Jacinthe Blue Pearl
When Pierre Joseph searched for his name on Google, he realized that his works had become confused with those of his namesake, the Belgian painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840), in particular the famous botanical plates prized by Marie-Antoinette and Joséphine de Beauharnais. The artist decided to cultivate this confusion by producing a series of floral photographs in the manner of Redouté’s watercolours. Pierre Joseph captures an oriental hyacinth in a modern and hyper-realistic way by setting it against the light background of a large-format laminated print. Thanks to a precise and luminous shooting process, the artist restores and magnifies the coloured anatomy of the flower by underlining the blue nuances of its corolla and the green harmony of its leaves. In addition, Pierre Joseph invites us to reflect on the artist’s digital identity and presence, as well as their indexation by Google.
Text written by Quentin Rose as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibition
Galerie Chantiers Boîte Noire, Montpellier (France)
from 03 Mar to 08 Apr 2017