Ludovic Dervillez

First Class Travel (Abstract Painting)

2023

Ludovic Dervillez is a French abstract painter whose work explores the amalgamation of spontaneity, materiality, and emotion through a visual display of color and dynamic gesture. Driven by rhythm, energy and improvisation, he paints on several canvases simultaneously, moving from one to another. Although a goal, the completion of work is not his primary concern. Instead, Dervillez focuses on experience, immersion in the work, intuition, and the learning process. In 1995, the artist graduated from the Superior School of Art and Design of Reims, where subsequently, from 1997 until 2005, he was also an art teacher. Ludovic Dervillez’s studio/gallery "La Grange" is in Cernay-Lès-Reims in the Marne. Artists's statement: “The notion of completion of the work, although a goal, is not one of my main concerns. I favor experience, immersion in the work, my intuition and what I have learned... I'm looking for the point of equilibrium, the tenuous border where everything can tip over at any moment.” Dervillez is also a curator and the director of La Grange Gallery in Cernay-Lès-Reims, France; a space dedicated to exhibiting contemporary painting from artists around the world. The establishment works towards the promotion of emerging artists by introducing them to a wider global audience. The overall mission is to facilitate an artist-driven program while providing a platform for interaction and discussion between artists and viewers.