Don Quijote

Description

As a performer artist with good skills contemporary dance, I start from my body as a brush. I treat painting as an unique live performative event. This work is the result of a visceral artistic act, created in real time during the larger Performance titled < Je ne regretted Rien > in front of an audience, where the boundaries between body, gesture, and emotion dissolve completely. The painting is not just a final object, but a trace of an intensely lived moment — a fragment of energy captured directly onto the surface. The color palette, dominated by deep reds, dense browns, and flashes of yellow, suggests tension, vitality, and inner conflict. The red, applied in fluid and at times violent layers, evokes both life and vulnerability, while the darker areas create a heavy, almost earthly counterbalance. The rich texture, achieved through direct contact between the body and the surface, preserves the marks of movement — each gesture becoming evidence of physical presence. The composition is unconstrained by classical rules, yet instinctively organized around a central axis, hinting at an emerging, almost anthropomorphic form. This ambiguity between abstract and figurative invites the viewer to search for personal meanings, to recognize or project their own emotions. Music, an essential part of the performance, acted as a catalyst for movement. Rhythm, intensity, and sonic variations translate visually into the direction and energy of the marks — from broad, almost choreographic gestures to sudden, spontaneous bursts of material and color. In this way, the work becomes a form of synesthesia: sound transformed into form, and the body into an instrument of transcription. Ultimately, the painting stands as both a residue and a witness — a living document of a performative act in which creation itself becomes the subject. * video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5NK3Mmv0DE