Since my childhood, I have been passionate about History. This passion has driven me to start on studies at university of CAEN, specialised in the medieval period. Simultaneously, I developed a taste for art which made my futur job. I completed this with an art production around the genealogical and artistical subject.
In 2006, the project "OPUS OCCIDENTALIS" is a monumental embroidery exhibiting the genealogy of dynasties reigned on Europe until the Carolingian period today. This long-term work endeavour begins with the kingdom of France. By successive works, it will present, in the end, all the European royal genealogies. Work has been continued by the kingdom of Britain to make the new embroidery.
"LEOPARD", the name of this second embroidery, is devoted to the genealogy of kings and queens of England. The embroidery, which will measure nearly 6 meters (19,685 feet) in height and 4 meters (13,1234 feet) in width, will be created during the months of March and April 2019.
A view of the embroidery of the kings and Queens of France realised in 2016 and exhibitioned at :
Royal Castle of Villandry, July 2016
Royal Castle of Amboise, September 2016
Castle of Bussy-Rabutin of the Center of National Monuments, February 2017
If "OPUS OCCIDENTALIS" is written in the tradition of family tree, it offers originality, by her characteristic and extendible monumental, to present an united picture of an European reality. This monumental characteristic exceeds the strict surroundings of erudition work, giving interest to this art work. In this way, finally presenting itself as visual effect, imerging the public in complexity of the filiation principles.
To complete this project successfully, the textile will appear as an ideal support where it represents big areas and otherwise written in a western tradition.
With this choice, it must find a adapted graphic system. The arbitrary choice and medieval patterns were done, offering advantage to be adjusted according to the need of a big complex spatial organisation. Medieval patterns are appeared as a graphic system which is best adapted on textile support and with a vegetative character which I would like to give.
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II/ PAPER DRAFT :
III/PROCESS OF PROGRAMMING (NAMES AND PATTERNS) :
IV/PROCESS OF EMBROIDERING :
V/ EMBROIDERY FINISHED AND LEAVING THE MANUFACTURY :
The crowdfunding will be used to finance the embroidered genealogy.
All compensations :
- Contributions on the website (15 € or more) + previous counterparties.
- Personalised postcard (20 € or more) + previous counterparties.
- Magnet dedicated to royal genealogy of embroidery (40 € or more) + previous counterparties.
- Poster (50 € or more) + previous counterparties.
- Book "How to present your genealogy ?" (80 € or more) + previous counterparties.
- Book with pictures of the first embroidery (100 € or more) + previous counterparties.
-Your own embroidered family genealogy - Size A3 (200 € or more) + previous counterparties.
If the amount is exceeded, the money will be used to make the coat of arms of the British Crown and new patterns in the embroidery.
To contact us :
email : [email protected]
réseaux sociaux : https://www.facebook.com/CC-657724834292338/
site internet : http://clementcandon.wixsite.com/cetc
To already Support us :
Manufactury of embroidery in Brest
Press and Newspapers about us :
The Nouvelle République, October 2016
The Bien Public, Février 2017
