"Haiku #2" by Fabrice Langlade is a monochromatic sculptural piece featuring whimsical shapes and figures, including a unicorn, foliage, and a cherub. The composition plays with familiar iconography, rendered in a flattened, almost silhouette-like form. The style reflects Langlade's fascination with clichés and recognizable imagery, creating a surreal and uncanny experience. Langlade's work suggests a dialogue between the decorative and monumental, inviting viewers to explore the temporal and spatial narratives intertwined in his art. ...
French sculptor Fabrice Langlade began his artistic practice by drawing from images and found objects he had collected—figures in postcards found lying at the bottom of drawers, almanacs containing forgotten or disused knowledge, and frequently replicated or recognizable images. The stereotypical worlds, motifs, and frequently utilized representations of things are a key source of inspiration for Langlade. In his current practice, he still draws on this fascination with the decorative, but also explores the monumental at the core of his work. Through rescaling, translating, and material transpositions, Langlade’s world is one of clichés—something familiar yet uncanny, leaving us disconcerted by the work. Our attention is captured by his imagery; we are drawn into his world and its sense of time. Langlade’s work becomes clearer over time as our eyes construct the space in which the works exist. ...
