Laurent Yvon (1984) - Layered Identity (2024) On reverse: si - Lot 34

Laurent Yvon (1984) - Layered Identity (2024) On reverse: signed and dated. Certificate: certificate of authenticity enclosed. Mixed media (collage and acrylic paint) on canvas, 55 x 46 cm. Female face treated in two registers: one half painted in colored, modeled flat tints, the other constructed like a vibrant mosaic of matter and fragments. Large white drips, laid down like tears, cross the gaze and accentuate the emotional tension. Around the portrait, a gestural frame of white tracings and ochre projections enlivens the dark background, creating a contrast between the central icon and the raw energy of the surface. The work combines the precision of the face and the spontaneity of the gesture, between interiority and brilliance. Laurent Yvon is a contemporary visual artist whose expressive work focuses on human emotions. Influenced by figures such as Jean Dubuffet and Egon Schiele, his work has a sensibility close to art brut and surrealism. His intense compositions, often articulated around the face and body, reflect an instinctive approach to drawing and painting, where fragmentation and hybridization of forms become the vectors of a strong emotional charge.