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yves minssart

yves minssart

Painter, Draftsman | France
« To create is just to serve as a penholder for one's imagination. »
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Welcoming the suggestions of daydreams, unrolling the thread, letting oneself be guided by the hand: this is how I could sum up my artistic activity. What inspires me comes above all from the urban environment; The industrial world is also invited, such as metal structures, infrastructures, gravel pits, machines, nooks and crannies or non-places. Without forgetting fragments of plant life. I try to order what surrounds me, to give shape to my imagination. The aquatic and floating dimension of my work is often underlined. I am indeed attracted by the in-between, the unsaid, the ambiguities, the gaps. I represent imaginary landscapes devoid of characters – a way of questioning space and my relationship to it, in the spirit of phenomenology. How to find one's place, to register in the world? Finally, I gladly quote the so-called minimalist painter Agnes Martin who said that “what is least interesting when you paint is yourself”.

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Dessins 42 x 59 cm

works on white paper, mixed media, 42 x 59 cm

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Ramifications

The starting point of this series is a study of graphic design in very bold pencil 6B. By rubbing, the designer obtains a dense texture which is accompanied by other patterns, textures, graphics. Colored pencil lines include fields, spaces, etc.

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compositions abstraites

It is in this series of abstract compositions

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Structure blanche et paysage abstrait

Structures have always attracted me; their representation in white makes them stand out against the background and energizes the composition, contrasting with the flexible colored shapes. Despite the absence of perspective, we can distinguish an imaginary landscape with abstract masses similar to clouds. The filigree white structures signal the human trace. By its opacity, gouache accentuates the volumes and gives them body, which pastel or watercolor could not have done, which I practice more spontaneously. Gouache shakes up my habits as an artist and that's good!

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Montagnes

The mountain, emergence, is one of the artist's favorite themes. This ties in with his attraction to oriental spirituality and aesthetics, particularly Chinese painting of mountains. The use of charcoal and dry chalk allows him to obtain an atmospheric atmosphere, with its transparencies and indecisive zones. Rubbing on a plastic plate scratched with a cutter generates a mineral graphic. On one of the drawings, the inclusion of black ink boats – floating in the air – adds a surreal and enigmatic character. The drawings are made on a thin sheet to allow rubbing with charcoal passed flat.

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Nébuleuses

Originally, there is an automatic drawing with colored pencils: a kind of cloud that the artist called "nebula" because it combines a multitude of graphics and textures. He then developed this theme by adding elements such as a ladder, the outline of a boat… Over the inspiration, different formations are born: a mountain, a ship, a tripod, etc. The presence of patterns gives support to the gaze, anchors it and structures the surface. The works of Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco have inspired the artist in this regard. He uses these patterns as so many landmarks in his “aquatic” compositions – the automatic drawing that he willingly practices easily leads to a certain disorientation.

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les points bleus

This series illustrates different mountainous routes accompanied by blue dots. Reluctant to human representation, the artist chose this graphic process to refer to a human presence, a journey. The drawings are made with colored pencil (for the points), with felt-tip pen (outlines) and with a combination of dry and oily chalks. The backing is 80gsm A3 light cream colored paper.

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champs de tensions

this is a series of gouaches on a uniform background (gesso + colored acrylic). the composition is first sketched in pencil, then are added solid colors and graphics that develop automatically.

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Montagnes au réservoir

This series of six drawings represents mountains, each with a kind of water reservoir like you find in New York. No function here, apart from symbolic. I am thinking of the processes dear to Joseph Beuys: heat, steam, energies, etc. The artist is fascinated by the contained, latent, hidden energy - the black color reinforces the hidden character, the enigma. The drawings were made with dry chalk with layers glued to the sheet of paper. Originally, the artist was looking for an alternative way to the fixative to fix the dry chalk. The tanks are painted in Indian ink for a deep black.

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Formations sur fond gris

The artist was inspired by a gray paper (250 gsm) of A3 size to make his white chalk drawing stand out. He also played with different techniques such as stencil, the spread of white powder, the collage of tracing paper or black charcoal powder. The result is a series of expressive and contrasting free drawings around different themes: the habitat, the body, biological figures or even imaginary landscapes, without forgetting a kind of flowery bathtub or monstrous animals.

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collages

the artist presents here his works based on collages.

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Ambiances 2017

in this series of works, the artist experiments with forms and structures in a stripped-down environment. lines, flat areas, frames, dotted lines compete for the surface. the white background is almost omnipresent, with the exception of a few drawings on a gray background.

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aquarelles

various watercolor paints

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inspiration hambourgeoise

the artist produced this series during a stay in Hamburg. he tries his hand at figuration, especially of animals, and experiments with the creation of scenes, in the manner of Francis Bacon to sit his figures.

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plein cadre

These are mostly unreserved drawings (that undamaged white surface of the paper that the artist appreciates so much!). Here the artist confronted the challenges of composition across the entire format. Interplay between content and form, contrast, interaction...

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grand format

these are my large format drawings

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dessins 2020 29x42 cm

works on paper 29x42 cm

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acrylique 50x65 2023

acrylic paints 50x65 cm on paper or prepared paper

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