For the “Paysages Entrelacés” series, the artist has developed a specific creative process with the following steps.
Each canvas, before being cut, represents a landscape or an abstract space with its own distinct identity. This space is then fragmented, cut into randomly sized strips. Finally, the canvas is reassembled using strips from one or multiple canvases.
During the reassembly, the strips can be arranged vertically or horizontally, either respecting their original order or randomly, often influenced by the artist as he craft his narrative.
The artist emphasizes the term “landscape,” which here refers to an abstract space that, like in a figurative landscape, integrates concepts such as gravity (the direction of the viewer’s gaze), the aesthetics of imbalance (the arrangement, size of shapes, and negative space), and kinetics (the suggestion of movement).
As a complementary aspect, the spaces between the strips are seen as moments of breathing room, similar to silence in music, where the brain seeks to fill the “void” by creating a narrative unique to each viewer.
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