For the "Paysages Entrelacés" series, the artist has developed a specific creative process with the following steps. Each canvas, before being cut, represents a landscape or an abstract space with its own distinct identity. This space is then fragmented, cut into randomly sized strips. Finally, the canvas is reassembled using strips from one or multiple canvases. During the reassembly, the strips can be arranged vertically or horizontally, either respecting their original order or randomly, often influenced by the artist as he craft his narrative. The artist emphasizes the term "landscape," which here refers to an abstract space that, like in a figurative landscape, integrates concepts such as gravity (the direction of the viewer’s gaze), the aesthetics of imbalance (the arrangement, size of shapes, and negative space), and kinetics (the suggestion of movement). As a complementary aspect, the spaces between the strips are seen as moments of breathing room, similar to silence in music, where the brain seeks to fill the "void" by creating a narrative unique to each viewer. © Adagp

Lancelot Blondeel

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Lancelot Blondeel (b. 1988) is a contemporary painter based in residence in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais. His practice centers on a gestural approach, where painting becomes a response to movement. With a background in engineering, he brings a scientific perspective to the construction of his works. Lancelot Blondeel engages with painting in a tactile, almost sculptural way scraping, sanding, adding and removing layers. He works with raw materials such as pigments, acrylic mediums, canvas, and varnish, often applying them with handmade tools like scrapers. Each canvas holds a trace of the artist’s movement, capturing physical gestures that freeze a dynamic presence on the surface. Through abstraction, Lancelot Blondeel explores how human consciousness shapes our perception of reality. Rather than depict the external world, his work invites introspection and a deeper awareness of how we experience what is real.