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拍品專文
An intellectual character from the 20th century, the Egyptian born Mayo, had a very international life, as he travelled, studied and lived in many places and exhibited his works to many people.
While studying architecture in 1923 in Paris, Mayo was drawn to the newly emerging Surrealistic artists groups, where he would meet them and spend time with them in the famous artistic Montparnasse area. He frequented those such as the painter Yves Tanguy and the writer René Crevel. Against his father’s will who deprived him of any income, he enrolled right after at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris and devoted himself to painting. He then moved to Berlin and connected with both Klee and Kokoschka, which was very impactful on his career. In 1929 he exhibited for the first time in Paris at Galerie Quatre Chemins. He has also participated in the Salon des Surindépendants. He spent several years after that in Barcelona, Mallorca and Cairo. During his stay in Cairo in 1934, he produced illustrations for various magazines. Back in France and thanks to his meeting with both the actor Marcel Herrand and his friendship with Jacques Prévert, he realized during ten years many sets and costumes for theatre and cinema (including the costumes for The Children of the Paradise of Marcel Carné in 1945).
Between 1966 and 1984, he lived in Rome as well as in Milan and Palermo where he had many successful exhibitions then. Born of a Greek father and a French mother, he was naturalized French at the end of his life and was appointed Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1986.
While studying architecture in 1923 in Paris, Mayo was drawn to the newly emerging Surrealistic artists groups, where he would meet them and spend time with them in the famous artistic Montparnasse area. He frequented those such as the painter Yves Tanguy and the writer René Crevel. Against his father’s will who deprived him of any income, he enrolled right after at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris and devoted himself to painting. He then moved to Berlin and connected with both Klee and Kokoschka, which was very impactful on his career. In 1929 he exhibited for the first time in Paris at Galerie Quatre Chemins. He has also participated in the Salon des Surindépendants. He spent several years after that in Barcelona, Mallorca and Cairo. During his stay in Cairo in 1934, he produced illustrations for various magazines. Back in France and thanks to his meeting with both the actor Marcel Herrand and his friendship with Jacques Prévert, he realized during ten years many sets and costumes for theatre and cinema (including the costumes for The Children of the Paradise of Marcel Carné in 1945).
Between 1966 and 1984, he lived in Rome as well as in Milan and Palermo where he had many successful exhibitions then. Born of a Greek father and a French mother, he was naturalized French at the end of his life and was appointed Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1986.