Lucie Duban
LandE scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW perspective and try to create some depth rather with forms and colours for this immersive experience, this escape to happen. When it comes to my palette, I actually tend to allow myself anything as long as it seems to work to my eyes.( I ' m well aware that I certainly don ' t follow some academic rules in terms of palette, but that ' s the beauty of being selftaught, you allow yourself easily more freedom I guess). In terms of nuances I decide to use in a piece, it ' s something I decide before starting. It ' s like the only direction I have. And then it ' s always a question of this interaction in between the painting and me.
Over the years you have exhibited in several occasions in France, Spain and in the United Kingdom. One of the hallmarks of your work is the capability to create direct involvement with the viewers, who are urged to evolve from a condition of mere spectatorship. So before leaving this conversation we would like to pose a question about the nature of the relationship of your art with your audience. Do you consider the issue of audience reception as being a crucial component of your decisionmaking process, in terms of what type of language is used in a particular context?
I still haven ' t exihibited in Spain unfortunately, but in France and in UK. So I try to avoid thinking about what or how will people receive such artwork or such other. Simply because, I can ' t paint if I think about it. I would be stucked. Also, the few times I tried to paint in order to meet some hypothetic expectations, the outcome was bad. I wasn ' t happy with it. Because it lacked of authenticity. If I remember it was Pollock who said every painter paint who they are, well that ' s the idea. Paint who you are, be sincere. But creating all the time to meet up some expectations can ' t convey 100 % sincerity to it. I doubt it seriously. I prefer the idea that people dislike what I do or dislike some of my work, rather than the idea of a mainstream positive answer to all of it. The latest, to my opinion, is no good sign. If you want the art you create to be unique, then it won ' t certainly ' talk ' to everyone, and it ' s a good thing. If it“ talks” to everyone, then you haven ' t created anything new nor unique. Hence the mainstream and positive reaction to it. It ' s my opinion.
Thanks a lot for your time and for sharing your thoughts, Lucie. Finally, would you like to tell us readers something about your future projects? How do you see your work evolving?
About my future projects, I plan to do some art fairs if I have the opportunity and to work on setting up some exihibition in a gallery. And obviously I want to keep painting a lot. I want to be better at it and to improve on the long run.
I thank you so much LandEscape for this interview and for offering me the possibility to present my work to your readers. Thank you!
An interview by Katherine Williams, curator and Josh Ryder, curator landescape @ europe. com
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