Issue 2 Artist Spotlight | Fleur Thesmar
C+B: Tell us about yourself, Fleur!
FT: I used to be an electrical and communication engineer, but worked mostly as a lobbyist in high tech, before my arrival in the USA. It was the first time that I travelled during a long period with an iPhone, and I became so disappointed by the treason of technology! It really didn’t transmit the beauty of American landscape and the intricacies of its cities. In France, the landscapes and the cities are modeled for a nice perspective, and most photographies are successful. It is not the case in the USA where many pictures have to focus on details, famous monuments or iconic views, but actually fail to represent the immensity of some places. That’s how I began to really paint and focus my work on perspective, or « reversed perspective ».
C+B: Describe your work in three words.
FT: Reverse perspective!
C+B: Which creator(s) do you most admire and why?
FT: I am interested in traditional arts, such as icons and illuminations, where sometimes the author is anonymous. I think that they had some secrets that are now forgotten and have been replaced by techniques related to photography. I’ve read the amazing book of David Hockney « Secret knowledge », which changed my relationship to ancient painting. Because I’m mostly painting on paper, I am more and more attracted to artists who draw, such as Julie Mehretu or Nicolas Party.
Find and support Fleur here:
IG: @fleurtdefrance
(Plenty, watercolor ©Fleur Thesmar)
Ideal collaboration: I’d love to collaborate with textile creators or house decor. I have a weaving practice and I think there is a reason for art to belong to the home, inside or outside. While paper work sometimes need to be framed, I also enjoy the pleasure of hanging or displaying woven items.
Currently inspired by: Nicolas Party @nicolasparty, Mary Tooley Parker @m.tooley.parker, Mary Herbert @maryanneherb, Song Xing @songxingart, Margot Gran @margotgran, David Boyd @drydenboydartist, Liu Xiaodong @liuxiaodongstudio
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