history, or folklore, particularly those of Brittany.

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