Pierre Bonnefille
Pierre Bonnefille is a French abstract painter and designer renowned for his unique and poetic aesthetic. Recognized as a “Maître d’art” by the French Ministry of Culture—a prestigious title honoring his exceptional artistic expertise—Bonnefille’s work is deeply intertwined with the interplay of materials, colors, and light.
Bonnefille crafts his own materials, tools, and textures using natural compounds such as minerals, metals, sediments, marble, pigments, and various powders. His creative process is rooted in a profound attention to detail, drawing inspiration from his travels and the emotional resonance found in the subtleties of the natural world. Reflections, delicate color nuances, and harmonious compositions come to life in his polychromatic canvases, creating the illusion of gentle movement that shifts with the play of light.
Bonnefille’s work is also influenced by the architectural forms and atmospheres of cities like Venice, Pompeii, and Kyoto, which often inform his series and creations. With his mastery of technique and design, he seamlessly bridges the realms of contemporary art and interior design, undertaking ambitious large-scale projects.
Notable examples of his immersive and sensory creations include the Meditation Room and the renovation of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, an institutional building in Paris. Bonnefille’s holistic approach to art and design continues to shape environments that inspire reflection and evoke profound emotional connections.
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Hôtel de Crillon
16 Apr - 9 Jun 2025Set within the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris, this intimate exhibition brings together five artists— Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen, Pierre Bonnefille, Morgane Pasqualini, Olga Sabko, and aurèce vettier —offer distinct interpretations...Read more -
More* at Bergdorf Goodman
Bergdorf Goodman, New York 7 Sep - 22 Oct 2023Experience the Spaceless Gallery's art exhibition, 'More* by the Spaceless Gallery,' at Bergdorf Goodman in September 2023. Explore a diverse collection of art and design pieces by exceptional international talents including Hugh Findletar, Ruan Hoffmann, Alice Gavalet, Pierre Bonnefille, Jayde Cardinalli, Lucian Moriyama, Olga Sabko, and Renée Demsey.Read more -
NEW FEATURE AT GILLES & BOISSIER
Group show 8 Sep - 31 Dec 2022'New collection' A new curation by the Spaceless Gallery at the Gilles&Boissier Apartment Boutique. For the launch of their new furniture collection, Gilles&Boissier renews its collaboration with the Spaceless Gallery...Read more -
Pierre Bonnefille and aurèce vettier
Gilles&Boissier, Paris 15 Dec 2021 - 15 Feb 2022Gilles&Boissier and the Spaceless Gallery wanted to dedicate time to show and promote French artists who propose works in which materiality and poetry are omnipresent.Read more
For this time, the Spaceless Gallery took over the Boutique Apartment to present the work of Pierre Bonnefille, “maître d’art” and painter, alongside a selection of poetic works by aurèce vettier. This artist/poet explores and merges the very manual practice and the computer aspect by realizing encrypted poems engraved on plaster and whose secret is held by the artificial intelligence of his "botanist writings". In contrast to this exploration of language, Pierre explores matter and materials. -
IN(SIGHT)
Leclaireur Hérold, Paris 21 May - 10 Nov 2021The Spaceless Gallery is pleased to introduce the photographic work of the American artist Lara Porzak & French painter Pierre Bonnefille at LECLAIREUR Hérold; old stables, transformed into a magnificent location designed by Armand and Martine Hadida. Béatrice Masi, curator, and founder of the Spaceless Gallery conceived this collaboration to shed new light on the work of Lara, an artist halfway between ancient and modern, who reveals her subjects with a subtle balance between shadow and light. By choosing this place of character, the Spaceless gallery underlines the importance of a dialogue between the work and the place that welcomes it and highlights the synergy that emerges from the association of two parallel worlds.Read more
Lara Porzak's photographic work is carried out using mid 19th century photographic processes. Exploring the equivocality of form, Lara captures scenes from nature with her eye of a romantic photojournalist. More than an automatic gesture, Lara masters the nuance between taking and making the photograph. Like a craftsman, she designs and produces her photographs by transposing the impression into a materialized expression. Among the 28 works selected for this collaborative exhibition, three of them stand out. Imposing and powerful, these photographs bring the viewer back to the place where Lara captured this moment, while the smallest clichés, scattered around this place to intrigue the viewer and intensify his curiosity, intervene like memories. That way they reflect the charm of the place.
Alongside the works of Lara Porzak are three works by French painter Pierre Bonnefille. Using refined powders to produce his pictorial compositions, it is the light that surrounds them that reveals the material and creates an illusion specific to each of the spaces in which they are exhibited. Both artists find their inspiration in nature. Lara uses photography to extract an impression while Pierre expresses the reflections of light on the water in a more abstract way.
For this collaboration, the Spaceless Gallery wanted to establish a multidimensional dialogue between the photographic work of Lara, the pictorial art of Pierre within the intimate atmosphere of LECLAIREUR. It is an experience in which art, fashion and design blend subtly to offer visitors an immersion, a suspended moment in time. -
EXPRESSION D’IMPRESSIONS
P.Bonnefille's gallery, Paris 10 Sep 2020 - 30 Jan 2021From September 2020 to January 2021, the Spaceless Gallery presented an exhibition of works by Lara Porzak and Pierre Bonnefille. Entitled Expression d'Impressions , the exhibition revolved around a multi-dimensional...Read more
