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PROGRESS
« FRENCH KISSTRAUMA, A COLLAGE GOING BACKWARDS »

PROGRESS

21.10.09

  04:58:00 pm, by   , 647 words  
Categories: Art, Collage

PROGRESS


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I asked myself yesterday if two collages from different periods with a comparable theme would show me some “progress”. Often art historians describe the work of an artist as a progression towards excellence. So I asked myself the following question: Did I progress in 9 years? Looking closely to these two collages from 2000 and 2009 I would like to say: No, not really. The only difference I can perceive is that my junctures seem a little more perfect. The fragment of the face on top of the mouth, the nose and one eye in the elder collage seem to me now a little bit “stuck on” and not sufficiently “mounted”. The same with the two bodies, where one edge goes over the forearm. Today I would pay more attention to that, probably because I stay longer on a collage than in 2000. But maybe this “botched” aspect suggests some movement which makes one think of some awkwardness – being so badly in one’s own body.

By comparison, my more recent collage seems more coherent and its dissonances are less evident. The figure seems smiling, even optimistic, but this impression is contradicted by the other side of the face which is reddened from tears. Surely because of her deformed anatomy. And her hand gives a hint of a gesture which accompanies her smile. What does she call for? For whom? Here again we can see the discrepancy between the profound being and the appearance one tries to give.
My themes are constant, my technique is a little more refined, and that’s all. Not enough to shout victory. It’s a steady evolution, without big leaps forward. That’s a big change from before where I experienced alternatively volcanic outbursts of creativity and void, followed by stylistic ruptures. Am I cooled down now? You bet, just have a look at my recent collages. But my workflow is steadier, like a wave rolling over the oceans.

(Français)
Je me suis demandé hier si, en comparant deux collages de thème proche, mais d’années différentes, j’arriverais à y voir un quelconque “progrès”. Ceci parce que les historiens d’art nous présentent souvent l’œuvre d’un artiste comme une progression vers l’excellence. Je me suis donc posé la question suivante : Ai-je progressé en 9 ans ? En regardant très attentivement ces deux collages de 2000 et 2009, j’ai envie de répondre : Non, pas vraiment. La seule différence que je vois, c’est que mes jonctions sont un peu plus parfaites. Le morceau de visage sur la bouche, le nez et l’œil de la figure dans l’ancien collage me semble aujourd’hui un peu trop « collé » et pas assez « monté », de même que le léger décalage des deux corps, dont un bout empiète sur l’avant-bras. Je ferais sans doute plus attention au détail, probablement aussi parce que je mets plus de temps à faire un collage qu’en 2000. Mais c’est peut-être justement ce côté « bâclé » qui suggère un mouvement et donne à penser à une maladresse – celle de cet être si mal dans sa peau. Mon collage plus récent me semble plus cohérent, et les dissonances plus masquées. La figure paraît souriante voire optimiste, mais cette impression est contredite par l’autre partie du visage, rougie par les larmes. Sans doute à cause de son anatomie si déformée, alors que sa main esquisse un vague geste qu’accompagne son sourire. Appel vers quoi, vers qui ? Décalage ici aussi entre l’être profond et une apparence qu’on s’efforce de donner.
Mes thèmes se recoupent, ma technique s’est un peu affinée, c’est tout. Pas de quoi claironner une victoire. Il s’agit d’une évolution constante, sans grands bonds en avant. Cela change par rapport à mes alternances de créativité volcanique et de vide, suivi de ruptures de style de jadis. Me suis-je assagi ? Non, il n’y a qu’à voir mes récents collages. Mais ma manière de travailler est plus régulière, si je devais évoquer une image, ce serait celle d’une vague qui parcourt les océans.

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