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Michel Maly
Michel Maly was born in 1936 in Blois /France. He started painting in 1955 and exhibiting in 1959. Since then he has been widely and constantly exhibiting his work all over Europe, America and Japan.
In 1968 he was awarded with the “Prix Fénéon”, the prize of the University of Paris.
In 2006 he published his book “Maly”, texts by Nicolas Baverez, Costa Gavras, Alain Girard, Jacques Perry…
In 2008 “Cantate sur le chemin des hommes”, exhibition organized by the town of Montélimar.
His work is presented in important collections in France and abroad and in various museums.
Quotes from Michel Maly about Venice:
“The noise of the ‘vaporettos’ and the songs of the ‘gondoliers’ make the silence of Venice heavy and thick and even muggier”
“Venice is a mixture of scenery sublime and meringue”
“I am painting because I love people”
“The drawing is for me the food of the canvas which will give the canvas a truth. That is why, while I am painting in nature, I don’t only look at it, but I also breath it and listen to it, in order to become totally impregnated with it”.