Vincent Gild

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.
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The son of an industrial modeller, he grew up surrounded by workshops, fascinated by the transformation of materials. After technical studies, he turned to music, collaborating with Nicolas Ker to produce works combining electronic and traditional instruments, before becoming assistant to the sculptor Marian Fountain in Montmartre. This experience fuelled his attraction to the alchemy of materials,
from the patina of bronze to the raw energy of artistic gestures. In 2008, he gave up music to devote himself fully to painting. His work, the fruit of intuitive and experimental exploration, blends pigments, resins and oils to create textured works in which light plays a central role. Each painting becomes a spiritual quest, a dialogue between shadow and radiance, chaos and harmony. Inspired by masters such as Jean Fautrier, Hans Hartung and Jackson Pollock, he
imperfection and chance reveal an invisible truth.
"My art is a journey between the visible and the sacred, an invitation to explore the vibrations of the soul and the mysteries of nature.
the mysteries of nature.
His works, exhibited in France and internationally, embody a profoundly spiritual vision, where each texture and reflection is a meditation on the ephemeral and the tim...

2022:
exposition collective à la galerie KUNSTRAUM, Brussels, Belgium
2021:
Exposition collective « ABSTRACTION », galerie Hors-champs, Paris 03
Installation de deux sculpture « 3ème oeil » parc des quinconces, ville de Semur en
Auxois
2019:
Le génie des Jardins, square Maurice Gardette (Paris 11), 21-29 septembre
Exposition personnelle : Abbaye de Corbigny (89), 12/07-29/09
2018:
Inside Out Gent
Art Up Lille
Atelier Borabeau Art Gallery - Deinze, Belgium- Exposition permanente
2017:
Art-up Rouen
Salon art Nocturne Knocke
Atelier Borabeau Art Gallery - Deinze, Belgium- Exposition permanente
Salon Maison&Objet Paris
2016:
Salon Art3f Paris porte de Versailles
Peintre dans la rue « vézelay s'enflamme »-Vézelay
Salon Art3f Nice
Hameau des Baux « concept Hotel des Alpilles décembre 2016
2015:
Exposition personnelle-Maison des sires de Domecy-Avallon (89)
2014:
Peintre dans la rue « vézelay s'enflamme »-Vézelay
Salon des indépendants « art en capital » Grand Palais - Paris
Château de Sainte Colombe en Auxois - France
« Between Gods and Men »