Paintings
Micheline LO said “I paint the cerebral landscape”
First she painted it with third-party interferences, then directly
First period
Cerebral landscapes painted with third-party interferences
Variations (1982)
Variations (1982)
... transformations evoking ...
... Van Eyck, Titien, Rubens, Velasquez ...
... Bellini, Matisse, Radisic ...
La Tentation de Saint Antoine (1983 - 1984)
The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1983 - 1984). Evocations of FLAUBERT's novel.
... gaps between the real and hallucinations ...
… floods of heresy ...
... FLAUBERT's overabundances . . .
Nativités (1984 - 1985)
Nativities (1984 - 1985)
… birth / apparition ...
… gaps between natural and supernatural perception ...
… birth of something on the painter's canvas, and disappearance of the bare canvas ...
Jonas (1984)
Jonas (1984)
... empty blacks ....
... and ...
… full blacks ...
Suite espagnole (1985)
Spanish suite (1985)
… side by side of reason and delirium …
... gaps between "being as substance" (ser) and "being as appearance" (estar) ...
Paradis de Dante - 1 (1985)
Paradise of Dante - 1 (1985)
… at first, transcendent colors without faces …
… pure challenges of the light …
… D for Dante, B for Beatrice …
Paradis de Dante - 2 (1986)
Paradise of Dante - 2 (1986)
… then, transcendent faces without colors …
… jumps of blacks (empty or full) and of whites (empty or full) …
Paradis de Dante - 3 (1986)
Paradise of Dante - 3 (1986)
… finally, impossible celestial faces …
… pure transcendence / anti-immanence …
Les Tombeaux (1986 - 1987)
The Tombs (1986–1987)
… gaps between …
… lively life …
… reduction of the tomb …
Terra nostra (1987)
Terra nostra (1987). Evocations of Carlos FUENTES' novel.
… gaps between …
… being and appearing …
… faces and masks …
La vache bleue (1988 - 1989)
The blue cow (1988 – 1989)
… cerebral landscapes emerging from the skin of a cow …
… geographical landscapes and cosmic landscapes …
Médailles (1988)
Medals (1988)
… gradual reappearing of images that had become indecipherable …
… evocations of a box of Camembert cheese …
Paradis de Dante - 4 (1989)
Paradise of Dante - 4 (1989)
… incomprehensible mystery of light in Dante …
… concrete, palpable, gestural skies …
… from the shadowy mirror of the Moon to the abyss of light in the Empyrean …
Paradis de Dante - 5 (1990)
Paradise of Dante - 5 (1990)
… abstract, immaterial, impalpable skies …
… pure visual perceptions …
L'enfer de Jean Genet - 1 - Portraits (1990 - 1991)
Enfer of Jean Genet – 1 - Portraits (1990 - 1991)
... absolute immanence of hell ...
... crimes as glories ...
... bandits as heroes ...
L'enfer de Jean Genet - 2 - Textes (1991)
Enfer of Jean Genet – 2 – Texts (1991)
… text of “The Death of Harcamone” …
… encrusted with drawings …
L'enfer de Jean Genet - 3 - Peintures (1991)
Enfer of Jean Genet – 3 – Paintings (1991)
… fantasies in prison …
… “Miracle of the Rose” …
Variations sur Bellini (1992 - 1994)
Variations on Bellini (1992 - 1994)
… far from the previous densities …
… moments of relaxation, aerial …
Cien años de soledad (1992 - 1993)
Cien años de soledad (1992 - 1993). Evocations of Gabriel García MÁRQUEZ's novel.
… loneliness …
… haunted by openness …
Salammbô - 1, Voiles de Tanit (1993)
Salammbô - 1, Veils of Tanit (1993). Evocations of FLAUBERT's novel.
… shadows and diaphanous colors …
Salammbô - 2, Portraits sur soie (1993 - 1994)
Salammbô - 2, Portraits on silk (1993 - 1994). Evocations of FLAUBERT's novel.
… translucent thicknesses …
Salammbô - 3, Portraits carrés (1993)
Salammbô - 3, Square portraits (1993). Evocations of FLAUBERT's novel.
… radiating compactnesses …
Salammbô - 4, Guerriers (1993)
Salammbô - 4, Warriors (1993). Evocations of FLAUBERT's novel.
Salammbô - 5, Prêtres
Salammbô - 5, Priests (1993 – 1994). Evocations of FLAUBERT's novel.
Salammbô - 6, Lecture de FLAUBERT (1994)
Reading of FLAUBERT (1994)
… reading of Salammbô …
… encrusted in LO's memory …
… like a volcanic rock, remained warm …
Salammbô - 7, Bataille du Macar (1994 - 1995)
Salammbô - 7, Battle of Macar (1994 - 1995). Evocations of FLAUBERT's novel.
… pure mineral/visual crushings …
Juana la loca (1994 - 1995)
Juana la Loca (1994 - 1995). Evocations of a theater play.
Vents (1995)
Winds (1995). Evocations of Saint John PERSE's poem.
… pictorial trait / scriptural trait …
Second period
Cerebral landscapes painted directly
Les chemins des écritures (1996 - 1997)
The pathways of the scriptures (1996 - 1997)
… groupings of signs …
… formation’s constitutions …
… a jostling of cultures, swept up towards unpredictable changes …
Expostart (1996)
Expostart (1996)
… traits / scriptures …
… drawing cerebral formations …
L'astronome (1997)
The astronomer (1997)
… pre-formations …
… before any formation …
… before constitution of something …
Traités de paix (1998)
Peace treaties (1998)
… bipolar formations …
… war / peace …
… darkness / luminosity …
Petits jardins (1998)
Small gardens (1998)
… plant formations …
… becoming cerebral formations …
Grands animaux (1998 - 1999)
Large animals (1998–1999)
… animal formations …
… singular interfaces between “internal environment” and “external environment” …
… contours that make foreshadow interfaces …
Bestiaire (1998 - 1999)
Bestiary (1998 - 1999)
… joining the animal in its difference …
Linguaglossa (1999)
Linguaglossa (1999)
… language (glossa)…
versus
… tongue (lingua) …
Mousiqa (1999 - 2000)
Mousiqa (1999 - 2000). Evocations of a radio music.
… musical formations …
… scriptural / sonorous …
… compact / diffuse …
Mains (2000)
Hands (2000)
… jumping – getting over …
… forward / backward …
… inside / outside …
Caméléons (2000)
Chameleons (2000)
… appear …
… disappear …
… metamorphosis …
Migrations (2001)
Migrations (2001)
… migrate …
… overflow …
… leave …
Quetzalcoatl (2001)
Quetzalcoatl (2001)
… compacting …
… tightening …
Les esprits du vins (2001)
The spirits of wine (2001)
… fluidize …
… volatilize …
… dissipate …
© Micheline LO
