Oil painting, 61x50cm, 2024 Paris
Corolla
Corolle is an oil painting that captures a moment of introspection through the figure of a "sad monster" curled up in the frame of the painting. This character, tinged with red, contrasts intensely with the ultramarine blue background, creating an atmosphere that is both intimate and striking. The posture of the "sad monster", his head resting on one of his arms, evokes emotional fatigue or melancholy, but also a certain gentleness.
This folded arm delicately holds a flower that wraps around her forearm, ending at the tips of her fingers. This flower, fragile and organic, seems to be an extension of the character himself, like a physical manifestation of his emotions. A few petals fall along his body, adding to the feeling of delicacy and ephemerality, recalling the fragile beauty of things that eventually fall apart.
The sad monster also seems cramped in this frame. He almost appears too big for this restricted space, as if his emotions or essence overflowed what is imposed on him. This feeling of narrowness evokes the idea of a character who is trying to contain within himself emotions too vast for the frame offered to him.
Corolle is a work that explores the connection between nature and human emotion, symbolizing how our feelings can take root within us, grow, and then gently fade. The flower, with its petals falling away, evokes loss or transformation, suggesting that even in moments of withdrawal and vulnerability, there is a certain beauty in the act of letting go. The painting invites the viewer to contemplate the way we carry within us fragilities that are as beautiful as they are fleeting, and to find a form of acceptance and peace in them.
