Artistic Statement

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“When we stand before a painting, we are invited to enter a new universe, even if we often do not know the message the artist intends to convey. The viewer also takes part in the perception of the work by exploring and discovering what lies within it.”

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In 2014, I began an in-depth study of the history of modern art, with a particular focus on abstract art. While researching modernism and abstraction in painting, I also began to paint. Exploring this medium brought me great intellectual and emotional stimulation, always in dialogue with the history of painting. Over time, this passion became my practice.

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The series presented in this exhibition is influenced by my reading of The Phenomenology of Modern Art by Paul Crowther, and more specifically by the chapter “Flat Truths,” which discusses Hans Hofmann’s theory and his “push–pull” technique. Hofmann suggests that an optical illusion of space, depth, and even movement can be created abstractly through color, texture, and formlessness rather than through realistic forms. This illusion constantly oscillates between presence and absence.

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I paint my canvases flat, on a large table or directly on the floor. The bird’s-eye perspective of many of my works challenges the viewer’s gaze, requiring an adjustment of perception in order to better grasp the original intent behind their construction. At the same time, the viewer is invited to project their own interpretation, as each person brings their own subjectivity.

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I build layers of marks in different colors that touch, overlap, and interact with one another. The choice of colors for each layer is essential, as are their application and the tools used. Some colors and marks seem to move toward the viewer, while others appear to recede; it is this “push–pull” dynamic that creates the illusion.

In arranging the different elements on the canvas, I seek cohesion, harmony, and unity. Each painting begins with careful thought about the techniques and tools I will use. What follows is a blend of spontaneity, intuition, and intention, in constant dialogue with what is already on the surface, searching for what pleases my eye and satisfies my mind.

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The viewer does not need to understand all the formal aspects of a painting to appreciate an abstract work. What matters is the emotional and intellectual impact it creates. Painter Barnett Newman wrote that we should approach a painting as we would a first encounter with another person, setting aside our prejudices and preconceptions.

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All art asks more of us and rewards us when we make the effort to look at a painting as if we were entering another world, where our usual perceptual reference points disappear. At first glance, my paintings may appear chaotic. Yet chaos can also create the conditions for a new balance, a new way of perceiving reality. Changing our perspective can reveal new possibilities and open the door to new reveries — and from this idea comes the title of my exhibition.