Marie Rioux
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
« Rencontres » (" Encounters "), 30x36 , mixt on canvas , 2013
The abstract side to this painting represents my mind .
Your landscapes often allow an open reading , a great multiplicity of meanings : associative possibilities seems to play a crucial role in your pieces . How important is this degree of openness ?
I ’ m attracted to open spaces , by the infinite , by freedom . That ’ s essential . And yet that does not disregard the real world . The world in which we live . Global information has an impact on who I am and what I feel . Climate change , but also wars and injustices , all have their effect . I think of myself as a socially committed artist and I want my audience to feel this , I want my work to reflect this . I believe gloominess , greyness and some of the more sombre qualities of my paintings are eloquent indications of this .