Impression pigmentaire sur papier Hanemühle 308 grs
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"Portrait with Blond Curls" by Claire Tabouret features a close-up of a child's face using a palette of soft pastels and vibrant hues, creating contrast and depth. The child’s expressionless face, with vividly painted eyes, embodies the enigmatic nature of childhood, notable in Tabouret's work. Her distinct style combines fluid brushstrokes and layered textures, giving a somewhat theatrical atmosphere. This piece resonates with her exploration of identity and temporality through figurative art, often based on archival images and personal memories, crafting an alternate reality beyond our time. ...
Claire Tabouret’s figurative works put identity under the microscope and place particular emphasis on an examination of childhood and its enigmatic nature, as well as the notion of the individual, whether by themselves or within a group. At the forefront of her images, almost frozen in time, are the figures of women and children, their faces emotionless, and their images sometimes disguised or transfigured, covered. Her work exists in an alternate reality that sits outside of our temporality. Tabouret’s evocative landscapes are almost carnivalesque in nature. Her large-scale canvases often begin with a primary fluorescent layer, and then she employs tones that oscillate between darkness and acidity. There is theatricality to her work. Prior to her figurative painting, of both individual figures and groups, reminiscent of Romantic painting, Tabouret’s work was concentrated on diurnal aquatic scenes and nocturnal landscapes. Frequently referencing photographs from the internet or archival images, she imbues her canvases with personal experience, stories, and memories, creating a rich world around her images. ...
