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Sourcing : Xanthopsia 168

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Description

The work "Sourcing" is part of a contemporary approach that fuses physical and digital art, revisiting Vincent van Gogh's "The Stagecoach at Tarascon" through the prism of subrealist abstraction. This approach goes beyond simple formal reinterpretation to explore profound philosophical questions about the nature of creation, perception, and transformation. Subrealism, an emerging movement, blurs the lines between the real and the dreamlike, the abstract and the figurative, allowing the expression of hidden or altered realities. Gestural Abstraction and Reinvented Expressionism Inspired by gestural Abstract Expressionism (as seen in Pollock and de Kooning), the work uses spontaneous and energetic movements to transcend literal representation. Mixed media, combining physical painting (textures, impasto, vibrant colors) and digital interventions (overlays of hand-drawn animations at 15 frames per second), create a visual dynamic where the artistic gesture becomes a metaphor for flows and exchanges. An allegory of genetic and digital supply The title "Sourcing" evokes a conceptual reflection on: - Genetic Sourcing: symbolized by networks of organic and cellular forms, suggesting biological exchanges, replication, and mutation. The digital art preserved on the blockchain, a decentralized and immutable storage system, becomes a metaphor for memory and transmission, echoing cellular exchanges and the persistence of information over time. Xanthopsia Collection: Altered Perception and Duality : Van Gogh constantly explored the tensions between chaos and order, passion and melancholy. "Sourcing" continues this approach by: - Abstracting the dynamic motifs of the stagecoach (a symbol of movement and connection); - Emphasizing duality through juxtapositions: gestural brushstrokes versus digital precision, warm colors versus cool tones, stable structures versus fragmented elements; - Inviting a meditation on coexistence, like cells interacting within an organism or data exchanged over a network. Mediation between Contemplation and Technological Modernity The work embodies a dialectic between traditional meditation (pictorial contemplation) and digital reinterpretation (interactivity, digital layers). This hybridization shows how modern techniques, such as blockchain, can deepen our relationship with classical works by revealing invisible dimensions: information flows, symbolic networks, collective memory. Conclusion: Transcendence and Reinvention "Sourcing" is a philosophical and sensory work that questions permanence and mutation. It celebrates art's capacity to reinvent itself while honoring its legacy, offering a renewed connection to Van Gogh and art as a universal language. By merging expressive gestures and contemporary technologies, it offers a vision where past and future coexist, as do the biological and the digital—a poetic allegory of the continuous provisioning of creation. Tribute to Van Gogh : « Tarascon Stagecoach » Original in : Princeton University Art Museum Digital art version : 3840 x 2160 px / 4K MP4 / 113 Mo / 15 fps / 1/1 édition