Painting titled "Ruelle jaune de Col…" by Karolus, Original Artwork, Pastel

Ruelle jaune de Collioure (2011) Painting by Karolus

Sold

See more from Karolus

The artist offers works on commission

Did you miss the opportunity to buy this work? Good news: the artist can also create a custom work, just for you!

Sold by Karolus

Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Pastel

Artworks classification

One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 15.8in, Width 11.8in
Framing This artwork is framed
Categories Figurative

Cette création, un an après la 1ère exposition en 2010, marque une étape dans ma pratique du pastel, tant dans la valorisation de la lumière (effet renforcé par le sujet lui-même) que dans la touche qui a servi à poser les pigments du pastel sur le support (papier demi teinte ocre jaune).

La composition elle aussi joue avec une part d'inachevé, renvoyant un effet léger de flottement de la part de la fenêtre. Cette scène a été inspirée, comme son titre l'indique, à partir d'une rue dans laquelle je me trouvais, protégé à l'ombre des murs de l'éblouissante lumière de midi, cette dernière ne permettant plus tout à fait de discerner distinctement son environnement. C'est ce que j'ai cherché à traduire dans ce tableau.

Tableau vendu lors du 2ème Salon du Pastel des Monts du Lyonnais

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Painting Pastel

Pastel is an instrument widely used in plastic arts. Taking the form of a colored plastic stick, it is composed of pigments, a filler (chalk or plaster) and a binder (gum arabic, oil, wax). We mainly distinguish fatty pastels (oil or wax), dry pastels, whether soft or hard. Invented in Europe at the end of the 15th century, this tool was very quickly used by great portrait painters of French royalty, such as Charles Le Brun, Rosalba Carriera, Jean Siméon Chardin or Maurice Quentin de La Tour, who will be considered the "Prince of pastellists", thanks to a method of fixation of which only he knew the secret.

Pastel

Drawing made with a colored stick. It consists of pigments, a charge and a binder. A distinction is made between dry pastels (soft or hard) and fatty pastels (oil or wax).

Figurative

Figurative and colorful painting having taken the liberty of including all forms of art without border of cultural genre and geographic origin, without hierarchy of values between high and subculture.

Technic Painting

Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.

Karolus

France

Karolus, whose name is Carlos C., is a multidisciplinary artist whose passion for the arts is inseparable from his life. A designer, pastel painter and photographer, he finds in artistic expression fertile[...]

Karolus' sources of inspiration are varied, but nature plays a particularly important role in his work. However, it is not limited to a single theme or technique. On the contrary, he constantly explores new artistic horizons, experimenting with different techniques and mediums to enrich his creative approach.

His artistic approach is deeply rooted in the celebration of life in all its forms. Whether by capturing the birth of light in the heart of shadow, paying homage to the diversity of materials or expressing energy through the gestures of artistic creation, his work aims above all to celebrate beauty and the vitality of life.

Karolus regularly shares his art with the public, whether within artistic associations or through individual exhibitions. He is an active member of the Pastel en Dauphiné Association, where he runs thematic workshops and courses. In addition, he is currently in charge of external communication and maintenance of the association's website (pastelendauphine.com). His artistic work is also recognized, since it is registered with the Maison des Artistes and listed as DROUOT, a mark of distinction in the world of art.