Abstract self-portrait
Title: 'Resiste'
Throughout Art history, artists have always tried to make portraits and self-portraits but making them fully abstract are considered as being a ‘non-sense’ (impossible) because abstract artists have still always been required to integrate a bit of figurative representation. For instance, Picasso or Bacon have created abstract portraits but still showing -deformed- bodies and faces.
With his above painting, Gregory Dubus has succeeded to make his abstract self-portrait without using any figurative representation and so to make possible what has been seen as being impossible. But how?:
Instead of representing his physical attributes (Head and body), the artist decided to represent his psychological attributes (Personality and values) which is another way to represent himself!
But how this painting made only of triangle structures and compositions is a representation of his psychological attributes?:
The two corners of the base of a triangle represent his parents who have a totally different personality and he is at the top of the triangle because it represents how he built himself from his parents antinomic personalities (thinking versus feeling, rigor versus flexibility, calm versus energy…).
Triangle means three angles. ‘Three’ means ‘Trois’ in French. Remove the ‘r’ from it and you get ‘toi(s)’, which means yourself in English. So, when making triangles, the artist represent himself (his personality) containing a bit of both parent's personalities.
Now, if you remove the ‘t’, you get ‘roi(s)’, which means King in English. This is a representation of his values as for him, a king represents values like being independent, autonomous, a guide for others.
These explanations may look far-fetched, but, if you would speak to a psychoanalyst, this would make totally sense!
All his works have the title of a song that the artist likes. This one is called 'Resiste' in reference to a great song from 'France Gall' which says…«If you realize that you wake up in the morning without knowing where you go…If you go to bed in the evening without dreams, then, resist, prove that you exist and seek for your happiness everywhere!». This song represents also very well his personality and values.
With his above painting, Gregory Dubus has succeeded to make his abstract self-portrait without using any figurative representation and so to make possible what has been seen as being impossible. But how?:
Instead of representing his physical attributes (Head and body), the artist decided to represent his psychological attributes (Personality and values) which is another way to represent himself!
But how this painting made only of triangle structures and compositions is a representation of his psychological attributes?:
The two corners of the base of a triangle represent his parents who have a totally different personality and he is at the top of the triangle because it represents how he built himself from his parents antinomic personalities (thinking versus feeling, rigor versus flexibility, calm versus energy…).
Triangle means three angles. ‘Three’ means ‘Trois’ in French. Remove the ‘r’ from it and you get ‘toi(s)’, which means yourself in English. So, when making triangles, the artist represent himself (his personality) containing a bit of both parent's personalities.
Now, if you remove the ‘t’, you get ‘roi(s)’, which means King in English. This is a representation of his values as for him, a king represents values like being independent, autonomous, a guide for others.
These explanations may look far-fetched, but, if you would speak to a psychoanalyst, this would make totally sense!
All his works have the title of a song that the artist likes. This one is called 'Resiste' in reference to a great song from 'France Gall' which says…«If you realize that you wake up in the morning without knowing where you go…If you go to bed in the evening without dreams, then, resist, prove that you exist and seek for your happiness everywhere!». This song represents also very well his personality and values.