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Nathalie Du Pasquier - Artists - Kerlin Gallery

Photo by Alice Fiorilli © Alice Fiorilli

Over the past thirty-five years, Du Pasquier has been intrigued by the relationship between objects and the spaces in which they are installed. This ongoing investigation has manifested in paintings, sculptures, designs, patterns, constructions, carpets, books, and ceramics—constantly acting between the representational and non-representational, the tangible and intangible, reality and imagination, and two- and three-dimensional forms. 

An expanded painter working between formats, Du Pasquier is open to new possibilities and experimentation, continuously playing with complex arrangements of forms. For a long period, she produced still life paintings following a precise methodology in combination with pure intuition: building sets with different elements—day-to-day objects first, handmade wood constructions later—and meticulously representing what was in front of her. Du Pasquier now works directly on paper or canvas, and builds constructions that play with the juxtaposition of flat surfaces and three-dimensional objects. Her paintings can respectively exist as objects, space, or environments, blurring the distinctions between a work and its inherent structures of display. 

New objects constantly enrich Du Pasquier’s imaginary and symbolic world and she follows particular, poetic paths to construct and compose forms, sculpt space, and render representation anew. She considers everything that she has done as raw material for future projects - a work that sets its own limits in each instant but at the same time is always ready to escape the frame of any rules, entering into unknown territory.

 

Nathalie Du Pasquier lives and works in Milan.

Selected Works

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Nathalie du Pasquier
Swiss life 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Swiss life 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

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Nathalie du Pasquier
Shelf 2022
2 elements and 1 cut out, oil on paper
240 x 100 cm / 94.5 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Shelf 2022
2 elements and 1 cut out, oil on paper
240 x 100 cm / 94.5 x 39.4 in total

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Nathalie du Pasquier
Clicke tyclac 2022
2 elements and 1 cut out, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Clicke tyclac 2022
2 elements and 1 cut out, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

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Nathalie du Pasquier
Motorised 2022
2 elements, oil on paper
70 x 200 cm / 27.6 x 78.7 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Motorised 2022
2 elements, oil on paper
70 x 200 cm / 27.6 x 78.7 in total

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Nathalie du Pasquier
A long line 2022
4 elements, oil on paper
70 x 400 cm / 27.6 x 157.5 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
A long line 2022
4 elements, oil on paper
70 x 400 cm / 27.6 x 157.5 in total

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Nathalie du Pasquier
Floating 2022
2 elements, oil on paper
70 x 200 cm / 27.6 x 78.7 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Floating 2022
2 elements, oil on paper
70 x 200 cm / 27.6 x 78.7 in total

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Nathalie du Pasquier
Stones on shelf 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Stones on shelf 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

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Nathalie du Pasquier
Top 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
240 x 100 cm / 94.5 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Top 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
240 x 100 cm / 94.5 x 39.4 in total

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Nathalie du Pasquier
A still life 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
A still life 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

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Nathalie du Pasquier
Swiss life 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Swiss life 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Shelf 2022
2 elements and 1 cut out, oil on paper
240 x 100 cm / 94.5 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Shelf 2022
2 elements and 1 cut out, oil on paper
240 x 100 cm / 94.5 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Clicke tyclac 2022
2 elements and 1 cut out, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Clicke tyclac 2022
2 elements and 1 cut out, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Motorised 2022
2 elements, oil on paper
70 x 200 cm / 27.6 x 78.7 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Motorised 2022
2 elements, oil on paper
70 x 200 cm / 27.6 x 78.7 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
A long line 2022
4 elements, oil on paper
70 x 400 cm / 27.6 x 157.5 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
A long line 2022
4 elements, oil on paper
70 x 400 cm / 27.6 x 157.5 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Floating 2022
2 elements, oil on paper
70 x 200 cm / 27.6 x 78.7 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Floating 2022
2 elements, oil on paper
70 x 200 cm / 27.6 x 78.7 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Stones on shelf 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Stones on shelf 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Top 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
240 x 100 cm / 94.5 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
Top 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
240 x 100 cm / 94.5 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
A still life 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie du Pasquier
A still life 2022
3 elements, oil on paper
210 x 100 cm / 82.7 x 39.4 in total

Nathalie Du Pasquier - Artists - Kerlin Gallery

Born in Bordeaux, France, Nathalie Du Pasquier first discovered pattern and texture in West Africa in the 1970s, and has lived in Milan since 1979. A founding member of the Memphis design group, she designed textiles, carpets, plastic laminates, furniture and objects before dedicating herself to painting in 1987. Her work has been exhibited at MACRO, Rome; MRAC, Sérignan; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Camden Arts Centre, London; Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh; ICA, Philadelphia; Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna and, most recently, Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye in France. 

Exhibitions

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Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 
Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 
Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 
Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 
Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 
Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 
Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 
Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 

Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 

Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.
Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.
Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.
Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.
Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.
Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.
Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.
Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.

Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.

Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths
Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths
Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths
Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths
Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths
Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths
Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths

Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths

Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 

Nathalie Du Pasquier Chez Eux, Villa Savoye Le Corbousier, Poissy, France, June 10–September 15, 2022. Photo by Aurélien Mole © Aurélien Mole 

Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.

Nathalie Du Pasquier Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, February 17– March 19, 2023.

Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths

Nathalie Du Pasquier: Other Rooms, Camden Arts Centre, London, England, September 29 2017 - January 14 2018. Photo by Damian Griffiths © Damian Griffiths