Vesperal requiem for Clairwill
Artist:
Niels Trannois
Date:
2010
Medium:
Mixed
Materials:
Marouflaged canvas, Wooden box, Oiled photocopy
Dimensions:
87 x 69 x 3 cm
Collection:
Lafayette anticipations - Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin
Domain:
Peinture
The title, Vesperal requiem for Clairwill, is a reference to the libertine lover in the novel Juliette (1797) by the Marquis de Sade. It creates a discrepancy between the literary title and the resolutely abstract image. Only a light canvas cut-out interrupts the monochrome nature of the black oiled photocopy. Niels Trannois delivers an enigmatic creation that introduces material effects through the irregularity of the chosen medium. He plays on the contrasts between language and the sensation produced by the work, abstraction and narration, representation and emotion. His practice is deployed on a wide variety of media to achieve a result that is almost sculptural in nature, as he plays with the addition or removal of matter and the diversity of materials.
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 6
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 14 Oct 2010 to 08 Jan 2011
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 14 Oct 2010 to 08 Jan 2011