She struck a pose in the middle of doing something 2022
Acrylique sur coton, couture, câble d'acier, env. 230 x 140 cm chacun |
“She struck a pose in the middle of doing something” plays with or frustrates our desisre for story-making. Our protagonist is a “she” and remains vague and multi-faceted, only seen as a pose or a hand or an onlooker. She is sometimes revered for her nudity other times her ingenuity.
She is painted from observing a multitude of different women posing in photos, and paintings, well-known or not. Each image is framed with cut up fragments of previous images, recuperated from painting rehearsals.
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This reworking of archived images into an intimate hand writing is something consistent in the artist’s research, as a way of attempting to digest or failing to digest large quantities of images. These motifs/images alter and dissolve in the colours, process and textures of the painting materials. |
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Niki, Prunella, Polly & Maria Héléna 2022
Acrylique sur coton, couture, châssis, env. 120 x 140 cm |
Georgia & Sonia 2022
Acrylique sur coton, couture, env. 140 x 100 cm |
A word is worth a thousand images (faerie) 2022
Vêtements (teinture synthétique sur coton, élastique, corde et couture), taille M |
The motifs in “A word is worth a thousand images” move away from industrial textile patterns as each motif is hand-painted and unique. The pattern is not through repetition of the same motif but rather the spacing between each unique motif. Working from simplified sketches, hot wax is worked quickly as dashed or fluid brush strokes onto cotton. Later, after the textile is painted with dye, the wax is removed and each motif is left visible as a negative form. The grid format is sourced, as is each image within it, from a search-engine-results-page after taping in a word of choice ; “faerie”, “embrasse”… |
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Vues d'installation, exposition Plein Air Festival
cur. Entre Deux, 2022, Breil-sur-Roya |
| Photos avec l'aimable autorisation de l'artiste |