At first glance, they seem to be freshly painted works, almost wet from the studio. This outstanding performance is no less than the climax of the journey François Mascarello undertook, exploring all possible printing techniques to insinuate body and life into his patterns and materials, all the way to the finest indentations of a brushstroke.

This corpus grants straw, oil-paint and kraft a way to transcend their original state to offer precious and sculptural works. While the artist spent weeks with the machinery to find the best way to allow the finesse of the colours and the richness of the material to stand out, nothing is left to be seen of this quest but the incredible and tangible presence of the work. The relief-painting effect performed by the swelling of the ink, the hypnotising shimmering of metallic silk, the shine of copper, all are wonders to the eye.

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