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Gaspard

The body of my work explores the structure of the human figure, more explicitly anatomy and poses. However, my first artworks looked at the structure of Paris, objects, details and structure in nature such as with the construction of a cobweb, a butterfly wing, and architecture. These details led me on to exploring anatomical structure more closely. Many of my pieces were inspired by life drawing and by my own photographs of figures. My artworks include drawings, paintings, and reliefs using ceramics, while taking a closer look at the interior composition of the human body.

This exhibition revolves around three pieces; Nuances_anatomique, Bizarre, and Ciao, Inertia!. Nuances_anatomique which are inspired from some of Michelangelo’s anatomical research drawings and by Kuniyoshi Utagawa’s woodblock prints, relating to the skeletal and muscular systems of human composition. Bizarre was produced using a more pop-art approach, taking inspiration mainly from Andy Warhol’s use of saturated colors, repetition and placement of poses. It portrays three figures against a building structure. Ciao, Inertia!, takes inspiration from Michelangelo’s use of anatomy, and from Shintaro Kago’s way of dissecting the human body to only show specific parts of the human anatomical structure. My work also contains life drawings and a collage in which I have carefully observed light and poses. 

My exhibition is set up on two parallel walls, dividing it into two parts. Each wall has a focal point. The first wall of my exhibition, being the first part of it that is seen when entering my given space, highlights my large scale painting Bizarre and by placing my black and white, desaturated and smaller pieces around it creates a contrast and a focal point on the large piece. The second part of my exhibition is an L shape panel, in contrast to the first part of my exhibition, the work on this side of it has been placed in a more spread and wider manner, by alternating between small and larger pieces. The pieces of this second wall have been arranged following colors and sizes, in order to balance out the colors throughout my exhibition. The first piece on this wall is Nuances_anatomique has been placed next to the relief piece that I have produced alongside with a collage I have made from a life drawing class. Next was another of my key pieces, being Ciao, Inertia!, which was placed on a panel of its own next to a series of life drawings showing both predominant use of the color green. I have placed those two works together in order to consolidate colors and to separate it from my first wall which contains entirely different colors. The first part of my exhibition illustrates this research of structure in a broader way whilst the second part of my exhibition concentrates on the structure of the human body by looking at poses, and the skeletal and muscular systems of the body.

The exhibition in its whole conveys a lot of different emotions through the use of poses, whether they are positive, negative or neutral. I have done this to show emotions without necessarily having to show facial expressions which are often used to display such feelings. My entire exhibition conveys mixed emotions, most of the time neutral, displaying a state of apathy and calm. Which can be experienced by the audience through the curation and displaying of the pieces.

 

 

 

Perspective_change (September 2021)

Woodblock, ink, acrylic paint, charcoal, graphite, paper 

28 x 126 cm

Perspective_change  was based on a series of photographs I had taken, focusing on street industrialism and perspective. Images in the long format piece transition from a bird’s eye view  to a low angle perspective. I was influenced by Robert Delauney’s paintings in which he distorts perspective such as with “Tour Eiffel aux Arbres, été 1990”. The long format of the paper helped me do just that by allowing me to create a slow and progressive change in perspective.

 

 

Lighting (January 2023)

Black paper, chalk

39 x 52 cm

Lighting is a piece made during a life drawing session, the goal of the exercise was to only portray the lights and nothing else. This piece made using chiaroscuro was produced while taking Caravaggio as an inspiration, displaying the human anatomy through the strong contrasts of shadows and lights. This piece has contributed to my understanding of anatomy and shades as I really had to continuously observe the model in order to understand why and when the lighting would begin and end.

 

 

 

 

Prue  (December 2022)

Ceramic

33 x 15 x 6 cm

Prue roots in my anatomical theme and my liking of renaissance art in which relief pieces were very common such as with Michelangelo or Nicolas Poussin. Not attempting to be of utmost anatomical precision, my piece accentuates some parts of the body, especially muscles such as with the abdominal part of the body. The pose of the figure illustrates one in a situation of discomfort almost as if he was writhing in pain. 

Bizarre (March 2023)

Acrylic on canvas.

152 x 115 cm

Bizarre was a jump from my regular work. Although still exploring and relating to the theme of poses and anatomy. Those themes are explored through an alternate way in this piece. Using a different, much more vibrant range of colours giving it a pop effect and briefly referencing the Pop Art movement taking inspiration from Andy Warhol. It has similar, yet different figures which are in motion, and looks as if they slowly are fading away. 

 

 

Devitalized Butterfly Wing (December 2021)

Ceramics, oxide, steel rods and wood

28 x 30 x 2 cm

Devitalized_butterfly_wing was developed from the idea of showing the effect of humans in nature. Curved Form II influenced me with its organic lines. My piece portrays a wing that was ripped from its previous body. It is reminiscent of an osseous object likewise to Pelvis with the distance which evokes death, although butterflies are not made from bones, I decided to make it this way in order to symbolise death. I decided to apply a slight finish making the l piece look like it is decaying.

COB_2 (June 2022)

Thread and foam

29 x 13 x 21 cm

COB_2 follows Devitalized_butterfly_wing by portraying the remains of an arthropod. It was to me a sort of continuation to Devitalized_butterfly_wing. I have been inspired by Eva Hesse and her textile installations. I also wanted to create a piece which would change and adapt to people’s morphology. In contrast as one may think, this piece is not meant to be worn like fashion is, the wearer and the thread structure do not go without the other, the unison of both of those elements make COB_2.

 

 

Collage (January 2023)

Paper 

42 x 32 cm

Collage was produced while observing a nude model and by using the technique of collage. Displaying and portraying this interest of anatomy and this concept of placement. It was inspired by Giorgio de Chirico’s work. This piece further deepened my understanding of the human body and anatomy as I could not draw to create abstract shapes that looked like the human body but instead had to observe and cut out shapes which would match that model.

Nuances_anatomiques  (May 2022)

Acrylic, ink, graphite, Posca pen and collage on wood

87 x 81 x 1 cm

Nuances_anatomiques comes from various sources and inspirations in constructing and painting the human figure such as Michelangelo, Naum Gabo in their representation of humans and anatomy or Kuniyoshi Utagawa for his use of polyptychs and anatomy. Nuances_anatomiques represents a figure curled upon itself. I decided to give a more abrupt look to my piece by giving it an unfinished sketchy feel, representing the human body being incomplete or undone. 

 

 

 

Ciao, Inertia!  (March 2023)

Ceramics, woodblock, acrylic paint, graphite, nuts

76 x 117 cm

Ciao, Inertia! symbolises the end and the beginning of human life. This piece, represents a human spine disposed with each vertebrate apart from one another. This piece was inspired from some of the work of Shintaro Kago in which he dissects the human body to display its interior anatomy. I decided to use that concept but do it in my own way. This piece is made out of ceramics, and woodblock which was a way for me to experiment and to merge different materials and techniques.

 

 

Intéraction  (February 2022)

Chalk and charcoal

49 x 64 cm

Intéraction portrays two hands, holding onto each other. One being a human man and the other being a mechanical hand. Intéraction represents the relationships of humans and robots in the future, it portrays a human hand and a humanoid robotic hand. The creation of Adam inspired my piece with its use of anatomy and in the concept of the hands touching each other.