Symboles, 2017
Painting : acrylic · 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch · Ready to hang
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Painting : Unique artwork
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Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed, ready to hang
with stretcher frame
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92 x 73 x 2.5 cm 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch Height x Width x Depth
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This work unfolds a vibrant universe where rectangles of color and pictorial signs intertwine harmoniously to form a composition that is both structured and alive. Each color and each form interacts to create a universal language, inviting the viewer to a reading that is both visual and spiritual.
The canvas is full of meaningful symbols: the dove of peace embodies harmony and hope, while the tortoise evokes longevity, wisdom, and protection. The tree of life connects heaven and earth, symbolizing growth and balance, and the symbols of protection and blessing bring security and benevolence.
Natural elements play a central role: the ray suggests fluidity and freedom, the sun illuminates consciousness and vitality, and the crescent moon invites reflection, intuition, and renewal. The fundamental elements—fire, water, earth, and air—recall the harmony of natural forces and the constant transformation of life.
Among the spiritual and philosophical symbols, the Buddhist unalome represents the path of life and enlightenment, while the yin and yang symbolize the balance of opposites. The omega embodies fulfillment and the end of cycles, and the notion of reincarnation refers to the continuity of the soul. The artwork also alludes to the divine, the creative source, and eternity.
The esoteric and mystical universe is revealed through alchemy, a symbol of inner transformation, astrology, the pentacle, runes, and hieroglyphs, each carrying a message of wisdom, protection, and cosmic connection. The chakras, arranged on the canvas, represent the energetic balance of body and mind.
Finally, the painting celebrates life and human relationships: friendship, celebration, fertility, and the complementarity of masculine and feminine are represented alongside the purifying and luminous forces that accompany the quest for inner and universal harmony.
“Symbols" thus becomes a true contemporary mandala: a space where colors, signs and meanings respond to each other, offering the viewer a visual and spiritual meditation, and an invitation to explore the hidden meaning behind each symbol.
Presentation
Born in 1977 in Isère, Sylvaine Merlet developed a passion for COLOR at a very young age. After four years of drawing lessons, she created her first oil paintings on canvas at the age of 12 or 13. She naturally pursued studies in APPLIED ARTS, obtaining a BTS (Advanced Vocational Diploma) in DESIGN and further training in 3D MODELING.
Drawn to computer graphics, she completed her studies with training in desktop publishing in Lyon, and then worked in various roles: Marketing Assistant, desktop publishing operator, graphic designer and signage operator.
In 2011, her passion for PAINTING led her to pick up her brushes again.
Since then, she has evolved her work and developed a DEEPLY PERSONAL ARTISTIC APPROACH, where COLOUR and REARDS occupy a central place.
Whether hypnotic or captivating, each painting is an invitation to travel and dream, just waiting to reveal its secrets and tell its story.
Sylvaine Merlet's painting is a journey, a plunge into the visible and invisible layers of the world, where humanity, nature, and the imagination intertwine. Her images are born from a need to express what escapes words: buried emotions, collective memories, the silent bonds that unite beings.
The GAZE is at the heart of his approach. It is a threshold, a passage, a mirror. It is through the GAZE that FRAGILITY, STRENGTH, DOUBT, AND HOPE are expressed.
The figures she paints are not content to be seen: they look back, inviting the viewer to an INTIMATE, ALMOST MEDITATIVE ENCOUNTER.
Each canvas is constructed like a world to be explored.
Beneath the apparent unity emerge fragments, symbols, hidden narratives, like so many layers of thought.
THE WORK REVEALS ITSELF SLOWLY, TO THE ONE WHO ACCEPTS TO LOSE THEMSELVES IN IT, TO LINGER IN IT, TO LET TIME DO ITS WORK.
The COLOUR there is alive, vibrant, sometimes incandescent.
It carries raw emotion, guides the gaze and makes energy flow.
It is breath, pulse, inner movement. Painting then becomes an act of resilience: CONNECTING THE HUMAN TO THE LIVING, THE PRESENT TO ANCIENT MYTHS, THE REAL TO THE IMAGINARY.
In a fragmented world, Sylvaine Merlet's painting opens A SPACE OF RESONANCE, CONTEMPLATION AND DREAMING, where EVERYONE CAN REDISCOVER A FORGOTTEN PART OF THEMSELVES.
Participation in approximately 60 exhibitions - Awards: 9 prizes (including 5 audience awards) whether hypnotic or captivating
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