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.