L’âme de Montparnasse

Arnaud Liard is an eclectic Parisian artist, who often applies different artistic techniques, thereby challenging the boundaries between several artistic disciplines. 

 

The works of Arnaud Liard feature his interest in architecture, urban environments and the subjects he has photographed since adolescence. As an eternal explorer, Liard continues his artistic career moving from figurative to abstract, following his inspirations, bringing them to reality with different styles and techniques.

 

The Work:

The mural, entitled "L’âme de Montparnasse" honors the passing of Amedeo Modigliani, (1900), shaping a ‘fil rouge’ between Livorno - the place where Modigliani was born and raised – and the Parisian Montparnasse neighborhood, where Modigliani developed his creative genius, giving life to his most important works, in his unique and unmistakable style. 

 

The work takes its cue from one of the few photographic portraits of Modigliani that has survived to the present day.

 

In the lower part of the wall, Paris’ historical literary café “La Rotonde” is referenced, which Amedeo used to frequent. La Rotonde was a meeting and exchange place for the most important artists, writers and leading figures of the time, including Diego Rivera, Max Ernst, Paul Gauguin, Ernest Hemingway, Gibran Khalil, Kandinsky, Henry Miller, the French poet André Salmon, Jean-Paul Sartre and Jean Cocteau, as well as the famous Russian exiles Lenin and Trotsky. 

 

The work was carried out from 5 to 15 November 2019 thanks to the contribution and participation of: So.Crem, the Municipality of Livorno and with the support of the technical partners of the MuraLi project: GV3, Sikkens Italia, Non Solo Bagno, Bonsignori Vernici.