Lifeline" exhibition by Fabien Mérelle
In this sensitive and poetic exhibition, Fabien Mérelle unveils an intimate universe through a series of meticulous drawings and refined sculptures. The viewer follows the journey of a character - at once the artist?s double and a universal figure - as he confronts the major stages of life: childhood reveries, the bonds of a couple, family emotions?
Through these works, the artist explores such fundamental themes as life, death, love, fear and joy. "My drawings tell the everyday story of an ordinary man," he explains. Nature, which is omnipresent, also occupies a central place in his work. Nature is more than just a backdrop: the artist blends in, blending in, expressing a visceral relationship with the living world.
Fabien Mérelle is renowned for his hyperrealistic, small-format drawings, mainly in Indian ink or watercolor. His extremely precise line sometimes evokes the codes of scientific or anatomical drawing, revealing his interest in art history. His drawings are complemented by sculptures that extend his dreamlike scenes into space, creating a dialogue between two dimensions.
Somewhere between strangeness, humor and poetry, his works bring into tension the fragility of the line and the power of the narratives they convey. The real rubs shoulders with the imaginary, in an expression that is at once absurd, tender and universal.
A work between intimacy and universality
"Ligne de vie" is an introspective plunge into the artist?s universe, but also a mirror held up to each and every one of us. Each work resonates like a shared memory, a forgotten dream or a deep emotion. It is a veritable ode to the human condition, in all its simplicity and complexity.
Who is Fabien Mérelle?
Born in 1981, Fabien Mérelle lives and works in Tours. After training at the Atelier de Sèvres, he joined the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, graduating in 2006. A stay at the Academy of Fine Arts in Xi?an (China) in 2005 marked a turning point in his practice, notably through his in-depth study of ink.
Winner of the Prix Canson in 2010, he has exhibited in prestigious venues such as the Centre Pompidou and the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire. He is currently represented by several international galleries: Lara Sedbon in Paris, Keteleer Gallery in Antwerp, and Edouard Malingue Gallery in Hong Kong.
In this sensitive and poetic exhibition, Fabien Mérelle unveils an intimate universe through a series of meticulous drawings and refined sculptures. The viewer follows the journey of a character - at once the artist?s double and a universal figure - as he confronts the major stages of life: childhood reveries, the bonds of a couple, family emotions?
Through these works, the artist explores such fundamental themes as life, death, love, fear and joy. "My drawings tell the everyday story of an ordinary man," he explains. Nature, which is omnipresent, also occupies a central place in his work. Nature is more than just a backdrop: the artist blends in, blending in, expressing a visceral relationship with the living world.
Fabien Mérelle is renowned for his hyperrealistic, small-format drawings, mainly in Indian ink or watercolor. His extremely precise line sometimes evokes the codes of scientific or anatomical drawing, revealing his interest in art history. His drawings are complemented by sculptures that extend his dreamlike scenes into space, creating a dialogue between two dimensions.
Somewhere between strangeness, humor and poetry, his works bring into tension the fragility of the line and the power of the narratives they convey. The real rubs shoulders with the imaginary, in an expression that is at once absurd, tender and universal.
A work between intimacy and universality
"Ligne de vie" is an introspective plunge into the artist?s universe, but also a mirror held up to each and every one of us. Each work resonates like a shared memory, a forgotten dream or a deep emotion. It is a veritable ode to the human condition, in all its simplicity and complexity.
Who is Fabien Mérelle?
Born in 1981, Fabien Mérelle lives and works in Tours. After training at the Atelier de Sèvres, he joined the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, graduating in 2006. A stay at the Academy of Fine Arts in Xi?an (China) in 2005 marked a turning point in his practice, notably through his in-depth study of ink.
Winner of the Prix Canson in 2010, he has exhibited in prestigious venues such as the Centre Pompidou and the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire. He is currently represented by several international galleries: Lara Sedbon in Paris, Keteleer Gallery in Antwerp, and Edouard Malingue Gallery in Hong Kong.
