Description
Artistic and Philosophical Conceptualization
My work "Hatching Force" is part of a contemporary yet deeply reflexive approach, where the reinterpretation of Van Gogh's work becomes a pretext for exploring the notions of abstraction, cyclicality, and duality. By transforming "Basket of Hyacinth Bulbs" into a subrealist abstraction, you go beyond simple imitation to enter a metaphorical dimension, where form hatches, metamorphoses, and reinvents itself in perpetual motion. This approach embodies a philosophy of transformation: the idea that all form, whether organic or artistic, is doomed to a cycle of dissolution and rebirth.
The title "Hatching Force" evokes both the biological and creative processes—an opening toward new perceptual possibilities. It is an allegory about hidden potential, the emergence of meaning through fragmentation and reassembly. This vision echoes Abstract Expressionism's quest for pure expressiveness, freed from figurative constraints, while integrating a contemporary digital sensibility.
Mixed Media: Physical-Digital Hybridization
My method combines acrylic paint on canvas, photography, and stop-motion animation, creating a dialogue between materiality and virtuality. The painted canvas provides a tangible base, reminiscent of Van Gogh's gestures, but once photographed and digitally reworked, it becomes a hybrid object, both archive and projection. The minimalist, fluid, and cyclical animation reinforces the idea of perpetual movement—as if hyacinth bulbs continued to sprout beyond the fixed frame of the original canvas.
This technical hybridization is emblematic of contemporary digital subcultures, where the boundaries between traditional and digital art are blurring. It embodies an aesthetic of glitching, remixing, and reappropriation, while maintaining a manual and organic sensibility. Xanthopsia Collection: Altered Perception and Duality
The Xanthopsia collection—or "yellow vision"—offers a utopian interpretation of perceptual distortion. In Van Gogh's work, xanthopsia evokes a heightened sensitivity to light and color, often interpreted as a symptom of inner turmoil. I use it as a symbol of paradoxical positivity: seeing the world in yellow is to inject clarity even into the darkness.
"Blossoming" is rooted in this duality—between decay and regeneration, melancholy and hope—that already characterized Van Gogh's work. By reinterpreting his work, I explore how altered perception can become a prism of renewed understanding, even a form of artistic resilience.
A Reflection on Art and Its Reinvention
This reinterpretation testifies to art's capacity to reinvent itself across eras and mediums. It asks:
- How can digital technology extend, rather than replace, the historical pictorial gesture?
- How can animation and image processing make visible processes (such as germination) that escape the naked eye?
I thus propose a contemplative and meditative experience, where the viewer is invited to immerse themselves in the cycle of forms and perceive Van Gogh's work not as a museum artifact, but as a living, constantly evolving organism.
Conclusion: Homage and Transcendence
"Blossoming" is much more than a homage—it is a speculative extension of Van Gogh's universe. It embodies a vision where classical and contemporary art coexist, nourish one another, and together question the limits of representation. Through the subrealist and digital lens, I affirm that true art is timeless precisely because it can be constantly reinvented. Open work, expanded perception - such is the promise of this rereading.
Tribute to Van Gogh: « basket with flowers-bulbs »
Original at : Van Gogh Museum
3840 x 2160 px / 4k MP4 / 116 Mo / 16 frames at 8 fps / 1/1 édition