BEYOND : POETRY
... or the path of the soul. From dusk to dawn, waking at night to try to see more clearly, then falling asleep at the morning of the world...
When the need to write becomes pressing, listening to this inner call becomes a necessity. To put words down - urgently, quickly... on feelings, emotions, memories, or just on a vague intuition.
If painting is the inspiration, then writing poetry is a breath. Writing in the present, almost daily, the moment the words arrive, because afterward, it’s too late.
Here, two collections of poems, selected and gathered in 2008 and 2012, and a little lower, a few words in between.
Poèmes du Grézal
Préface
« Lost at the end of a country lane, Le Grézal, place of my childhood, inhabited by invisible beings, still nourishes my breath and my soul. In this unique land, there resonates "an elsewhere" that restores to our humanity its rightful measure. »
LE VOILE D’APHRODITE
Préface
« The gentle spring wind rekindles the hidden flame and, in all its beauty, brings to life within my being the consciousness of Aphrodite. The mysterious autumn wind wraps her body in a radiant veil and holds back her sweet voluptuousness for timeless reunions. »
Dawn and Dusk: two intense and inspiring moments
« At the edge of day and night, when the light is fading between reason and instinct, this strange and particular moment, conducive to poetic reverie, reveals the fragility of the scene and possesses an almost hypnotic effect that continues to inspire me, again and again. When the sun finishes dazzling us and the moon begins to illuminate us, it seems possible to see more clearly, at least inwardly... for the night disperses the traces of the day and invites renewal. » (V.Terrieux, 2016)
It is a space-time where our landmarks fall away, where perception shifts, and where an odd feeling of "elsewhere" can emerge, where at once everything happens and nothing happens, conducive to the awakening of our senses and so inspiring!
The magical, fleeting and mysterious light of these transitions between day and night reflects both soft, slightly desaturated colors and pure, luminous hues - those very colors I am trying to reproduce in my painting and writing, in an attempt to create a joyful union.