After having worked with cotton canvas, paper, or wood, Lancelot Blondeel is now exploring a new painting support by choosing transparent canvas. This material choice, both technical and conceptual, opens a field of experimentation in which light—an integral part of the work—enriches the dimensions traditionally addressed in painting. The transparent canvas allows light rays to circulate; they pass through the areas of color, reflect, and diffuse. This dynamic reveals the many behaviors of light, whereas opaque supports—especially dark tones—tend to close the surface and make it denser. The combination of this support with acrylic paint, whose translucent properties are fully exploited, generates vibrations of great presence. Ultramarine blue pigment, the keystone of the series, is thus revealed in all its strength and character. A certain tension manifests within the composition: while the gesture emerging in the works is marked by spontaneity, the balance of the composition proves to be deliberate, conceived, and considered. Thus, the impastos, the splatters, the thickness of the strokes, the dialogue with the background, and the choice of colors are all studied and controlled. Conversely, the gestural work—an almost instantaneous physical emanation—is the result of instinctive and unconscious bodily expression. This repeated gesture, perfected over the years, becomes a form of corporeal language unique to the artist.

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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.