The missing wave Painting


What is genuinely real? Rarely do we come to question what we see with our own eyes. It feels so tangible, yet we might just be alienated by every experiences we come across in life which shapes our believes and ideas. This reflection triggered this painting. I was born in France and before moving to Australia I pictured a dreamlike country with wild, harsh, open land and surfers. I now often wonder if being an expat influences what i see and how i see it. Do I only experience my reality amongst all the others ? I wanted to stitch together my take on an Australian Landscape and an inner landscape questioning reality. Using a mise en abime, I juxtaposed a seascape and an interior scene which represents a landscape of my mind. The vase is decorated with symbols of my hometown while the silver wattle is to me a link between my parent's garden and the origins of this tree, Australia. I am trying to understand my environment and choices. Although i wanted to push my reflection even further and decided to paint a life-size palette and a brush. It is perhaps a homage to Magritte’s floating rock in his Castle of the Pyrenees. One thing is sure I wanted to intrigue and bring the viewer back to a third reality; It is all an illusion, it is only paint on a piece of linen.