This abstract artwork features a serene, oceanic composition dominated by shades of blue. The central focus is a repeating pattern of wavy, undulating forms that resemble ocean waves or rippling water, rendered in muted tones and softly blending into the background. The overall style is minimalist and meditative, emphasizing the rhythmic and textural qualities of the paint application. While the subject matter is not immediately recognizable, the work evokes a sense of tranquility and reflection, perhaps alluding to the artist's interpretation of the natural world or their own inner experiences. ...
Loïc Raguénès is a painter whose works are representations of rhythmic patterns, atmosphere, sensation and weather. Raguénès often incorporates simple, graphic undulating lines that seem like soundwaves, imbuing each painting with a particular resonance, as well as depicting the visible waves of the ocean. In this sense, the artist’s work can be considered at once figurative and abstract, straddling the boundary that separates the two polarities. The visuality of Raguénès’ paintings – misty, hazy, liminal – as well as their vast scale, gives them an immersive, dreamlike quality. They wash over their viewer, subtly soaking into the skin. Another trademark of the artist’s work are his ‘neo-pointillist’ works, the result of Raguénès digitally manipulating photographs before rendering them with paint.
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C L E A R I N G is a contemporary art gallery based in New York, Los Angeles and Brussels. The gallery was founded in 2011, with the focus of showing emerging art. It now represents over 20 living artists, providing many of them - such as Harold Ancart, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Chase Hall, Calvin Marcus and Marina Pinsky - with their first gallery exhibition. The gallery also represents the estates of Eduardo Paolozzi, Bruno Gironcoli and René Heyvaert. C L E A R I N G supports its artists by producing works, exhibitions and books, as well as working closely with public and private institutions. ...
