Imprint Sculpture

Alchemy of Light and the Invisible. Vincent Duval, aka Gild, is a visual artist born in 1974 and based in Burgundy-France. A self-taught painter and sculptor, his work is rooted in the currents of abstract expressionism and informal art, shaping a universe where matter, chance and spirituality meet. My paintings are composed of layers of material: mortar mixed with pigments, oil paint and resin. My artistic currents are abstract expressionism and informal art. My guidelines are to emphasise spirituality, chance, the unexpected, loss of control and the play of light. If I were the precursor of a new artistic movement, it would be "ULTRABRILLANCE", which I have been developing and defending for several years. "ULTRABRILLANCE", the central concept of my work, is a plastic and philosophical exploration of our contemporary Western societies, which have reached a stage of maximum brilliance, where abundance and sophistication verge on excess. In my work, I highlight this tension between splendor and decadence, between apogee and imminent collapse. Through painting and sculpture, I use materials, textures and reflections that exacerbate this almost blinding brilliance, symbolizing a civilization at the peak of its development. My work thus questions the fragility of these human constructions, revealing the signs of an inevitable tipping point. L'ULTRABRILLANCE is not limited to a critique of Western societies at their peak; it also reveals a deeper fracture: the break between man and nature. My creations question this gradual disconnection, this loss of the spiritual link that once united mankind with the natural world. In a world saturated with technology and artifice, where the glitter of progress masks the underlying collapse, I seek to revive this forgotten connection and invite the viewer to reconnect with the invisible, with those immaterial forces that link us to the very essence of living things. My studio is located in Burgundy-France