Parisian artist Agnes Pezeu is known for her spontaneous paint pouring style. Having been featured in a variety of group and solo exhibitions in France, as well as different parts in Europe and Asia, Pezeu finally debuts her work in New York City. An exhibition opening November 7th and running until November 24th includes the work of Agnes Pezeu at Nolita’s GalleryNine5 located on 24 Spring Street. Agnes Pezeu’s works exude liveliness and evolution which engulf viewer into the experience and wide array of interpretation.
With a rather limited color palette of Pezeu creates fine details of human transformation by pouring coats of oil paint onto her canvases. Unquestioning the stream of oils she is able to visually express her ideas and desires. Her works are stimulated with movement and rampant energy.
One work entitled “Orange” portrays the female figure under drips and randomized swirl-like strokes implying movement and change. From multiple viewpoints the work can be interpreted in a variety of ways, I had come to two interpretations. The first was from afar: the piece was composed of three colors; black, blue, and orange, each color depicts the female body in the trimesters of pregnancy depicting a slightly larger tummy area in each image. Another interpretation as I had come to closer observation led me to believe that they were women in distressed or thoughtful states of mind. This brought me back to the beauty of art and that it is art because we all have unique takes on what we view through our perceptions. The work depicted the use of wild strokes and evolution through the changes of the women physically and mentally.
Another pieced entitled “Alveig” had drawn my attention through its use of the primary hue of red over a white matte coated canvas. At first I could observe three distinct human figures that were most likely male. There was a spiracle composition of three figures alluded to idea of growth from fetus to adult and reduction to fetus. Clockwise, the first figure laid in the fetal, the second looked as if he was crawling and lifting himself to stand upright, and the last looked head down on the mass of color below him. This piece illustrated evolution, growth, and metamorphosis in a concrete manner that left very little room for questioning.
Either coupled or alone, Agnes Pezeu’s figures stir up primal sensations of transcendence. She utilizes refined drips which simultaneously radiate acceptance and control over the change dwelling within them. The concept of evolution is present throughout Pezeu’s displayed works in the exhibit. Each work successfully depicted evolution and development from an early to a later point in the progression of life in humans and in animals. Pezeu’s dynamic and consistency in conveying that life is filled with inevitable change made her works come alive. The works of Agnes Pezeu are most thought provoking which had sent me into a state of awe. Each canvas had its own story which intertwined within the greater theme of change, yielding to my having an experience within an experience—that this visit was not just a visit to a gallery, but an inspirational thought ensuing illumination of all sorts.