“Sur le Papier” frees art from the frame.
Frameworks Gallery, located on Highland Road, will display unframed and unmatted contemporary art Saturday.
The theme of the “Sur le Papier” is works of art on paper. Artists will have their on-paper artwork hung throughout the gallery for sale.
Rozlan Fransen, Frameworks Gallery owner, had the idea to do something different in hopes of bringing out a Saturday shopping crowd. The gallery showing differs from previous events with an early opening at 10 a.m. and continuing until 2 p.m.
“[Sur le Papier] is something a little different from your standard Friday night gallery,” Fransen said. “It’s a fun twist on an opening.”
Fransen said the art shows are typically geared toward an age range of 30 to 40 years old, but Sur le Papier does not have a defined target audience.
Billie Bourgeois, New Orleans native and University alumna, will have her artwork hung in the exhibit.
“I’m excited about the show because it’s the first time paper pieces can be shown,” Bourgeois said, “I thought [Fransen’s] idea was so unusual. A Saturday morning opening and brunch are really imaginative.”
Bourgeois will show three pieces at Sur le Papier: “Saving the Wetlands,” “Bayou View” and “Overpass.” All three pieces are handled similarly in terms of ink, watercolor and mixed media. Bourgeois said she is more of a contemporary realist who leans to toward the abstract.
Bourgeois has painted since the fourth grade and still enjoys her career at 68 years old.
“It’s my life,” Bourgeois said. “It’s who I am, and it’s so personal to me. I can’t imagine who I’d be if I didn’t do it.”
Ignatius Reilly’s gourmet food truck will be at the event to provide brunch, including mimosas and coffee for visitors.
According to Fransen, Frameworks Gallery carries everything from oil painting to photography.
“A lot of work is on canvas,” Fransen said. “We have teak tables done by a local carpenter. There is also an artist that has a piece on thread. It will be there on Saturday.”
Fransen previously worked for Louisiana Homes and Gardens magazine, but left to take a different route in her career.
“I graduated in fine arts at Ball State in Indiana,” Fransen said. “I was working with the previous owner for a year and a half. She retired to another business, and I bought the gallery.”
Bourgeois gives private art studio classes with her sister, Sheryl Southwick, on mixed media and abstraction. Southwick also has pieces based in abstraction with broken color and has two studios.
In addition to Frameworks Gallery, Bourgeois’ artwork has hung at Ann Connelly Fine Art Gallery and Entre Nous Gallery in Lafayette.
Following the Saturday release, the art will be on display from Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
 
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