Silvia Calmejane Figurative Paintings
French
"True art is always where you least expect it. ". These few words by the artist Jean Dubuffet wonderfully qualify Silvia Calmejane's work. Spontaneous and instinctive, her artistic gesture echoes the "art brut" avant-gardes which inspired her drawing practice. Silvia Calmejane quickly freed herself from academic rigorism in order to choose automatic drawing. By abandoning the classical support of the canvas and by focusiong on wood, her art gets rid of the rules which dictate the exact reproduction of reality. On the plexiglass, her second support, she uses her left hand - freer - in order to write more spontaneously. This "mirror-writing", fixed to the wooden panel by visible bolts, is thus superimposed on the raw material. The roughness of her creative process is then completed by the artist's attention to very specific details. In her latest series, paper is invested as a new medium.
Silvia Calmejane's world is raw, powerful and vulnerable at the same time. Representing lush jungles or strange colored characters, her paintings constantly confront the viewer to his own gaze. In this face to face with the mysterious creatures of her universe, she favors - according to her own words - the "non-reproductive". Is escaping from figuration not the best way to represent the unspeakable forces of the human soul ?
Inspired by Basquiat, Raushenberg or Combas, the work of Silvia Calmejane is however deeply personal. In each of her compositions, the artist scatters with the brush traces of her history, travels and inspirations. The words in her paintings, mysterious incantations, recall in that sense the hippie slogans of the 1970s, an important period for the artist.to
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Artist: Silvia Calmejane
Contemporary mixed media - Silvia Calmejane - Colour, Face, Art Brut, Smile
By Silvia Calmejane
Located in Paris, France
"Smile", mixed technique on paper, framed painting, by Silvia Calmejane.
Spontaneous and instinctive, Silvia Calmejane's artistic gesture echoes the "art brut" avant-gardes which in...
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2010s Contemporary Silvia Calmejane Figurative Paintings
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Contemporary mixed media - Silvia Calmejane - Woman, Flowers, Paper, Colour
By Silvia Calmejane
Located in Paris, France
"Viva la vida", mixed technique on paper, framed painting, by Silvia Calmejane.
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2010s Contemporary Silvia Calmejane Figurative Paintings
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"Abondance" by Silvia Calmejane, 100 x 100 in, 2024
By Silvia Calmejane
Located in Paris, France
"Abondance", mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame, by Silvia Calmejane.
Spontaneous and instinctive, Silvia Calmejane's artistic gesture echoes the "art brut" ava...
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2010s Contemporary Silvia Calmejane Figurative Paintings
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Contemporary mixed media - Silvia Calmejane - Colour, Faces, Art Brut
By Silvia Calmejane
Located in Paris, France
"Give love", mixed technique on paper, framed painting, by Silvia Calmejane.
Spontaneous and instinctive, Silvia Calmejane's artistic gesture echoes the "art brut" avant-gardes whic...
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2010s Contemporary Silvia Calmejane Figurative Paintings
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Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Green related", painting by Silvia Calmejane (39x29.5"), 2023
By Silvia Calmejane
Located in Paris, France
"Green related", mixed technique on paper by Silvia Calmejane.
Spontaneous and instinctive, Silvia Calmejane's artistic gesture echoes the "art brut" avant-gardes which inspired her...
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2010s Contemporary Silvia Calmejane Figurative Paintings
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