Within the collateral events of the 54th International Art Exhibition , the Alliance Française of Venice is organizing from June 1-30th and September 3rd-30th , 2011, in its own venue at Casino Venier, an exhibition of the French painter Montebello.

The exhibition is developed around Megachromia, a new term and a new concept recently developed by the French artist Montebello. Megachromia is an abstract photographic interpretation of a small-scale, figurative "action" painting. It is the result of a specific process, presented in the form of transparent lightboxes.

Montebello starts by painting, in oils, a small-scale work on panel (16x22cm) depicting a moving subject, such as waves on water, an animated face or a running horse, and capturing the energy of the moment. Montebello then selects a detail of this painting, and makes an enlarged and high-definition photo of it. The result is an abstract image, where the paint itself becomes the subject.

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