Dynamic Landscape

About the Item

A painter, sculptor, designer, craftsman and explorer of textures and colours, François Mascarello experiments with materials and artistic techniques to translate into space the potency and delicacy conveyed by manual gestures. Thanks to his extensive knowledge of material constraints, he brings to life the emotion essential to any art. For the first time, the wide range of skills appropriated by François Mascarello are displayed side by side in his solo exhibition taking place in September-December 2023: large seats, desk and bookcase in mineral composite; stucco, ceramic and bronze lights; lacquer marquetry tables and straw marquetry tables; handmade wallpaper and silk tapestry paintings, to name but a few. The concept of a landscape that is both dynamic and abstract is thus embraced two- and three-dimensionally, with perspectives echoing each other to the point of merging within a single creation: a painting that has escaped from the wall to become a functional sculpture. The emphasis is placed on a monumental object, a true multifunctional landscape which highlights the volumes of the space it inhabits, and more specifically the wall. François Mascarello approaches the bookcase from a novel perspective, turning it into a living landscape that is both visually dynamic and versatile. This micro-architecture, designed around full and empty spaces, is both a showcase and a composition to contemplate. The niches and shelves can welcome books, works of art and treasured objects. A desk and a nomadic seat are incorporated into this landscape-object which is designed to be customised, thus catering to a desire for unique and personalised spaces that allow great freedom of use and interpretation. In François Mascarello’s words: “My painting already tended towards the abstract and quasi-choreographic movement. Today, I have added an architectural impulse, the idea being to explore all possible dimensions: from the smallest to the largest, from the deepest to the brightest, from the most elusive perspective to the most intimate line.” The ‘Edifice’ light sculptures are both mysterious and refined micro-architectures. Handmade of immaculate white waxed stucco, they are edifices coming alive with light glowing through the different openings. They take on a new and different appearance depending on the angle from which they are viewed: a cubist house in the spirit of Le Corbusier or a skyscraper-like impressive vertical building. The ‘Wild Silk’ tapestry paintings are made in three stages. First Mascarello composes an abstract landscape on a computer, before painting it in oil on paper. This work is then converted into fabric. The thin strips of raw silk are cut, then sewn one by one by hand on silk or on white linen, using invisible stitches. The shimmering fabric thus reinterprets the painter's gesture and gives it a new dimension, at once warm, intriguing and tactile.

Creator:
François Mascarello (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 93.31 in (237 cm)Width: 178.75 in (454 cm)Depth: 45.28 in (115 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Resin
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
2023
Production Type:
New & Custom(One of a Kind)
Estimated Production Time:
Available Now
Condition:
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU988937154422
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