LandE scape
Francine Gourguechon
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
Brainstorm Black Madonna that are in a certain sense representative of the relationship between emotion and memory . How would you define the relationship between abstraction and representation in your practice ? In particular , how does representation and a tendency towards abstraction find their balance in your work ?
Firstly , the human figure is the representational core of the pieces ; they allow the viewer to see the self and to relate to whatever abstraction takes place . While having my own ideas as to the meaning of the abstractions , I want the viewer to have the ability to have their own interpretations and feelings about the work .
As you have remarked in your artist ' s statement , the human body as art and body decoration appears in every culture and is used for seduction , ritual , social