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lorraine thomas dev

New work, ideas and provisional solutions.

It started insidiously. I have always been fascinated by the atmosphere of peace in the cemeteries, and especially by the regrouping of gravestones that have been displaced, re-assembled and aligned against the cemetery’s fence – something I would do myself with my surfaces against the wall in my studio. The paintings refer in colour, shapes and texture to the gravestones. Placed next to each other a phenomenon of sympathy occurs which absorbs the differences or allows ruptures. They suggest the memorial of life, and I look at them as crafted surfaces emerging from the soil, as much as a platform to think and imagine my future work. Some of the work have been painted over surfaces I have made before, and therefore it is also about the death and rebirth of artworks.

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J’ai toujours été fasciné par l’atmosphère de paix dans les cimetières Anglais
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J’ai toujours été fasciné par l’atmosphère de paix dans les cimetières Anglais
Stone Man – Acrylic, pencil, marble dust and studio debris on linen Concrete ‘feet’ and wooden ‘hat’ 70 x 50cm
Maize
Et puis merde alors !
Unknown Soldier
Memorial for Twin Sisters
Headstone
Nous irons tous au Paradis
A bas l’école
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