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Untitled 156 - by Andre Debono - Abstract Painting - Ideelart
Untitled 156 - by Andre Debono - Abstract Painting - Ideelart
Untitled 156 - by Andre Debono - Abstract Painting - Ideelart
Untitled 156 - by Andre Debono - Abstract Painting - Ideelart
Untitled 156 - by Andre Debono - Abstract Painting - Ideelart
Untitled 156 - by Andre Debono - Abstract Painting - Ideelart
Untitled 156 - by Andre Debono - Abstract Painting - Ideelart
André Debono

Untitled 156

Painting

Year: 2023

Edition: Unique

Technique: Aerosol on assembled Masonite (Isorel)

Size: 23.0 X 27.0 X 2.4 cm 9.1 X 10.6 X 0.9 inch

Framed: No

Sale price£850.00

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In this series of raw assemblages, Debono juxtaposes fragments of Masonite (Isorel) with vibrant aerosol spray paint. Embracing a philosophy of "non-mastery," he deliberately preserves the splintered, torn edges (déchirement) created when the fiberboard is broken. This creates a striking tension: the rough, organic texture of the fractured wood stands in powerful contrast to the sleek, industrial flatness of the spray paint, all masterfully anchored within a rigorous geometric composition.

André Debono is a contemporary French abstract painter whose expansive body of work delves into the phenomenology of matter, sedimented time, and the profound energy of color. Based in Nîmes, France, Debono has spent over four decades building an uncompromising aesthetic that bridges radical formalist painting and raw, structural assemblage.

André Debono
André Debono - N34 - 2024

Education and The Nîmes Crucible

Born in 1955 in Sfax, Tunisia, André Debono holds a Master's degree in Fine Arts (Maîtrise d'Arts plastiques). He trained and developed his vision in the intellectual and artistic ferment of the Nîmes region, a historical crucible of French abstraction.

While belonging to the generation immediately following the historical founders of the radical Supports/Surfaces movement, such as Claude Viallat, Patrick Saytour, and Marc Dezeuze, Debono was completely immersed in their ethos of deconstructing the canvas. He quickly abandoned all forms of figuration to embrace a strictly formalist and materialist approach. Rejecting the traditional hierarchy between medium and subject, his gaze was resolutely open to avant-garde practices, drawing inspiration from the raw assemblages of Alain Clément and Max Charvolen, as well as the spatial interventions of international figures like Imi Knoebel and Jessica Stockholder.


André Debono - N43 - 2024

Technique: The "Peri-Monochrome" and the Alchemy of Yellow

Described by art critic Xavier Dumas as a "slow and demanding painter," Debono approaches the canvas as a site of physical alchemy where artworks require years of maturation. A fundamental part of his artistic identity rests on his monumental, process-driven canvases, most notably his large yellow formats.

Far from being simple, flat monochromes, Debono refers to his fields of color as "peri-monochromes" that achieve a pulsating clarity. As art critic Jean-Louis Roux observed in his essays Fièvre Jaune and Le jaune annonce la couleur, Debono's yellow is a paroxysmal color, a solar, acidic force that invites the viewer to dive into a vast mental landscape.

The artist builds his surfaces through patient pigmentary sedimentations, overlapping glazes, sponge drips, and trails left by a half-dry brush. Rather than preserving a pristine surface, he embraces excessive liquidities and intentionally "wounds" the canvas, creating dark-hemmed scarifications (scarifications ourlées de sombre) and adding pieces of raw canvas to physically trap and vibrate light.


André Debono – work
André Debono - Untitled 172, 2024

Inspiration: "Non-Control" and the Master of Patinas

Debono's inspiration is deeply rooted in the wear of time and the philosophy of non-emprise (non-control). Whether working on canvas, metal, or wood, he initiates a process, accepts the autonomy and "happy accidents" of the material, and only then intervenes with strict geometric rigor, often organizing his vast fields of light into structured squares or juxtaposing them with brutal touches of black and red.

This ontology of matter extends into his mixed-media work, where rusted metal plates and oxidation are embraced as a "controlled alteration" representing sedimented time. This deep understanding of surface alchemy is no coincidence. To safeguard the uncompromising, non-commercial nature of his fine art, Debono forged a parallel path of extraordinary craftsmanship: he is currently recognized as one of the very few living masters in France (among only two to four) of classic patina. Utilizing ancestral techniques such as colle de peau (rabbit-skin glue) and traditional pigments, his profound mastery of historical textures directly feeds the sedimented beauty of his abstract canvases. Today, IdeelArt not only represents his paintings but proudly edits and distributes his uniquely embellished, patinated furniture pieces.


André Debono - Untitled - 2011

Artist Statement

"I am a formalist above all. My work focuses on the process, on the transformations of matter that can never be totally managed. I adopt a materialist approach: I do not force things, I accept accidents and the autonomy of the material, and then I frame them. Whether through the long and complex sedimentation of pigments on my yellow canvases, the oxidation of metal, or the assemblage of broken wood, the artwork is born from this constant dialogue between the rigor of the geometric structure and the unpredictable energy of the surface."


André Debono – work
André Debono - Untitled 151, 2024

Exhibitions and an Exclusive International Debut

Present on the French art scene for over forty years, André Debono is the quintessential "painter's painter." He shared his vision of art as a professor at the University of Nîmes for over two decades (2000–2022). Rather than adopting a militant anti-system stance, Debono simply chose a path of fierce independence. He never actively prospected or chased the commercial mundanities of the art market, prioritizing the solitary, rigorous demands of his studio and allowing his work to evolve organically.

While his fine art is deeply respected by his peers and has been historically championed by discerning French institutions (collaborating with the Carré d'Art in Nîmes as early as 1985, and featuring in key solo and group exhibitions at Galerie L'Éloge de l'Ombre in Uzès, Galerie Le Bateau Lavoir in Grenoble, Galerie Chantal Bamberger in Strasbourg, and Galerie Capazza), Debono's international presence has been rare, limited to a few specific gallery shows in Europe.


André Debono – work
André Debono - Untitled 165, 2023

Representation

In 2026, his inclusion in IdeelArt's international distribution network marks an important shift. For the first time, his work is being represented through an exclusive, global digital platform. Today, his unwavering dedication to his craft makes him a rare, authentic discovery for international collectors: a hidden master of French abstraction stepping firmly onto the global stage.


Untitled 156 - by Andre Debono - Abstract Painting - Ideelart
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