road to uzes nicolas de stael

road to uzes nicolas de staelIn this abstract painting, Nicolas de Stal takes as his starting point a landscape in the south of France, which he reduces to a simple, frontal structure. The motif of the road allows him to organise the composition around a central axis, without seeking to represent an identifiable place. At this point in his work, he focuses primarily on conveying a sense of space and movement through the relationship between planes and colours. The composition is

The human constructions appear fragile against the dizzying mountain peaks

She had just undergone several spinal operations and had difficulty walking

"Often it seems to me that the night is even more richly coloured than the day

but is integrated into a network of geometric shapes and contrasting volumes

In this bold reinterpretation

with a protruding tongue and wide-set eyes

creating a chromatic harmony that evokes the serenity of the moment

the light blue of the sky and the bright white of the sail

A third head appears in the centre

suggesting a calm

blue-grey and beige

offering a unique and modern interpretation of the Parisian cityscape