Untitled #16 (Prophecies of A Leaking World series)
US$ 3,000
Overview
2015
Acrylic, Acrylic and paper on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 120cm (H) x 150cm (W) x 3cm (D) / 47.2" (H) x 59.1" (W) x 1.2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Foggy day
This work is part of a series of four large formats (120x150 cm) initially worked for my solo exhibition in Lannion (Brittany) in July 2015. By its construction in successive plans, it can evoke a landscape. Some places seem dug in the material and reveal the lower layers of paint, even the canvas itself. Others, on the contrary, are much more textured and detailed. A foam of white and blue dots scatters the entire canvas.
The technique used mixes acrylic paint and absorbent paper soaked in water. During my research since about 2008, I have explored this practice, which allows both to slow down the drying of acrylic paint and manipulate a thick way to make effects of folding.
Artist profile
Arnaud Gautron
Born: 1978
Hometown: Paris, France
Based in: Britanny, France
Born in Paris, France in 1978, Arnaud Gautron is a french painter. After initial training at Grande Ecole (HEC Paris), he has been working since 2001 on a practice of creating control images and his own plastic research.
Self-taught in the field of visual arts, he first considers painting, drawing, photography …
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