Elise Beaucousin
Elise Beaucousin devoted herself to pencil drawing on paper and working with black velvet. Her graphic research began with drawings on musical paper. Her attention was caught by the way the music counterpoint was recorded as a vertical and horizontal link. Her gesture followed the horizontal movement of the recording to reveal the image through overlapping lines .
“Série végétale 1”
Graphite on paper – 2018
Landscape is her inspiration. Elise’s composition includes anatomical engravings, geographical maps, architectural records and plant elements that are interwoven to reveal similarity in structure. Admiring the piano literature, the variety of sound variations had resonance in the way she approached her drawings. Which in turn prompted her to reflect on music and study descriptive geometry and mathematics.
“Fleur de velours”
velvet – 2019
In my drawings on paper, shades of gray and their vibrations abolish traditional landmarks between infinitely large and infinitely small and lead to the effect of immersion. Steel pins capture light with their stems, turning frozen patterns into a vibrating field.
“Feuilles de velours”
velvet – 2019
The velvet fabric is sewn to create a fold that catches the light, revealing the line. The artist looks for forms in tension between the accuracy of the imagined line and its velvety elasticity. Her drawing develops, inviting the viewer to contemplate the surface, collect them by appearance, and immerse themselves in the elusive landscape. Mental surface.
“Exhibition view”
velvet and drawing on paper – 2019
