Paul-Émile Rioux
Revival Mosaic
2022

Name: Revival Mosaic
Brand: Paul-Émile Rioux
Price: 30600 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Archival photo print under acrylic glass. Dimensions: 18x 15 x 15 in. Depth: 1 in. Space in between each panel: 1.5 in. Total dimensions: 48 x 97.5 in. Artist and photographer Paul-Émile Rioux lives in Montréal, Canada. His lifelong interest in cutting-edge media technology as well as his expertise in photography cast him as pioneer in digital art and allow him to develop virtual matrix from which he extracts his images. In his works he explores a universe that lies at the crossroad of abstraction and the figurative, inviting the viewer to determine if what he sees is a reflection of reality or imagination. Through is truly unique approach RIOUX is one of the most innovative artists in digital creations and one of the few creative minds able to blend with such keenness aesthetics research and critical distance. Whether they translate into a Dantesque urbanity or the infinite horizon of a turquoise ocean, the urban territory reflected by his creations offers a dystopian view of the world, challenging our attitude towards the environment and the future. From the onset, RIOUX has no intention of matching IRL expectations of what digital art 'should' look like, but strives to play with our notions of what's real, what's not, how we remember, and how we infer meaning into imaginary visual constructs. --- RIOUX started the Renaissance project around 2016. Renaissance further develops themes explored by RIOUX in his earlier series Turquoise Default. It is not merely a progression however, but also a contrast. This new series poses questions about hope, which is perhaps now more relevant than ever. “Renaissance invokes in us a sense of uncertainty and a self-awareness of our limits, of an infinity made apparent by the horizon line, the vanishing point, the moment in any spatial or temporal projection beyond which we can no longer see, but from which, nonetheless, we know the universe carries on. At the same time it poses a choice to us: do we accept the openness of abstraction or do we insist on imposing a (false) certainty of representation in what we see in these images. Hope is a faith made possible by uncertainty and the unknown, by an understanding that history and the future are creative acts, works of art in which we all participate.” Neal Rockwell / Paul-Émile Rioux There is 18 pieces created in that collection. Renaissance 18 is a complete set introducing all of them in a large mosaic. This complete set will be available in a limited edition of 20. Each archival pigment print is produced under the supervision of the artist. The prints are mounted under a single piece of 1" thick diamond acrylic block. Every acrylic block is 100% handcrafted in USA. All sides of the acrylic are crystal clear diamond polished. The back is bounded on a white material with an aluminium/cleat hang system. The acrylic block floats 1/2" from the wall with a highly secure french cleat hang system.

Creator:

Paul-Émile Rioux (1953, Canadian)

Creation Year:

2022

Dimensions:

Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 97.5 in (247.65 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)

Medium:

Archival Pigment,Plexiglass

Movement & Style:

Contemporary

Period:

2010-