1983. Beaubourg, aka the Center Pompidou, hosts a major retrospective relating to the world of the painter Yves Klein, known worldwide for having made the color “blue” an end in itself. That year, Vauclusienne Véronique Dornier went to see this exhibition.
“Something happened, I was really transfixed by this blue. I left there on cloud nine, it certainly brought me back to the sea, to childhood memories. A light, a depth, which grabbed my guts” she confides to Provence.
The ravine, the shepherds and the angels
A few years later, meanwhile settled in Brantes, one of the smallest villages in Vaucluse, in the shadow of Ventoux, Véronique Dornier began making her figurines in her workshop. “I wanted to work on blues, but I didn’t do it consciously in relation to Yves Klein. And then when I was at the Beaux-arts in Avignon, I also studied Picasso and Matisse, at which blue is of capital importance.”
In 2024, the craftsman continues to design blue figurines. Or more precisely “a shade of blue“. In total, via three distinct collections, it offers 80 different models for sale.
“My favorite character remains the ravi, for his expressive side of simple heart. Those who most resonate with the public are surely the shepherds and the angels.” A public which often does not fail to question the santonniere about her relationship with Yves Klein. From December 27 to 29, she will be at home to welcome, in her workshop, spectators of the “Brantes dans lesétoiles” event. Forty-one years after having stars in my eyes when leaving the Center Pompidou…
“Brantes in the stars”, Friday December 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday December 29 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. throughout the village of Brantes. FREE ENTRANCE.
