Emmanuel Barcilon uses a material consisting of varnish mixed with pure pigment which he applies multiples layers of paint to the wooden surface. It can take him almost a year to complete a painting as colour is poured over a wooden support then sanded and reworked over time, each fresh coat never completely eliminating the previous one. This gives a sense of memory to the pieces, which in some instances is immediately visible, whilst in others almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
Read MoreEmmanuel Barcilon (b. 1967, Paris, France) works and lives in Paris. He graduated from the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Cergy. Barcilon had numerous international solo and group exhibitions: Contemporary Art Centre, La Rochelle; Contemporary Art Centre, Atelier d'Estienne, Pont-Scorff; Biennale d'Issy; Art Senat, Orangerie du Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris. The artist's paintings are regularly acquired for private and public collections: ESKFF - Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, New York; Collection off Steven J. Guttman (Centre Pompidou Foundation); Collection de la ville d' Issy-les-Moulineaux; Centre Culturel Franco Nigérien de Niamey.
