The artwork features a vibrant, eye-catching composition of bold colors and distinctive shapes. The central figure is a surreal, stylized human form with expressive features and a headdress-like accessory. The overall image conveys a sense of energy and dynamism, with the figure's pose and the surrounding abstract elements contributing to a visually striking and unconventional depiction. The artist's use of unconventional materials and techniques suggests a contemporary, experimental approach to creating this thought-provoking piece. ...
The relationship between the body and architectural space, whether public or private, is of particular importance in Renaud Jerez's work. The body is constrained by the space around it, just as it constrains that space. In addition to his paintings, Jerez has produced a large number of mummified sculptures over the years. These sculptures are halfway between cyborgs and carnivalesque creatures, testifying to both degradation and the potential for a new, insolent enchantment.
When looking at Jerez's work, one can almost feel the private, inner world of his unconscious excesses, transforming and altering familiar objects into the unknown.
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Crèvecœur, founded in 2009 by Axel Dibie (born 1981) and Alix Dionot-Morani (born 1979), located in the Belleville area (eastern Paris) has, since its creation, presented artists from France and the rest of the world whose different practices question current conditions for producing images and objects. The gallery sees itself as a body that supports its artists in the various stages of production, demonstration and dissemination of their practice. Through its work inside 3 gallery spaces — a 160 sq.m. space in Eastern Paris (20e) with natural light that can host ambitious exhibitions; and two spaces in the historic centre of Paris (7e) through the co-creation, since 2015, of a new alternative fair called Paris Internationale; through a publishing house called oe publishing books by represented and invited artists; and through support for production of the institutional shows of the represented artists, Crèvecœur is an entity which aims to adapt, in an organic way, to the challenging systems that contemporary artists experience today. ...
