L'absence écrite, 2025
Painting : oil, Knife Painting · 80 x 80 x 2 cm 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch · Ready to hang
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About the artwork
Type
Painting : Unique artwork
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition, framed, ready to hang
with stretcher frame
Authenticity
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Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Technique & Support
oil , Knife Painting on canvas
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
80 x 80 x 2 cm 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
Artwork dimensions including frame
87 x 87 x 3.5 cm 34.3 x 34.3 x 1.4 inch
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Independent artist
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Description
"Written Absence" is a striking work that plays with contrasts and empty spaces to express a subtle reflection on knowledge and absence. Through this 80 x 80 cm oil on canvas, Sophie Dumont, renowned for her skill in manipulating materials and color, immerses us in a world where books, symbols of knowledge and stories, seem to be both present and absent.
The shelves filled with dark volumes are inhabited by deep shades of black, brown, and blue, creating a mysterious and almost intimate atmosphere. The void at the center of the work, a space where nothing is written, breaks the continuity of the books and invites the viewer to question what could or should be there, what is missing.
Through this visual rupture, the artist invites us to explore the themes of absence, the unfinished, and the impossible to grasp, while reminding us of the silent power of objects which, although invisible, leave an indelible mark. is thus an invitation to reflect on what is unsaid, and on the impact of gaps in our understanding of the world.
Presentation
Born in 1964 in Suresnes, near Paris, Sophie Dumont lives and works in Langrune-sur-Mer, in Normandy. Self-taught, she began to paint in 1991 and develops research focused on matter, color, and the construction of space.
Her work unfolds in several series: libraries, abstract landscapes, studios, and geometric compositions gathered under the title Interior Architectures. These ensembles explore the relationships between memory, structure, and human presence. Books become rhythms and volumes; landscapes transform into expanses of color; studios retain the signs of activity and passage. In her geometric compositions, curves and rectangles organize a space where forms can evoke an architecture, an instrument, or a silhouette without fixing themselves in a single representation.
Sophie Dumont works mainly with oil on canvas, palette knife, and brush. The painting is built slowly, through successive layers, superimpositions, scrapes, and erasures. Earlier states remain perceptible and contribute to the depth of the work. The geometry of the compositions thus dialogues with a surface marked by gesture and time.
From one series to the next, her approach maintains this same tension between construction and matter, between what appears and what remains hidden. Her works are shown in France and internationally and are featured in private collections around the world.
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