Free Figures
Discovering a parallel, abstract, and sensual world inhabited by singular forms.
Form is the depth rising to the surface,” wrote Victor Hugo. In Bénédicte François’ paintings, the depth—rich with countless promises—is a masterful palimpsest of pigments, from which emerges an abstraction filled with whimsy, enchanting clarity, and liberation from any kind of aesthetic diktat. Driven by the artist’s extraordinary creativity, this endlessly renewed abstraction takes over the expanse, multiplying into volatile waves, luminous planes, and vibrant colors.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake, escaping gravity to transform into vapor swirls illuminated by fleeting reflections, must feel a similar pull toward the vastness of space. Bénédicte François’ painting expresses a powerful yearning for freedom, an irrepressible longing for elsewhere. What emerges carries us to high altitudes, where the view is clear and where both symbols and lines are imbued with enchantment.
