Month: September 2024

Galerie Hurtebize is delighted to share a selection of contemporary works in which we highlight unique artistic universes, where styles, techniques and themes intersect and dialogue. Each artist explores a singular vision, reinventing our relationship to the world, to matter and to emotions.

Discover the vibrant and captivating works of Julien Colombier, Jan Kolata, François Malingrey, Daniel Buren, Salifou Lindou, Jean-Jacques Marie, and Kim Duck Yong. Their diversity of techniques and perspectives offers a veritable panorama of current trends in contemporary art.

Julien Colombier invites us into an imaginary jungle with his saturated, stylized plant motifs. His works are explosions of color, where shapes overlap to create an almost hypnotic atmosphere. Through these vivid, dynamic contrasts, Colombier transforms nature into an immersive sensory experience. His use of pastel on large surfaces reinforces the visual intensity of his compositions, offering a soft yet vibrant texture. Each plant element, often simplified and stylized, seems to float in controlled harmony.

Jan Kolata explores the infinite possibilities of color through superimposed layers of paint that gradually reveal themselves. His abstract works play subtly with transparency, revealing nuances that interact with one another. Each layer of paint becomes a stratum of light, a translucent veil revealing what lies beneath. This interplay of superimposition and transparency lends her works a unique depth, where colors constantly blend and reinvent themselves, capturing the eye and inviting prolonged contemplation.

François Malingrëy‘s work explores the light and shadow of human intimacy. His characters, often strange and unsettling, capture our attention and arouse ambivalent emotions. Her canvases plunge us into complex human realities, blending familiarity and strangeness, offering a profound reflection on the human condition. His technique is marked by an almost photographic precision in the rendering of detail, creating a striking realism that amplifies the unsettling character of his works. Malingrey also plays with strong contrasts between light and dark, reinforcing the dramatic intensity of his scenes and heightening the viewer’s sense of unease or fascination.

Salifou Lindou, an artist from Cameroon, tackles social and political issues with an energetic, expressive style. His compositions illustrate intense, emotionally rich human interactions, echoing universal issues. His work, deeply rooted in social reality, brings cultures into dialogue and highlights the power of human exchange. Lindou often uses raw, spontaneous lines, creating a visual dynamism that reflects the energy of human interaction. He also works with mixed media, blending drawing, painting and collage to accentuate the texture and depth of his compositions, reinforcing their visual and emotional impact.

Jean-Jacques Marie‘s art is characterized by a raw approach to abstraction. Through a mastery of gesture and material, he expresses a powerful, spontaneous energy. His works reflect a tension between chaos and control, creating pure, intense forms that captivate with their expressive power. He favors broad, free gestures, letting the paint unfold with a certain spontaneity, while maintaining precision in composition. His use of material, often thick and textured, adds a tactile dimension to his canvases, inviting the viewer to physically feel the energy contained in each brushstroke.

An artist from South Korea, Kim Duck Yong explores the ephemeral through luminous, delicate compositions. His works often evoke twilight landscapes, where light and texture merge in mysterious harmony. He is renowned for his unique technique, combining wood marquetry, paint and mother-of-pearl inlays. He harmoniously blends traditional and contemporary materials, creating delicate works where finely worked wood is combined with touches of color and chips of mother-of-pearl. Each piece reflects a subtle balance between Korean tradition and a modern artistic approach, creating a visual universe that is both timeless and captivating.

Through the works of these seven artists, Galerie Hurtebize celebrates the diversity of form and style that characterizes contemporary art. Each artist proposes a personal and singular approach, offering a range of perspectives that enrich our understanding of today’s world and art.

This plurality of artistic expression finds its strength in the way these creators explore universal themes. Whether nature, humanity, light or matter, each artist approaches these subjects with his or her own sensibility, bringing a unique voice to common reflections.

These artists, though different in style and approach, are united by their ability to transform timeless themes into bold contemporary visions. It is this wealth of styles and points of view that makes this selection a captivating panorama of contemporary art. Far from taking a homogeneous or one-dimensional approach, each work contributes a stone to the edifice of a collective reflection on the major artistic, social and spiritual issues of our time.

Galerie Hurtebize invites you not only to discover works of great diversity, but also to explore how contemporary art constantly pushes back the boundaries of our perception and enriches our understanding of the world around us.

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