8 September - 26 October 2024
Tamar Kasparian, Blue Gold
Coriolis (2024) - Indian ink, watercolour and pencil on Awagami paper, 44 x 55 cm
The Blue Gold series developed in the studio alongside the Sécheresse/Sequia ceramics series. Both respond to one another like Earth and Sea, Fire and Water. They were inspired by observations of nature and the changes the latter has undergone in recent years (global warming, destruction of ecosystems). The Blue Gold series is also inspired by memories, emotions and notions such as the 'oceanic feeling', as well as by the musical creations of Patrick Graham and Sarah Pagé (who initiated a multidisciplinary, collaborative project in 2020, with an album to be released in Autumn 2024).
Mer Végétale (2024) - Pencil, ink and watercolour on Washi paper - 52 x 62,5 cm
Unlike Kasparian's previous work, which was all black, graphite and white, colour is omnipresent in this series which includes drawings and watercolours on paper, as well as oil paintings. Her works are like windows into small universes; at the same time reduced and teeming, these universes are linked to memory, to the trace of a moment.
Untitled - oil on canvas, 22 x 22 cm
In her artistic quest, Tamar Kasparian tirelessly attempts to capture the traces of nature and its innumerable transformations, in order to transcend them. Born in 1975, the Belgian-Armenian artist captures the forces of nature on traditional, very thin, Japanese paper, 'in an almost archaeological approach which relates to an aesthetic of trace, of imprint', as J.F. Kugel writes.
Over the last few years, Kasparian's practice has become increasingly multidisciplinary, combining drawings, paintings, embroidery, cold ceramics and mosaics, with a growing number of collaborations with photographers and musicians.
Her artistic projects have been exhibited in Belgium (Villa Empain, Aeroplastics, Chapelle de Boondael, Museum of Natural Sciences, Centre Culturel Jacques Franck) and elsewhere: Paris, Château du Rivau (France), New York, Sao Paulo, Berlin...
Over the last few years, Kasparian's practice has become increasingly multidisciplinary, combining drawings, paintings, embroidery, cold ceramics and mosaics, with a growing number of collaborations with photographers and musicians.
Her artistic projects have been exhibited in Belgium (Villa Empain, Aeroplastics, Chapelle de Boondael, Museum of Natural Sciences, Centre Culturel Jacques Franck) and elsewhere: Paris, Château du Rivau (France), New York, Sao Paulo, Berlin...