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‘Black, White and the Unseen’: Exhibition presents an interpretation of French Impressionism
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'Black, White and the Unseen' is an exhibition of charcoal sketches inspired by the Impressionist artists in late 19th century France. The show is on till December 28, 2021 at Annexe Art Gallery, India International Centre; Beach Scene Trouville - Eugene Boudin (Source: Val Resh)
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The show features around 30 charcoal sketches by Reshma Valliappan aka Val Resh (Source: Val Resh)
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Gondolas in Venice, 1908 (Source: Val Resh)
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French Impressionism is characterised by concentration on the immediate visual impression produced by a scene and by the use of unmixed primary colours and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light. By capturing movement in life and fleeting conditions of light, the Impressionist created works that reflected the world in which they lived and rejected classical subject matter, said the press statement; Promenade near Argentuil (Source: Val Resh)
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"Interpreting an image as you see it is the philosophy initiated by Oscar Claude Monet, the pioneer of the Impressionist movement. My art aims to push this philosophy further yet not far-fetched in it’s reflection. This exhibition comprises few Impressionist artists’ works reproduced in my style. Along with these versions are a some of my original compositions. This series are not exact copies of the original paintings as I have interpreted them as I see them to be. My version has darker skies and landscapes with added elements depicting my visual hallucinations. Some do not have all elements included as in the original," explained Val Resh; Rue de'l Abbe de'Epee and the Church of Saint James, 1872 - Johann Barthold Jongkind (Source: Val Resh)
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Although French Impressionism uses colour with light to present a subject matter, the artist has chosen to work with black as the absence (or lack of) light while white is the combination of all wavelengths of visible light. "By utilising black and white to produce grey tones, my attempt is to evoke the unseen (or the grey) to the viewer. This greyness of subject matter is reflective of the varied conditions of the human consciousness and experiences of multiple realities," she mentioned; Sunflowers, 1881 (Source: Val Resh)
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The Gare Saint Lazare Arrival of a Train, 1877- Monet (Source: Val Resh)
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The Red Boats, Argenteuil (Source: Val Resh)
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The challenge in creating these pieces lie in the fact that impressionism use colour and thick paint however the artist's aim is to be able to reflect the movement of light using charcoal. (Source: Val Resh)