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Happy Melt : Xanthopsia 73

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Description

1. Subrealist Abstraction as a Contemporary Language My "subrealist" approach goes beyond traditional realism to explore a heightened subjectivity, where perception (here, Xanthopsia or yellow vision) becomes a metaphorical filter. By layering physical (acrylic) and digital (stop-motion animation) paint, I create a sensory palimpsest: - « Happy Melt » as an allegory of fusion: colors and textures "melt" like a shared taste, evoking art as a collective and synesthetic experience. - Animation introduces a temporal dimension, transforming the static still life into a moving meditation on permanence and ephemerality, a theme dear to Van Gogh (see his faded sunflowers). ------------------------- 2. Duality and Coexistence: A Philosophical Reading In his still lifes, Van Gogh captured the tension between organic life (the cabbage) and inert objects (the clogs). My reinterpretation amplifies this dialectic: - Xanthopsia (yellow vision) symbolizes a perceptive utopia: seeing light even in darkness, reflecting Van Gogh's quest to transcend melancholy through color. - Mixed media embodies this duality: the physical (the materiality of painting) dialogues with the digital (the immateriality of the pixel), questioning the boundaries between tangible and virtual. ------------------------- 3. Homage as Reinvention My work doesn't just quote Van Gogh; it reenacts his approach: - Transformation of the banal: The cabbage and the clogs, modest objects, become universal archetypes (life/death, rural/industrial) through abstraction. - Technique as a manifesto: Van Gogh used impasto to bring matter to life; I use digital technology to unfold this life in space-time, extending his gesture into the post-digital era. ------------------------- 4. Questions raised by hybridization My work explores: - The longevity of art: How can a classical work breathe through contemporary media without losing its soul? - Perception as a creative act: Xanthopsia reminds us that seeing is always interpreting—an idea Van Gogh embodied through his hallucinatory palette. ------------------------- Conclusion: A banquet of the senses and the mind "Happy Melt" is more than a reinterpretation: it is a dialectical feast where the following meet: - Van Gogh and the 21st century (tradition/innovation), - The sensory and the conceptual (fondue as a metaphor for shared art), - The real and the dreamlike (subrealism as a liminal space). By reactivating still life through movement, I pay homage to the very essence of Van Gogh's practice: painting not what one sees, but what one feels to be true. My work thus becomes a digital vanitas, celebrating the transience and resilience of beauty. tribute to Van Gogh : Still Life with Cabbage and Clogs see original at: Van gogh Museum format / media / size / speed / éditions 3840 x 2160 px / mp4 / 116 MB / 8 fps / 1/1