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Maybe it's just magic: Xanthopsia 32

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Description

The Xanthopsia collection, and in particular the piece “Maybe it’s just magic”, presents itself as a meditation on duality and coexistence through the prism of a hybrid art that is both physical and digital. By revisiting Vincent van Gogh’s “Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background”, I propose a subrealist abstraction where mixed media – traditional painting fused with digital animation – opens a dialogue between the classical past and contemporary modernity. At the heart of this work, the central black pixel symbolizes a point of meditation, an anchor in the existential whirlwind. This contrast between the darkness of the pixel and the profusion of life that surrounds it perfectly illustrates the tension between chaos and harmony, reminding us that life, like a perpetual animation, is a succession of movements and transformations. This approach invites the viewer to go beyond an overly scientific or cold reading of art to rediscover the intrinsic magic of everyday phenomena and nature itself. It is then a call to feel rather than to analyze, to perceive the invisible thread that connects light to darkness. From a philosophical point of view, this reinterpretation questions our relationship to perception and reality. The very title, "Maybe it's just magic", suggests that we should not reduce the world to a succession of quantifiable phenomena, but open ourselves to wonder at the extraordinary in the ordinary. The Xanthopsia collection - or "yellow vision" - evokes an altered and optimistic perception, an invitation to find positivity even in dark moments, by becoming aware of what many let pass: the beauty and magic inherent in each moment of life. By anchoring this work in an artistic approach that dialogues with Van Gogh's legacy, I do not settle for a static homage, but initiate a dynamic rereading. The confrontation between the materiality of painting and digital immateriality by creating a fertile tension, a field of possibilities where the subjectivity of the viewer is challenged. Animation, the driving force of a movement that aims to be an abstraction of life itself, participates in a contemporary and symbolic reading as much as timeless. It reminds us that art, while constantly reinventing itself, remains the reflection of human contradictions, oscillating between science and magic, rigor and reverie. Thus, this work presents itself as a contemporary allegory of transformation and wonder, where the viewer's introspective journey is stimulated by a subtle play between tradition and innovation. Through this fusion of techniques, I question and propose to reinvent the way we perceive the universe, encouraging us to embrace the richness of lived experience and to recognize that, sometimes, it is enough to make room for magic to rediscover the splendor of life. tribute to : Van Gogh : Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background see original at: MOMA The Museum of Modern Art format / media / size / speed / editions 3840 x 2160 px / mp4 / 112 MB / 8 fps / 1/1