Work from the Collection

Moi marchant sur la peinture

Date: 2006
Medium: Mixed media
Materials: Canvas
Dimensions: 46.5 x 55,2 x 2 cm
Collection: Lafayette anticipations - Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin
Domain: Peinture
A naked figure seems to float on the water in an ethereal universe of bluish hues. Moi marchant sur la peinture is a metaphor for the artistic act, and more specifically for the painter. This character who spreads streaks of white paint as she walks is a self-portrait of Marlène Mocquet. From the blurred background, with a few brushstrokes the artist makes this small, mischievous-looking character emerge and come to life, as if they were playing with the layer of paint. Marlène Mocquet combines tactile matter and more diluted washes to create games of scale that evoke a child's view of the surrounding environment.

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