Praz sur Arly Print - Limited Edition of 10

Culture in its creative sense maintains an axiom to harness both artistic expression and collective appreciation of the results. And with poetic energy and masterful insight, the paintings of Adrianna Wojcik Muffat Jeandet, featured in the exhibition Patrimoine Contemporain, define a crystallization and re-seeing of majestic mountain slopes and rustic settings in a way which affects a reorientation of attitudes to the history and cultural life of a region, one that is seen not only as continuous and organic, but as also potentially adventurous and fulfilling. We find featured in these paintings and graphic works: festivals, companionable outings and the dazzling days of carnivalesque skiing events, all of which the artist regards as providing a strong anchor to people’s lives in terms of their place in the community and their own personal identity. Aside from their obvious depthfulness, these charming paintings with their coquettish smiles, soulfully etched outlines, and pastel choices, are aesthetically pleasing to both eye and soul. They are also impressionistically challenging, suggesting as they do a vibrancy of movement that speaks to an allegory of hope and yearning for a landscape whose permanence has been left vulnerable to the forces of modernity and climate change. If the artist celebrates a locality that is close to her heart, then surely the exhibition Patrimoine Contemporain represents an opportunity to admire and celebrate the increasingly important artistic legacy of Adrianna Wojcik Muffat Jeandet, who is in every respect a local and national treasure.