La Cérémonie
2004
Oil and Betadine on canvas
97 x 197 cm
While the candles at the bottom of the painting and the black cloak perhaps refer to a religious ceremony, the burning fire, the axe, the child with his head stuck in a box revealing only his eyes, as well as the hanged man in the background suggest instead that this painting is about a cruel ritual.
La Cérémonie (The Ceremony) by Philippe Perrot is true to his larger body of work. On a yellow background created by a mixture of betadine and oil paint, the artist brings together shapeless figures and disparate elements in a chaotic structure. With no key to understanding, the viewer can only try to identify the relationships between the figures and develop a chronology in the series of events arranged on the canvas, which perhaps sheds light on the evocation of a traumatic childhood.
This work was first shown by the Pinault Collection in 2011 at the "Le Monde vous appartient" (“The World Belongs to You”) exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi.
La Cérémonie (The Ceremony) by Philippe Perrot is true to his larger body of work. On a yellow background created by a mixture of betadine and oil paint, the artist brings together shapeless figures and disparate elements in a chaotic structure. With no key to understanding, the viewer can only try to identify the relationships between the figures and develop a chronology in the series of events arranged on the canvas, which perhaps sheds light on the evocation of a traumatic childhood.
This work was first shown by the Pinault Collection in 2011 at the "Le Monde vous appartient" (“The World Belongs to You”) exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi.
Exhibitions
Photo: D. L'Honorey
Courtesy Galerie Art:Concept, Paris
