Mobile Habitats
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Acrylic and oil paint,
engravings in painting
on wooden panel
61 x 47 cm
2020
“We are shaped by material images which we in turn recreate.
We are inhabited by deep imaginations
— visual and verbal —
— auditory and tactile —
which we rehabilitate in our own unique way."
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— Gaston Bachelard
Poetic Machines
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'Nostalgia for past worlds,
poetic, for the architecture reminds the existence of durable things, shaped by our fellows
"Walls have ears", what if they had eyes ?
this presence is a mark, proof of the existence of the past, of ourselves
QUIET
Static, stillness haunts us, stares at us, ready to emerge
It saw our ancestors, the evolution, observed us
Monumental monument
Built by many hands
The hand = the most effective tool, multi-task, no one reaches it at the ankle
Writhes, like a dance
A dance of crazy houses
Houses with golden, blue and green roofs
Memory of forms, invades our subconscious and determines our patterns, paths, roads
Guidelines
Construction world is expanding, more and more Massive
it swarms
it grows
it rises
it takes time, one has to be patient,
but time Flies
Flouted Perspectives, fuzzy, manifold
Disrespect
Circled by quadratic forms
Paradox?
Geometry but not harmony
complexity of connections
Connections = Disconnection from others
predictable walk
Are we heading the wrong way
is there a right way?
Architectural shaping of the mind
Simultaneous creation and discovery
acquires meaning, more natural action
creative freedom, imagination
The Art of architecture
first shot
one step'
the sustainability of works in urban places
Cotton canvas
40X40cm
2018
It is an experimental painting based on a work by photographer Filip Dujardin, who creates surrealist architectural compositions. The goal here was to combine detailed drawings with painting to create textures.
For example, I made pen drawings by pressing hard on paper which I used to remove parts of a thin layer of acrylic paint from the canvas. Then engravings were made in the paint with a metal point on certain parts.
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Subsequently, I experimented with the intensity of the light, which allowed me to see the engravings appear.
With this technique I had to be very quick before the paint dried - I enjoyed the process by engaging in a quick performance.
Colored concrete
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Colored concrete block
15x15x15cm
2020
Red concrete
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Red concrete block
15x15x15cm
2020
I experimented with engravings in concrete.
In my opinion, printmaking is a technique that we need to understand within the discipline of sculpture, because it is microscopic sculptural work that reveals the depth of surfaces.
Instant City
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Acrylics, inks, engravings, transfer papers
on Cardboard
100 x 140 cm
2018
I believe that constructions express a physical manifestation of our personal and collective aspirations;
there is a direct relationship between the architecture we design and our life experiences.
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This large painting represents a modular city.
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High-tech architectures have the potential to be more responsive and representative of a generation.
I tried to depict today's world related to technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence.
I found another way to make an interesting textural appearance: after coating the surface with layers of primary colors, I was able, by engraving with the metal tip, to see multicolored lines appear.
As I later realized, all this experimentation wouldn't have worked as well on a canvas.
Saturation
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Acrylic and oil paint,
engravings in oil painting
on aluminum panel
42 x 60 cm
2020
In this painting, I represented deconstructed paths of geometric shapes and lines.
I had the idea of engraving the surface by engraving the last layer of still fresh oil paint with a density of small straight lines. The composition almost creates a living organism in sensual positions. To appreciate them, you have to get closer.
The first layers are made from acrylic, their patterns are softer which contrast with the straight lines of the engravings.
They tend to bring together organic structures and figures in a symbiotic aspect.
Like a dance machine​
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Acrylic on linen with engraved parts
91.44 x 182.88 cm
2019
I wanted to create the atmosphere of a conceptual funky warehouse that embodies the music, the rhythms, but also the energy of the people dancing in the room.
​The flexible body allows us to dance in complete freedom.
​For dancers, certain movements/dance steps can become mechanical which creates a jerky effect.
In this context, I also made a mini animation projected on the board to personify the loop synthesizer.
I will never forget the experience I had when I first discovered the Cité Radieuse building by architect Le Corbusier, built in 1952 in Marseille.
This building was a community house and offered its residents access to several amenities. It is a concrete behemoth of 330 apartments that resembles an ocean liner. This building has local services inside and aspires to promote social and personal development. Each apartment contains colorful furniture and yet aims to meet people's needs.
I was fascinated by it and could stare at it for hours. As I stood beneath the immense mass of concrete supported by crushing pillars, I felt a sense of heaviness within the architecture, as if gravity was pulling harder. The beams created a feeling of large open space. Their drawn lines seemed authoritative and felt like they were calling the bodies to be in motion. I felt that a stark contrast between the fluid dances of human bodies and the heavy columns could be interesting. To my surprise, people were dancing on the roof.
Color acrobats​
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Decorative acrylic painting,
Base for creating silk scarves
122 x 122 cm
2021