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Mathieu Weiler
Fellow
2002 - 2003
Visual arts
Biography
Mathieu Weiler
Period: 2002-2003
Profession: Plastician Born in 1976 in Grenoble. He lives and works in Paris. He moved to the Paris region at the age of three, then to Brussels when he was fourteen. He studied for a year at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles before joining Jean-Michel Alberola’s studio at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris, where he began his series on freeways and the cinematograph. He graduated in 2001 with honors. His stay at Villa Mèdicis was a year of research into the link between painting and cinema, working in Ingres’ studio, on the moving image and above all on the relationship between Cinecittà and fascism. He then worked at the Centre des Récollets in Paris from 2004 to 2006. He currently works at La Ruche. While continuing his work, he opens up new avenues with his Wood-cutting projects.
At Villa Medici
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Medici Residency Occitanie
Application 17.02 - 31.03.2025
Created in 2018 by the Occitanie Region in partnership with the French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici, the Price Occitanie - Medici dedicated to young contemporary creation aims to develop the international influence of talent from Occitanie by welcoming them to the Villa Medici for a research and creative stay of several months. Each year, the price attracts around a hundred candidates - visual and visual artists - eager to take advantage of the opportunity offered by a residency at one of Europe's most emblematic art centers, in contact with other artists from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. Each year, the winner of the Price Occitanie - Medici is selected on the basis of an application and an audition of the shortlisted candidates, each of whom presents his or her project to a jury made up of representatives of the Region, the Director of Villa Medici and associated experts.
