Francoise ISSALY


Inner Outer Circles

In my Inner Outer Circles series, I explore the illusion of the bi-dimensional space of the canvas playing with multiple layered spaces. Using the traditional technique of glazing, all different spaces are apparent to the eyes, without contradicting each other. This technique allows me to play with infinite layers, and use other medium such as paper and prints, mixing medium and techniques.

The shapes I use in my work are forms and signs that I find in nature around me. They can be more or less recognizable, and in the particular case of this series, I explored the trident (inspired from small sea sponge skeletons) and circles revolving in a spiral (Julia of Crop Circles found in British fields). Even though these two structures seem to be in opposition, they trigger an interest in me: I combine the very large with the miniscule in order to work, beyond shape and context, on the structure of the mere composition and its development; playing on the intermediary spaces, balancing the foregrounds and backgrounds. The composition is not simply made on the surface of the canvas, but in depth, step-by-step, plane-by-plane, and layer-by-layer.



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