Albert
Palma
Albert Palma
Born in 1947 in Algeria, Albert Palma lives and works in Paris.
At the age of 20, he worked as a woodcutter whilst studying Literature and Art History in Sweden. In the early 70’s, he was a promising young actor, but his career was cut short after his lungs were burned in a serious accident. Then, encouraged by friends, he went to Japan where he was initiated into the art of swordsmanship. His discovery of Japanese culture and the Far East sparked a radical change in his life. He spent ten years in Tokyo where he became a Master of martial arts.
At the beginning of the 90’s, he returned to Paris where he taught martial arts and developed his conception of “way of the Arts”. He started drawing in 2003 and was quickly recognized as an important and original French artist.
In 2013, he was awarded the Henry Bauchau Prize, presented by the Royal Academy of Belgium. Albert Palma’s work is well known today and has been shown numerous times in exhibitions across Europe. His pictures feature in many museums, such as the royal Museum of Mariemont, the Louvain-La-Neuve Museum and Guéret’s Museum, and in private collections in Europe, the USA and China. Several exhibitions of his work are planned over the next two years, in Paris, Santiago-Chile, New York and Beijing.
Some bibliographical indications :
Albert Palma, La Voie du Shintaïdo, Albin Michel, 1992
Albert Palma, L’Esprit du geste, Albin Michel, 1999
Albert Palma, Geïdo, La Voie des Arts, Albin Michel, 2001
Albert Palma, Le Peuple de la main – Henry Bauchau sur ma route (Journal 2001-2006) Jean-Paul Bayol, 2007
Frédérique Villemur (sous la direction de), Albert Palma — Geste et Khôra, EBL, 2012
Jean-Luc Nancy, Quand tout arrive de nulle part – sur l’œuvre d’Albert Palma, Manius, 2015