La comète
Artist:
Marlène Mocquet
Date:
2006
Medium:
Gouache on paper
Materials:
Gouache, Paper
Dimensions:
32 x 24 cm
Collection:
Lafayette anticipations - Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin
Domain:
Dessin
At first glance, La comète appears to be a quasi-abstract work: a sheet of immaculate white paper is disrupted only in its lower section by several horizontal streaks of paint. Then, below the comet-like trail, the sketch of a face shaped with a few dots of black paint can be made out. This work embodies the artist's pictorial process: against a background of pictorial abstraction, figurative elements emerge that develop childlike stories from the characters emerging from the material. The addition of these details gives rise to a mysterious world that escapes the inattentive eye. The artist thus invites the viewer to give free rein to their imagination and to rediscover a childlike gaze.
Text written by Valentine Brégeon as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Text written by Valentine Brégeon as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibition
Antidote 2
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 27 Oct to 09 Dec 2006
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 27 Oct to 09 Dec 2006