For its second participation in Drawing Now Paris, the gallery presents the creations of two artists questioning the symbolic value of the links between man and nature. Indian artist Avishek Sen, through his colorful, highly suggestive watercolors and their evocative titles, seeks to reframe the dialogue between nature and man, characterized by his thirst for domination. His works form lyrical scenes, reminiscent of traditional Indian erotic miniatures. He uses this classic Indian symbolism, both animal and plant—the tiger, the apple, the bird, the fish—which he diverts to humorously deliver a metaphorical and offbeat universe. His technique combines watercolor with Indian ink and all kinds of pigments, thus reinforcing the light and passionate effect of his compositions in an intriguing blend of the animal, plant, and human worlds.
Florian Sông Nguyễn's new project explores the links between man and trees. In this series, he uses fiction to explore a symbiotic relationship between humans and plants, highlighting their role in complex ecosystems and inviting us, once again, to rethink our relationship with nature. A text accompanying these drawings tells the story of a child finding refuge in a three-trunked oak tree, who gradually transforms himself into a tree. His technique of ink on handmade Vietnamese Dó paper, of immense meticulousness, takes us on a discovery of the uncertain boundaries between human mastery and the autonomy of the plant world.
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