Chris PillotNow is gone indigo

Oil paintings on canvas, brushwork n.4 , part of the series "Now is Gone" 2018/2019

"In this work "Now Is Gone" I interpret the notion of time through a kinetic work. Starting from the idea that "what we do is filtered by what we each are", I approach the notion of time through intuitive images constructed by space. The color of this canvas is Indigo on a white background. The pure colour gradually lightens towards the middle of the canvas and then becomes blue-black again. Thus, a beam of light seems to cross the canvas in its horizontal center. My approach, improvised but meticulous, unfolds with mastery and know-how. Freehand, I draw a horizontal line of paint on a white canvas. The gesture is rigorous: the pressure of the hand on the brush must not vary the width of the line. Around this black line, the white space appears and becomes an actor by itself. The canvas, which before this line was as if empty, takes on a new meaning. A new line then follows the previous one, subtly tightening or spreading the emerging white line. The white space is structured differently according to the evolution of the line: a mechanism is set up. The regular lines are juxtaposed to each other. They condense in certain places, without ever really touching. Areas of relief are born. These sorts of vibrations, created by total chance, give rhythm to the work. The movement is varied and spontaneous, the direction of the lines changing according to the moment once the brush is in hand." Chris Pillot