QUESTION - RÉPONSE - et mes mots (2009) Sculpture by Daniel Mar
Seller Daniel Mar
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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind)
Sculpture,
Paper
on Paper
- Dimensions Dimensions are available on request
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Framing This artwork is framed (Floating Frame + Under Glass)
- Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
- Categories Spiritual Art
Après un simple repas d’été, enlever ses
chaussures et s’allonger dans l’herbe à l’ombre
d’un bel arbre. Prendre un livre, peut-être…
puis se laisser emporter malgré tout dans une
somnolence salvatrice sans perdre totalement
conscience de son environnement. Être en
paix. Entendre au loin le clocher du village
égrainer le temps et le chien aboyer, là-bas,
dans une ferme des écarts. Percevoir encore
l’exhalaison des plantes. Éprouver ainsi le
bien-être de son âme et laisser venir à ses sens
engourdis ces multiples perceptions ; c’est là
mon aptitude au bonheur.
Par ce tableau et par ces mots, je voudrais
vous chuchoter qu’il ne faut jamais rêver
de trop grands bonheurs pour être heureux.
QUESTION - ANSWER
Taking off our shoes and lying down in the grass
in the shade of a beautiful tree after a simple
summer meal. Reading a book, maybe… and
then getting carried away in a redeeming
drowsiness without yet losing consciousness
of the surroundings. Being peaceful. Listening
to the distant church bells counting down the
hours. Hearing the dog bark over there in a
remote farm. Still sensing the natural fragrances.
Feeling that way the well-being of our soul and
letting those multiple perceptions touch our
numb senses. In this, lies my ability to be happy.
Through this frame and these words, I would
like to whisper to you that we must never only
dream of great pleasures to be happy.
Related themes
After using paper as a support to place my photographic images on, I now use it as a material capable of being shaped to build an ephemeral, fragile and improbable, poetic and metaphorical world.
I am a sculptor of stories. In a refined visual language, I play with white paper to tell the things of life in the form of compositions with immediate poetry.
Why white paper?
I actually use Canson Montval white paper of different weights for my paintings. Why white? Because white symbolizes purity but also because it allows the viewer to let their imagination run wild. However, I am experimenting with other types of paper, particularly on my installations.
What are your essential techniques and instruments?
My tools are basic: pencils, rulers, scissors, precision cutter (x-acto) and the essential cutting mats, pliers, white glue. Added to this are a few small accessories diverted from their primary function which make my life easier to better shape the paper.
What message do you think you convey through your paper works?
My paper creations tell stories inspired by our lives, expressed in a visual language that I hope is as universal as possible. I tinge them with a flavor of happiness, smiles, daydreams and hope. Paper, with its fragility but also its strength, allows this and I believe in deep analogies between this material and the metaphorical universes that I like to share. What motivates me in reality is being able to arouse maximum emotions in others with a minimum of means.
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Nationality:
FRANCE
- Date of birth : 1952
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary French Artists
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