In his exploration of the light reflected by the surface states of black, Pierre Soulages has opened up new perspectives in artistic perception. Before his paintings, the spectator is invited...
In his exploration of the light reflected by the surface states of black, Pierre Soulages has opened up new perspectives in artistic perception. Before his paintings, the spectator is invited to a unique sensory experience, captivated by the way light interacts with the various streaks, flat areas, and textures of the surface, creating an infinite range of black variations.
In a contemporary register, Miguel Chevalier seizes digital tools to explore the potential of brightness, contrasts, and colorimetry. His works, such as "Liquid Pixels" (Blue & Black) 2024, present themselves as streams of moving "virtual paintings," where different shades of colour merge and unfold on canvases/screens.
What emerges from this encounter between art and technology is a true exploration of the possibilities of the digital medium. Chevalier's canvases/screens continuously metamorphose, revealing changing textures that offer a unique artistic experience. The traces of virtual paint, whether in variations of blue, red, or white, blend and merge into the black, evoking a perpetual fluid movement of appearance and disappearance.
In summary, this creation can be perceived as a contemporary form of "electronic dripping," where the boundaries between materiality and virtuality blur and renew in relation to time.