Bérini

Digital print on plexiglass

berini_original

I’ve never seen the original canvas of Clément Berini. I have no reference as to the size and technique?

The pictorial work is a forest with a clearing. It is a serene composition with a hint of mysticism. Berini applies cubism to nature. The painting could have been used as a backdrop in trompe l’oeil on a theater set. The topic does not interest me, but his mastery of color gradients cause my curiosity. It is obvious that Berini mastered the technique of glazing.

I imported a bitmap copy of the work in a vector drawing program that I modified. I documented the stages of production. The task proved to be repetitive and tedious, yet it allowed me to better appreciate the work of colorist Berini.

Having completed a copy of the vector table, I deconstructed the classic illustration by distorting the perspective. The image is deployed four times in an arc, and the center, the composition appears as a whole as seen through a peephole. The image is printed on the back of a plexiglass cut in a circle

For more information on the opening night at the Glendon Gallery, see below (in French):
http://www.lexpress.to/archives/11988/