Truth arises from the observation of nature. Encouraged by an intuitive understanding of the world, of a nature in a constant, perpetual state of becoming and disintegration, I create imaginary landscapes, unique and variable, capturing a fragile and ephemeral present, with eminently romantic features. Emphasizing the discreet or the hidden, the undecided and the intimate, is directly correlated to the idea that the 'greatness' of all things lies more in their details than in their entirety. I represent nature in its temporality, imbued with incompleteness, impermanence, and imperfection."

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Véronique ALMARINE grew up in a family where art is omnipresent. She has always painted and drawn. A former lawyer at the Paris Bar, she moved to Touraine in the early 2000s for a less urban and more serene life. Driven by an overflowing artistic sensitivity and a beautiful creative energy, she has varied experiences and techniques, exploring her art as one ventures forth, with light and curious steps: from comics during her studies, to children's illustrations to accompany her children's early years, from still lifes in watercolor, pastel or oil, to achromatic Chinese inks today. She favors "long-term," a concept counter to the frenetic pace of our current lifestyle and production. Each work requires nearly two hundred hours of work.

 

"Soliciting sensory exploration, I choose soft lines and edges, strong oppositions and contrasts, where light plays an essential and constant role." The artist opts for the exclusive use of natural materials, Chinese ink and cotton support, in close connection with the plant world. The precise, multiple, and seemingly random touches evoke the magic of pointillism where the theory of color juxtaposition has given way to that of contrast through strokes and black ink dots, opposed only to the white of the paper, without any additional paint: "the smaller the stroke, the more powerful and profound the effect."

 

"The shifting, dark and earthy accents of Chinese ink help me humbly translate an unpredictable and untamable nature. It is a fascinating medium, with a permanent imprint and yet very modulable and generous if one knows how to accompany and listen to it, instead of constraining it. Like the attention and respect we should observe towards our planet, which we must learn rather than ravage, so that it can sustainably and generously welcome us."

 

A message and a concern at the heart of Véronique ALMARINE's artistic approach, who hopes, through her sensitive and ephemeral landscapes, to alert to the urgency of conserving our primary and essential heritage. Today, this is what drives her to make this passion her main activity.

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