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STÉPHANE JOANNES, TANKERS, March 19- April 18, 2015 |
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Tanker 02, Oil & Glycerin on Canvas, 27½” x 82½” |
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This March, BERTRAND DELACROIX GALLERY is thrilled to introduce the work of contemporary French painter STÉPHANE JOANNES. His new collection, entitled Tankers, features large oil on canvas paintings of huge, solitary cargo ships surrounded by the vast sky and water. His traditional subjects are made contemporary by Joannes’ clean lines, bold delineations of space and hints of abstraction. Joannes’ paintings are typically long, horizontal pieces, sometimes diptychs or triptychs over eight feet long. He breaks his paintings up into three distinct sections: the sea, the sky and the sea vessel on the horizon. The air and water seem vast and are often blocked off with a single, bold color. His ships, on the other hand, are incredibly detailed with each drip of rust and weathering carefully articulated. These orange and brown drops reveal not only the ship’s past but also the painting’s history– they are visible evidence of the painter’s brushstrokes and artistic process. The busy, overlapping vertical streaks provide an interesting contrast to the otherwise clean, precise lines the artist uses. Born in 1975 in Besançon, France, the painter studied at L’Ecole Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg, France. Joannes’ first exhibition in 1997 was mainly black and white figurative paintings of nudes. However, after a visit to Le Havre, a waterfront town in France, the artist became fascinated by the large sea ships he saw there. He is now most known for his work on this subject. For further information, prices and photographic material please contact Elizabeth Thompson at 212-627-4444 or email info@bdgny.com. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. |
