ART
Thomas Fougeirol |
Written 30 January |
Monday 15 December, 00:00Random Gallery, 75013 [map]
The work of
Thomas Fougeirol, who lives and works both in New York and Paris, is characterized by an exploration of absence through the mediums of painting, drawing and photography. In his previous works, Fougeirol often replaced the human body with objects and detritus signifying a human presence, relying on the subtle implication of the body rather than its physical reality.
The series "THE EMMAüS BRIDE", in which Fougeirol introduces the pictorial technique of imprinting materials onto the surface of the canvas, marks a shift in his practice. Using curtains and sheets bought in
Emmaus (a thrift store reselling donated goods for charity purposes) to create an impression on the canvas, he creates mysterious images reminiscent of early nineteenth-century photographs.
Banal or kitschy textile designs take the place of the traditional subject in the center of the canvas. In this series “Curtain Crash” paintings, Fougeirol allows foreign elements to contaminate his paintings. He enlarges the relationship between the painter and his painting, between the artist and his subject. For Fougeirol, the fundamental question is no longer what to paint, but how to paint. The process of painting and the physical properties of the paint become most important, while traditional elements of colour, subject, composition and brushstroke are put aside.
| What: | Thomas Fougeirol |
| When: | Monday 15 December, 00:00 |
| Where: | Random Gallery, between 32 and 28 rue Louise Weiss 75013 [map] |
| Transport: | Chevaleret |
| Cost: | EUR |
| Phone: | +33 (0)1 45 86 20 00 |
| Email: | fan@airdeparis.com |
| Web: | www.random-gallery.com/ |
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