Sevenoaks 20: IB Exhibition | Page 4
Renaud Bauné
My artwork has long been driven by my strong interests
in structure and its unlikely connection with colour
and texture. Exploring techniques has been my way of
responding to the challenges that this connection creates.
I began experimenting with printing, which would turn out
to be, for me, the best way to bind the notion of structure
and discipline with the vibrant variations that can occur
when using colour. The process of creation itself in all forms
of printing allows a sort of freedom to come out of what
seems to be a restrictive technique, where colours are set
once on a plate, and textures must be applied in a certain
way. Pushing back these boundaries through larger scales
and combining several printing types has enabled me to find
this connection between colour and structure. Lines fade
and reappear through the gradient colours, shadows seem
to take over the clear space, yet I always try to reflect hints
of the linear and architectural influences.