Exhibitions

“日本の私の愛 – Japan, my love is the 5th Guillaume Bottazzi’s solo show at Gallery Itsutsuji in Tokyo.
This is a poetic exhibition with a psychological approach of art. Itsutsuji Gallery is a major gallery in Japan. It is well known to have introduced Support-Surfaces artists and other like Pierre Buraglio, François Rouan, Simon Hantaï and Pierre Soulages. M. Itsutsuji was knighted by the French Government “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.” on the initiative of M. Daniel Abadie for its contribution to French art.”
Metropolis Magazine, Japan, April 2019

“Here’s a first for Hong Kong: in an area measuring 565 square metres, the Hong Kong Central Library will host the first public exhibition of Guillaume Bottazzi in Hong Kong. Founded in 1993, Le French May is one of the largest cultural events in Asia. It has become an icon of Hong Kong’s cultural scene, attracting more than a million visitors each year.”
Segno magazine, Italy, April/May 2016

“Bottazzi’s paintings combine rounded forms and calming pastel colours intended to make a direct appeal to the senses.”
The Bulletin magazine, September 2016

“Sometimes Guillaume Bottazzi casts aside a linen canvas in favour of a softer, even silkier fabric, stretched to the extreme, the tint of which serves as a background. Like Matisse, he has understood that the texture of a fabric has this capacity to radiate everything while inducing the impression of an infinite space. […] On it Bottazzi leaves traces of tints, often white, always pale, as if the essential thing were to safeguard the breath of the gesture. But he is not a calligrapher. His hand manages more a caress than a movement. […] Sometimes the whiteness is obtained by a light touch of plaster. Sometimes it is an oil colour that is laid down as a glaze.”
Le Vif/L’Express magazine, November 2016

” Wonderland, which is running as part of the city’s annual Le French May arts festival, presents 23 recent paintings from Bottazzi, including traditional oil on canvas and a series of plaster and glue painting on fabric. Like Bottazzi’s public murals, these paintings feature amorphous blobs rendered in crisp, bright colors. But they’re simpler than the mural, often consisting of solid white forms on a monochromatic background or featuring only primary colors.”
Blouin artinfo, May 2016

“Invitation to travel – Guillaume Bottazzi’s art invites us to travel, reinvents our environment, and makes its mark politically, socially and aesthetically, as well as in the urban fabric. Bottazzi is the guest of the Artiscope gallery in Brussels until 4 July.”
La Libre Belgique newspaper, June 2014

“The first public presentation in China for this artist who is well-known to the people of Japan, a country that is inspiring [to the artist] and inspired [by his work]. The artist’s Hong Kong exhibition offers a veritable journey into the strange. It allows the visitor to move through an unreal universe that appeals to his imagination and creativity. The paintings have no titles, intentionally so as not to guide the spectator and thus allow him to lose his way.”
TV5 Monde, May 2016

“Hope 2011 is the title of a major event dedicated to the French artist Guillaume Bottazzi. The Miyanomori Museum will host works by the artist: oil paintings on canvas, paper, drawings and multimedia montages representing different aspects of the artist’s work in the studio. This exhibition will enable visitors to grasp and understand the world of his painting. It will include 14 paintings, most of them having been exhibited in Europe or on loan from private collectors. The largest one measures 2m x 3m. […] Finally, the earnings from admissions to the exhibition will be donated to a fund in aid of the victims of the Japanese tsunami and earthquake for the reconstruction of the areas affected by the earthquake.”
Le Courrier de l’Architecte, September 2011

“Guillaume Bottazzi learnt his craft in the same way as generations of classical painters: on a trip to Italy. After studying art history, he discovered 16th-century painting and the glazing technique, which allowed him to display chromatic nuances and light effects on canvas.”
L’Oeil magazine and Le Journal des Arts, December 2011

“Guillaume Bottazzi bring us pleasure and the sense of well-being in his exhibition that occurs in the time of the troubling occurrences and detachment in our modern-day world. His works invite us to let go of our inhibitions and dare to dream and be free again, without thinking about the imposed social constructs that demand a certain etiquette in communication with our fellow humans. The very title of this Guillaume Bottazzi exhibition, Wonderland, evokes the feeling of child-like freedom and daydreaming that we somehow forgot in the chase for prestige of adulthood.”
Widewalls magazine, May 2016

“In May, the exhibition “Guillaume Bottazzi – Wonderland” (until 5 June, Hong Kong Central Library), features 23 recent works, including oils on canvas and fine plaster paintings on fabric. This is the artist’s first public exhibition in Hong Kong.”
Hong Kong Economic journal, May 2016

“Guillaume Bottazzi: Recent paintings – Showcasing works by Bottazzi, which are composed of intangible elements and ethereal forms, and which are imbued with his affinity with Japan. Gallery Itsutsuji – Tokyo”
Metropolis Magazine, April 2015

“For this visual artist, art is a powerful medium that must encourage our personal development and push us to reinvent ourselves.”
L’Oeil magazine & Le Journal des Arts, May 2014

“The immersive tools provided by abstract art allow Bottazzi to create ethereal shapes that, as if they were stream, are blurred and blended with the surface. The support is an integral part of the piece and gives off the idea of infinity.”
Arte Al Limite magazine, July / August 2017