The artwork presented is a minimalist still life featuring two silver-toned metal cylinders or tanks. The overall composition is simple and striking, with the reflective surfaces of the tanks creating a sleek, industrial aesthetic. The rounded shapes and smooth textures of the tanks suggest a focus on formal elements rather than representational subject matter. The artist's technique appears to emphasize the inherent beauty of the industrial materials, inviting the viewer to consider the interplay of light, form, and function. This piece likely reflects the artist's intention to challenge traditional notions of art by elevating everyday objects and highlighting their inherent artistic qualities. ...
Playing on both formal and conceptual paradoxes, Mathilde Albouy's sculptural work invites the viewer to a game whose rules are not clearly defined. We don't know whether the encounter with her sculptures is an act of courtship or predation, confronting us with a dangerous seduction. Nourished by feminist science fiction, Mathilde uses the fictions generated by her pieces as political tools to question an established, binary reality. By hijacking scales and materials, the sometimes sharp or toxic objects become individuals in their own right, revealing how the beauty of objects, particularly feminine ones, conveys patterns of oppression. ...
Galerie Derouillon was founded in Paris in 2013 by Benjamin Derouillon and is dedicated to discovering and supporting emerging contemporary artists. Since its inception, Galerie Derouillon has put the emphasis on providing young artists a long term support in every stage of production, exhibition and dissemination of our artists’ practice.
The main focus is on international emerging artists, creating a community and bonds with historical and more established artists through curated group shows. Collaboration is an important feature in the ecosystem of the gallery as we dedicate ourselves in creating relationships between artists, galleries and institutions by producing books, exhibitions as well as working closely with public and private institutions. ...
