"When I paint, I open the door. . ."
—Anne Bachelier
Jeux des masques, Oil on canvas, 39 ½ x 39 ½ inches, 2009einstein Gallery is extremely pleased to present an exhibition of the recent work of Anne Bachelier. These new paintings represent the continuation of her magical multilayered worlds, innerscapes whose ambiance and nuance speak to their maker's creative vision. These are not falsified, make-believe places; this is a world that exists in time and space for those viewers who pause to enter and explore. These works also are testament to the fact that Bachelier is painting with the most confidence and maturity of her career. The result is an unprecedented ease and calmness which pervade the paintings, allowing the viewer to connect with them emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.
Anne Bachelier was born in 1949 in Louvigné-du-Désert, France. She studied art at the École des Beaux-Arts, La Seynesur-Mer, graduating in 1969. In addition to frequent exhibitions in Europe and the United States, Bachelier has created four illustrated books: Rose Daughter (1998); The Book (2001), a unique and expansive journal of her drawings, costume designs, and personal correspondence; Princess of Wax (2003); Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (2005); and, most recently, The Phantom of the Opera (2009). Bachelier currently lives and works near Grenoble, France.
