| EXTERNAL LIFE |
| born at Plaisance du Gers (Gascony) 20th January 1948 |
| married |
| retired English teacher since 1970 |
| Rugby player from 1952 to 1974 (one year -1968-in Buxton Rugby Club-Derbyshire) |
| Vice Champion of France in the military championship in 1972 |
| President of the " Groupe Expression" |
| INNER LIFE |
| first question : "Who am I ?" |
| interested in characterology,graphology and psychoanalysis (Freud ten Jung) |
| born Roman catholic then interested in other religions (Eliade) |
| in Parapsychology, Esoterism, Eastern philosophies |
| considers Osho Rajneesh as his favourite spiritual master |
| practises meditation -Zen or other meditation- sophrology too. |
| PAINTING |
| self-taught |
| figurative from 16 to 21 |
| favourite painters : first Vlaminck,then the Sienne painters, Corot, Monet, Friedrich, Pollock, Veira da Silva, Zao Wou Ki |
| doesn't like Pop-Art, the arte Povera, unaesthetic installations , ugliness in general. |
| appreciates Ben and the Non-Art |
| inventor of the Djana-Art, a synthesis between Non-Art and Hindu Philosophy |
| didn't advertise about Djana Art |
see French CV for the last exhibitions
ROUQUET ANDRE
Member of the " Indépendants d'Aquitaine"
President of the " Groupe Expression" (Merignac)
born 20th January 1948 at Plaisance du Gers (in Gascony)
Personal Exhibitions:
"L'Oeil" .Bordeaux 1969
Art Abstrait et Non-Art Bordeaux November 1974
La Brède.June 1982
M+ Mérignac June 1990
Galerie Regards Bordeaux March 1991
C.P.A.M Mérignac April 1992
Eysines Hôtel de Ville June 1992
Hendaye August 1992
Tour de Termes d'Armagnac August 1993
Crédit Mutuel .Mérignac September 1993
Centre Culturel Bordeaux-Caudéran November 1993
Cap Sciences.Hangar 16 Bordeaux. May-October 1995
CPAM Bordeaux February 97
Domaine de Fantaisie .Merignac May 97
Forum des arts Talence november 2002
Athanor october 2003
Salons
Groupe Expression .Mérignac every year .from 1979 to 1999
Indépendants d'Aquitaine Bordeaux 1981.992.1993.1994.1996 1997.1998;1999.2000.2001.2002.2003
Biennale de Cestas.1982.84.86.88.90.92.94.96.98
Quadrata Bordeaux 1993.94.95.96. A prize in 1995
Groupe Artis Pessac.1989.90.91.92.93.94.95.97.98.99
Premier Prix Huile in 1990
Prix de la Ville de Pessac in 1994
Salon de Blanquefort 1987.88.89.90.91.92.94
C.C.D.P. Enseignants-Artistes Mérignac 1990
S.A.T.A Talence I986.1989.1994.1995
Festival du Dessin Humoristique.Anglet 1979.80
Salon des Armées.Rocamadour 1991.Firts price in oil category.
Salon des Armées Vincennes 1991
Collection de La Ville de Mérignac.Mérignac.1990
Termes d'Armagnac.Artistes et Artisans d'Art.1979
Peintres de Plaisance du Gers.1991
Salon des Peintres du Patrimoine de la Ville d'Eysines.1992.93.94.95.96
Salon des Peintres du Patrimoine de la Ville de St-Médard en Jalles 95 96
Salon Quadrata Castillonnés (Lot et Garonne)June1995
Peintres de Quadrata .Lauzun.Juillet 1995
Galerie Bouscayrol.Bordeaux 1994
Centre Culturel Domaine de Fantaisie .Merignac.June 1996 et June1999
Base aérienne 106 de Merignac .May 1996
Soulac.Fondation.Peintres d'Aquitaine.Summer 1996. 97.98
Salon St-Augustin Februaryr 97 98 99.2000
Salon La Glacière April 97
Exposition Bordeaux Bristol April 97 Galerie des Beaux Arts Bordeaux 1997
Exposition Bordeaux Bristol Summer 97 à Bristol (Grande Bretagne)
La Grande Motte (Hérault) November 1997
Collection:
Ville de Mérignac
Patrimoine .Ville d'Eysines
Patrimoine Ville de St-Médard en Jalles
Books:
Peintres et Sculpteurs du Grand Sud-Ouest Editions R.E.G.A.R.D.S 1994 =(Painters and
sculptors in the South West)
L'art.Les Créateurs d'Aquitaine Editions Fus-Art1995=.(Art.The creators in
Aquitaine)
L'art
sous toutes ses formes.Peintres et sculpteurs d'Aquitaine.Editions Fus Art 1998
Dictionnaire des Artistes de La Gironde.Editions R.E.G.A.R.D.S 1995.
(Dictionary of the Gironde artists)
(Editions R.E.G.A.R.D.S : available Galerie Bouscayrol in Pau)
Internet
in the Cybergallery of www.microconcept.com
and in this site created by himself
See also the site of the Groupe Expression created by
himself
http://site.voila.fr/groupex
See also the site of his village Plaisance du Gers created by him
too http://www.chez.com/plaisancedugers