Claude Pasquer died on October 11, at the age of 87. The painter, who lived and worked in Morogues with his wife, the ceramist Nadia Pasquer, had exhibited in duo with her, last winter, at the Jacques-Cœur palace, in Bourges
His last major project was Polyrythmie, a monumental fresco with the Badineau silos in Barlieu as a backdrop. Produced in 2022, it is the first of the lasting works sown in the Pays Fort by the contemporary art trail Allons Voir?!
“This was the most beautiful experience for us as part of this journey, a true human experience,” confides Jean-André Viala, president of the Singularités association, organizer of the summer event. “He had such a precise vision of his art, of what he wanted to do… He was extraordinarily meticulous, and that’s what allowed this complex creation of the silos, which became emblematic. »
A man “profoundly human, a true teacher”
Born in Le Mans (Sarthe), Claude Pasquer taught at Ensa (national art school) in Bourges. “I adored him,” says one of his former students. He was a deeply human man, always positive as a teacher. I never saw him annoyed or angry… He was a true teacher. »
Those who knew him also keep the memory of a fine mind and an “encyclopedic culture in the field of contemporary art”. In the 1960s, reading Mythologiesby Roland Barthes, was the starting point for a reflection on play and inspired playful creations, a retrospective of which was presented last year at the Jacques-Cœur palace in Bourges (Jeu libre), as part of the Ar(t]chipel festival.
Geometries at the Jacques-Cœur Palace, in 2023
He took over the place a few weeks later, this time in duo with Nadia Pasquer, his wife. Entitled GéométrieS, it was designed as a journey through their works, explained Nadia Pasquer, with old creations and other recent ones, chosen to form a whole.
GeometrieS exhibition by Nadia and Claude PASQUER at the Palais Jacques Cœur in Bourges, 01/12/2023, photos Pierrick Delobelle
Thus, the paintings of Claude Pasquer, plays of lines, rhythms and colors, coexisted with the rounded creations, inspired by the constellations, of Nadia Pasquer. Exhibiting in this place had been “a magnificent project” for the two artists.
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Nadia and Claude Pasquer exhibit as a duo at the Palais Jacques-Cœur, in Bourges, until January 7
Funeral. The civil ceremony will take place this Wednesday, October 23, at 3 p.m., at the Bourges crematorium.
Martine Pesez
