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| Biography and artistic training | |||
| 1941 | Gérard Brand, born 4th May in Obernai | ||
| 1958 | First mosaic art exhibition at the Salle des Saints Patrons, OBERNAI (master copy in traditional mosaic arts). |
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| 1963 | First mosaic composition and raw recovered iron solder (mainly tools) | ||
| 1965 | First sculpture « RECUP’ART » patina steel with enameled mosaic of Venice | ||
| 1967 | Molding, plaster casting, first important mosaic relief. | ||
| 1973 | First monumental mosaic work as part of the artist’s 1% participation for artistic creation , marble and slate in semi-relief. | ||
| 1979 | First volumes molding and designing hull with spread resin and glass-backed sheets, marble tesserae coverings. | ||
| First steps of « alternative mosaics « research. | |||
| First metal high relief of welded steel with marble and granite mosaics | |||
| 1980 | First semi-relief in patinated brass with marble and quartzite | ||
| 1981 | First great construction project achieved in the Ivory Coast, Africa, monumental mosaic | ||
| 1985 | Studying overlaying process of large format glass mixed with marble and molten glass tesserae | ||
| 1986 | a study of thermoforming with application and used to bake the crystal pieces of glass | ||
| 1987 | Study of stained glass in conjunction with translucent mosaic | ||
| 1989 | Changing graphics in drawings and forms | ||
| 1993/1994/1995 | Study of aesthetic distortion and aging due to the aggression of sand-blasting upon the surfaces | ||
| 1997 | ALTERNATIVE MOSAICS (result of the studies begun in 1979) | ||
| • stacks and piles | |||
| • coring | |||
| 1998 | • lace patterns | ||
| 2000 | Words of objects (and the end of the parietal monumental mosaics) | ||
| 2001 | The salvages, technique with metal structure. |
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| 2004/2005 | Mechanic devices, mechanized sculptures and paintings. | ||
| 2006/2007 | Bone work in combination with golden enameled mosaics of Venice | ||
| 2008 | Stainless steel work with intertwined mosaic windows | ||
| 2008/2009 | Glass fusing process and Venice enamels | ||
| 2009 | « Plasma » work process …. Open work with stylized drawings intertwined with mosaics | ||
| 2009/2010 | revisiting work of inlaid embedded terra cotta tiles by Paul Charnoz based on mosaics | ||
| 2010/2011 | Mosaics in motion - Mosaic words and objects « the African toy » etc …. . | ||
Artistic training : |
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| • Contemporary mosaic • Training as an external candidate at the College of Applied Arts in Strasbourg in oil painting, modeling, sculpture and study of the materials • 45 years of research for artistic creativity. |
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