Since Malevitch’s revolution, which was the first step towards non-figurative art in using exclusively elementary, geometric forms and pure colours, abstract art has imposed this law of simplicity and a bare aesthetic.
Astrid de Lussac has resumed this legacy of the pioneers of the 20th century: “the division of the surface of the table and the principle of systematic repetition of bands of juxtaposed colour could evoke a rigorous mechanism of construction, but the choice of colours, their mélange, the blending of bands from one to another, leaves space for the imagination,” explains the young artist.
The artist’s work is coded, abstract, and especially refined. She conceives of speech, lines and forms as mixing in subtle variations of colour. If meaning escapes the viewer at first glance, each painting, once deciphered, opens the doors to peaceful universe where one can discover landscapes, almost encrypted. The doors open while the senses are awakened by soothing earth tones.
Astrid de Lussac paints on wood panels that are then sanded, blending and revealing layers of paint. Thus, one perceives a certain depth that further invites room for imagination; they appear as landscapes…
“More important,” says the artist, “is the imaginary. To open itself, to discover, to imagine a story, a place, to go beyond the surface.”
Our guests will be welcomed at the vernissage on the 2nd of October, 2008 at the Artus Hotel from 18:30 pm.
