Description
Development and Conceptual Synthesis: Contemporary Art:
My project is fully in line with the field of contemporary art through its hybrid nature and its desire to engage in dialogue with art history while reinventing it. This is highlighted by several key aspects:
• Reappropriation and Recontextualization: I don't simply copy an existing work, but rather use it as a starting point for a new creation. This act of reappropriation is a common practice in contemporary art, where artists revisit, quote, and transform works from the past to imbue them with new meanings.
• Hybridization of Techniques: The combination of physical acrylic paint on canvas, photographed and scanned, then digitally reworked using hand-cut layers, and digital painting animated frame by frame, demonstrates an exploration of the boundaries between mediums. This hybridization reflects the fluidity of contemporary artistic practices, where traditional and digital tools complement and enrich each other.
• Subrealist and Unconventional Abstraction: My approach lies at the intersection of abstraction, which favors form, color, and line over direct figurative representation, and a subrealist sensibility that explores the unconscious, dreams, and the uncanny. The "unconventional" nature of My Homage suggests a formal and conceptual freedom that moves away from literary interpretations.
• Dialogue with American Abstract Expressionism: My reference to American Abstract Expressionism, and more specifically to the intellectual approach of Robert Motherwell, is, I hope, relevant. Motherwell's interest in philosophy, literature, and psychoanalysis, as well as the duality often present in her work (violent lyricism vs. austere serenity, black vs. white), resonates with my own exploration of the themes of duality and coexistence in nature, inspired by the transformation in Van Gogh's work.
Conceptual Development and Synthesis: Philosophical Degree
The title of my work, "We Are All Made of Clay," opens up a profound philosophical dimension:
• Contemplative Allegory: The work presents itself as an allegory, a figure of speech that uses a story or image to express an abstract idea. Contemplation becomes the preferred mode of engagement with this idea of the fundamental unity of humanity.
• Fundamental Equality: By recalling that we all come from the same "raw material," you emphasize an ontological equality that transcends cultural and social differences. This idea of humanity united by a common origin is a recurring theme in philosophy and spirituality.
• Duality and Coexistence: My exploration of duality and coexistence in nature, in connection with Van Gogh's artistic approach, extends into this philosophical reflection. Clay, a material both humble and fundamental, can be molded into an infinite number of forms, symbolizing both our original unity and our individual diversity.
• Xanthopsia and Positivity: The inclusion of the concept of xanthopsia, or yellow vision, adds a layer of philosophical complexity. This altered perception, combined with the utopian idea of finding positivity in dark times, suggests a transformative perspective. Even a "distorted" vision can reveal a form of beauty or hope, echoing the transformation we perceive in Van Gogh's work.
Tribute to Van Gogh: « Landscape with Pollard Willows »
see original at : Private Collection
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3840 x 2160 px / 4k mp4 / 117 Mo / 8 fps / 59s / 1/1