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#animals
#birds
#canines
#Jochen Gerner
All photographs © Jochen Gerner, shared with permission
Traces and primary shapes are the premise of Jochen Gerner’s distinct, nearly paradoxical model that’s typically known as “ample minimalism.” The French artist, who lives and works between Lorraine and Burgundy, attracts birds and canines which might be sparse in type and but wealthy in coloration and texture: checkered patterns overlaid with a chaotic array of markings create a shaggy fur coat, whereas variegated patches of feathers distinguish the tail from wing or breast.
In a be aware to Colossal, Gerner shares that he’s working primarily with classic schoolbooks, a substrate that serves as a lot as a vessel for his drawings because it does a limitation on the work itself. He explains:
I wish to work with easy shapes and contours. The best photographs are sometimes the best and direct…The paper texture and format of the notebooks are necessary to me. The very graphic and diverse strains permit me to combine them by transparency in my drawings. It’s a constraint from the beginning nevertheless it helps me to construction the kinds and it’s an integral a part of the drawing.
If you happen to’re in France, you’ll be able to see Gerner’s works at La Métairie Bruyère in Parly, Anne Barrault Gallery in Paris, and Musée Buffon in Montbard. In any other case, head to Instagram to discover extra of his stylized characters. You additionally may like Albert Chamillard’s crosshatched geometries.
#animals
#birds
#canines
#Jochen Gerner
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