Semi-abstract art: "Retrouver la lumière".
Artist: Jean Vignault.
2015, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.
Theme: Cooking, reading
Technical: Digital photography.
Original work format: 54 x 36 inches
Reproduction format: 18 x 12 inches / 45.72 x 30 x 48 cm, 24 x 16 inches / 60.96 cm x 40.64 cm, 36 x 24 inches / 91.44 x 60.96 cm and 54 x 36 inches / 137 ,16 x 91.44 cm.
Dominant colors: White black.
Hanging system included:
Floating frame
Interpretation of the work by the artist:
From the 365 Fourchettes series, this photo exploits the graphic and reflective aspects of a banal, everyday object, which, when placed in a particular context, is taken beyond its normal interpretation. While it is normally used to nourish our bodies, here it becomes a symbol of the power of words and literature to nourish our spirits and help us rediscover the light.
Retrouver la lumière - Jean Vigneault
For Jean Vigneault, the practice of abstract photography and related reflections are a way of life that seeks to reconcile the imaginary and rational sides of existence. Inspired by this apparent duality, he increasingly invests objects of curiosity through the prism of the three fundamental questions underlying his expression:
Is it possible to observe in a stripped-down, spontaneous way, and to detach from this activity all the labels that knowledge ordinarily assigns to things? Are humans always forced to perceive through what defines them as distinct individuals? Does beauty come from the object itself, or from the gaze that conceives it as such?
Looking at the most mundane, everyday things to bring out their unsuspected beauty - this is his artistic approach, a commitment that leads him to the art of living that consists in connecting as deeply as possible with the world around him. For him, photography is a privileged way of witnessing and provoking this communion.