LANGRUNE SUR MER, 25
Details
- Dimensions
- 26.37ʺW × 1.38ʺD × 26.37ʺH
- Styles
- Abstract
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 2020s
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- New
- Materials
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Mint Condition, No Imperfections
- Color
- Beige
- Description
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"Upside down" is a creation that invites reflection through its abstract composition. This piece, created in oil on canvas using …
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"Upside down" is a creation that invites reflection through its abstract composition. This piece, created in oil on canvas using the knife technique, offers a vibrant texture and remarkable tactile depth.
Sophie Dumont’s work Upside Down invites a deep reflection on perception and structure. Created with her signature technique of thick, textured layers, this painting presents a simple composition where books, carefully arranged on shelves, seem to defy the laws of order and reading. By revisiting an earlier piece, Sophie Dumont breathes new life into this scene, encouraging the viewer to reinterpret and reimagine its meaning.
The shelves, each filled with volumes, are interpreted through subtle color choices that range from neutral tones to more vivid accents. This chromatic selection, both harmonious and dynamic, captures attention without overwhelming the senses. The books, undefined by titles or authors, become timeless objects—symbols of collective knowledge and imagination—rendered even more potent by their abstraction.
The title Upside Down suggests a reversal, a questioning of the norm. The symbolic inversion of the books, traditionally items of order and logic, represents a world where the established order is turned upside down. Yet beyond this simple inversion, the painting confronts us with the fluidity of categories, how perception can shift, and what it truly means to "read" in a world full of multiple meanings.
The texture of the painting plays a key role as well. Sophie Dumont’s characteristic brushstrokes, thick layers, create visual depth that evokes the tactile experience of reading a book, but also the very experience of art itself, where each viewing reveals a new layer of thought.
Upside Down goes beyond merely depicting a bookshelf or a collection of books. It challenges us to question our certainties, to look at the objects in our daily lives differently. Through this painting, Sophie Dumont offers a meditation on transformation, knowledge, and the illusion of sight. The reworking of the painting, while maintaining the essence of the original title, speaks to her ongoing artistic process and her constant desire to explore new perspectives. less
LANGRUNE SUR MER, 25
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