Michel de Caso (born 1956) is a

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ist born in

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. He is the creator of the

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technique known as Rectoversion (1991). He is also the

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of the artistic movement Contemporary Rectoversion (2002) and of Circle Internet Rectoversion (2004). Major works include massive rectoversion dung piles. De Caso is referenced in the following international guides: ''Art Price'', ''Guide Mayer'', ''Guide Akoun'', ''Dictionnaire Drouot-Cotation-Larousse''.

References

Entente cordiale show
* Michel de Caso (Cathares Espace & Patrimoine NUMÉRO 3) November / December 2004 * L’art en trois dimensions : un univers à découvrir, Roselyne Cros (Midi Libre & L’Indépendant) 23 January 2007 * Une expo à voir, Arnaud Massios (La Dépêche du Midi, 7 January 2007) * Artistes du XV°au XXI° siècle ichel De Caso(Art, Editions REGARDS) October 2006 * Michel De Caso, un autre regard, Alain COUDERT (Arts Actualités Magazine) July 2006 * Rectoversion ou la peinture à trois faces de MDC, Stéphanie PEREZ (L'Indépendant & Midi-Libre) 10 August 2001 * Peintures rectoversées, JMT BREITTMAYER (La République de Seine et Marne) 7 April 1997

External links

About Michel De CasoOriginal Rectoversion websiteMichel De Caso's website
on Entente Cordiale Exhibition (London 2005) website , 1956 births Living people 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French male painters 21st-century French painters 21st-century French male artists {{france-artist-stub