Thierry André
Artiste
luthier / Instrument maker
-Perhaps I have been able to distinguish myself so far by an interest as much for the origins of the stringed instrument, the tradition, as for a form of avant-garde and interpretation of instrument-making that we do not yet know.
I am an inveterate fan of music, painting, and visual arts. My first studio was also in an industrial building populated by artists; all this has rubbed off on me. The courage with which these artists presented their ideas and ideals, pushed me to clear a path similar to theirs-
Thierry André is an artist and luthier based in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli QC Canada.
A specialist in the steel-string acoustic guitar, his body of works also reflects his love for electric, -archtop-, and historical instruments. Recently nominated to the Archtop Collection -The Blue guitars-, his works display a distinctive and timeless character - His instruments expressing both tradition, creativity, and pure sonic performance.
Trained first at the Institute of Crafts of Quebec by André Brunet ('92-97), then apprenticed to Fred Carlson in California (2004), Thierry André is a many time artistic grant & prize recipient, notably with the CMAQ Jean-Marie Gauvreau Prize in 2020, and the CFCMA Fine Crafts Distinction Award in 2022.
André's work has evolved since his Montreal debut in 1998, from small experimental lute-like instruments made for local guitarists, exploring different materials (calabash, skin, carbon fiber, Japanese paper) as sound-boxes, to recent projects that embrace the evolution of the guitar itself (Sun-Moon-and Vibrations, Echoes of Time, -78-) in a form-oriented guitar-making approach that is now recognized internationally.
His work has been presented primarily in Germany, the United States, and Canada. His body of work currently comprises 124 instruments, part of both individual and private collections.
Strongly influenced by the work of his luthier-peers (Parker, Somogyi, Coppiardi, Lamarre), he devotes himself to guitar-making daily, now under the watchful eye of his six-year-old daughter, Clara.
Text by
A. Brunet, Director,
École de lutherie Guitare Bruand:
Through his work, André takes full ownership of the making of the guitar instrument: Under his hand, the guitar retains all of its function and historical quality, while is composition is constantly renewed.
Displaying formal, aesthetic, and distinct acoustic research, his expressive language addresses the entire object rather than its degree of ornamentation. André shares the making of the stringed instrument in a skillful act of creation, transcending the boundaries between fine crafts, art, and acoustic engineering.-
蒂埃里·安德烈 (Thierry André) 先在魁北克工艺学院接受安德烈·布鲁内 (André Brunet) 的培训 ('92-97)，随后在加利福尼亚州师从弗雷德·卡尔森 (Fred Carlson) (2004)，曾多次获得艺术资助和奖项，尤其是 CMAQ 让·玛丽·高夫罗奖 (2020) 和 CFCMA 精美工艺杰出奖 (2022)。最近，他被提名为标志性的 Archtop 基金会 2025 年蓝色吉他系列的一部分。
“我自 1998 年起在加拿大魁北克专业从事吉他制作，我的第一个工作室是位于蒙特利尔 Rosemont-Petite Patrie 区的一个小工业空间。正是在这栋位于 Bellechasse 305 号的建筑里，每天与视觉艺术家们打交道，我目前的创作实践才得以诞生。
最初，我把自己限制在吉他的一般形式上，然后迅速转向我所谓的“吉他的起源”，积极地对制作小型鲁特琴和具有原始和简单特征的乐器产生兴趣。这种制作方法开拓了我对吉他的理解，我一直保持着这种理解，同时保持着更标准的制作。
2003 年至 2007 年间，我亲手制作了一些小型圆形乐器，并于 2008 年与 Guitare-Fruit 合作，慢慢地向原声吉他的形式靠拢。在这部分研究中，我为当地音乐家提供了各种音色和声调，同时探索乐器的形状、材料和制作方法：
这项与圆形琴体乐器相关的工作对我产生了深远的影响，最终促成了圆形琴体原声吉他的创作，例如 2009 年的 Po 和 2011 年的 Oudtar：后者参考了其受 Oud 启发的中东根源，完成了我十年前开始的形式和设计研究。它还教会了我如何更完整地组装 3D 木材，并让我了解了圆形音箱的声学影响。
2014 年至 2018 年间，我探索了该乐器的音域。Multi、Maya、Raga、Old-School archtop 和 Guitare-Fruit Wurcer 等吉他的共同点在于对声音振幅的探索。
《太阳、月亮和振动》（2019 年）、《克拉拉拱顶》（2020 年）、《时间的回声》（2022 年）、《拉格 2》（2023 年）以及我目前的项目的到来，以自己的方式支持了我表达吉他乐器多维价值的愿望；即它已知的表现力声音可能性和正在开发的可能性。”
（T.安德烈）