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This canvas symbolizes personal transformation. The mountain shifts from the black of the hidden and the unfathomable to the bright white of knowledge. From this contrast between two opposing forces arises the lightning that reveals shapes and colors. The small silver figure of the man is an intermediate shade between black and white, neither warm nor cold, a vessel for all the colors life has to offer. He travels up the mountain, and the golden panorama that opens up in the light of the lightning reveals lines and angles, the sketch of an ideal city, a mirror of his deepest aspirations. It lasted only for a moment, but the man who stands now is profoundly different.
This painting tells the story of a person growing up. The mountain, first all black and mysterious, turns white and bright, as if revealing a well-kept secret. Suddenly, a lightning bolt makes shapes and colors appear that were invisible before. The little silver man then sees a golden landscape as beautiful as a dream. Even if it lasts only a moment, the little man will never forget it. He is filled with new ideas and has changed forever.
57.48 x 108.27 in - Mixed media on canvas
57.48 x 108.27 in - Mixed media on canvas
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The GRATALOUP Museum podcasts
1992 - 2005 PAYSAGE À LA CITÉE IDÉALE
1992 - 2005 LANDSCAPE TO THE IDEAL CITY
146 x 275 cm
57.48 x 108.27 in
Technique mixte sur toile
Mixed media on canvas