Jump to content

Vaco Baissac

Edit links
From Wikipedia
Vaco Baissac
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenMauritius Edit
Name wey dem give amJoseph Edit
Family nameBaissac Edit
Place dem born amCurepipe Edit
Date wey edie4 February 2023 Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signMauritian Creole Edit
Ein occupationartist Edit
Educate forSt Joseph's College, Curepipe Edit

Joseph Charles Jacques Desiré Baissac (1940[1] – 4 February 2023),[2] dem know am professionally as Vaco, na he be a Mauritian artist, dem best know am for ein depictions of island life thru painting, stained glass, sculpture, jewellery design den ceramics.[3]

Na Vaco be a defender of de Mauritian Creole language den de idea say all Mauritians fi communicate thru a common language be integral to de culture of Mauritius, so much so dat na he say he paint de Creole language wey he be identified as a Creole artist.[4]

Early life

[edit | edit source]

Na he be de eldest of four kiddies, Vaco grow up insyd Curepipe.[5] Na ein poppie Yves Baissac be de town architect wey na ein bro Jean Claude Baissac be anoda well known Mauritian artist.[6]

He attend St Joseph's College, Curepipe wey na he be active insyd de local art den theater scene from ein teens. He lef Mauritius insyd 1964 make he study art insyd Paris den Brussels.[7] Then he move go Southern Africa wer na he own den operate a number of restaurants buh na he still be an active artist. He return to Mauritius insyd 1990 wey he cam turn a full time professional artist insyd 1994.

Exhibitions den works

[edit | edit source]

Source:[8]

  • 1958 Vaco hold ein first solo exhibition for de age of 18
  • 1960 St. Denis de La Réunion
  • 1970 to 1990 Various exhibitions den galleries insyd Southern Africa
  • 1991 First exhibition since he return to Mauritius at Galerie Hélène de Senneville insyd Grand Baie, Mauritius
  • 1992 Salon de St. Leu a La Reunion
  • 1993 Salon d’Automne a Paris, France
  • 1995 Vaco den ein students expose artworks, Port Louis, Mauritius
  • 1997 Galerie du Chien de Plomb, Port Louis, Mauritius
  • 2001 Exhibits insyd Brussels den Fribourg
  • 2002 Musée Vera insyd Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris
  • 2003 ARTE92 insyd Milan
  • 2005 Mahatma Gandhi Institute, Moka, Mauritius
  • 2012 VACO expose les Concubines, Réduit, Mauritius
  • 2023-2024 – Retrospektiv Vaco (posthumous), Caudan Arts Centre, Ile Maurice

Chaw visiting dignitaries to Mauritius receive Vaco ein artworks wey dey include Sepp Blatter,[9] ex head of FIFA, den Pope Francis.[10]

Awards den decorations

[edit | edit source]
  • Mauritius:
    • Grand Commander of de Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (2023)[11]
    • Best Visual Artist, Mauritius National Awards ceremony 2018[12]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ↑ Baissac, Vaco. "Vaco Bio". Vaco Artiste.
  2. ↑ "Vaco: I'd Like To Take It Slow And Go From One Side To The Other!, Vaco Baissac". Le Matinal.
  3. ↑ "Experience Mauritius Through Vaco Baissac". Kreol Magazine.
  4. ↑ "tribute to a Mauritian artist, Vaco Baissac (1940-2023)". Mautourco.
  5. ↑ "In Diversity Lies Our Identity". Youtube.
  6. ↑ "Art on the beach". Insider Tasting.
  7. ↑ Baissac, Vaco. "Vaco Bio". Vaco Artiste.
  8. ↑ Baissac, Vaco. "Vaco Exhibition List". Vaco Artiste.
  9. ↑ "Fifa are now at the 'forefront of governance standards' according to Sepp Blatter". Independent.
  10. ↑ "Vaco Baissac: eternal official gift". L'Express.
  11. ↑ "National Day Awards 2023". Prime Minister’s Office. Government Information Service.
  12. ↑ "National Awards ceremony May 2018". Prime Minister’s Office. Government Information Service.
Dem retrieve am from "https://gpe.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vaco_Baissac&oldid=47611"