It was on the eve of his thirtieth birthday, during a retrospective in Paris, that Lancelot Blondeel encountered the works of the Franco-Chinese painter Zao Wou-Ki. This encounter proved to be a profound aesthetic revelation, compelling him to deviate from...
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It was on the eve of his
thirtieth birthday, during a retrospective in Paris, that Lancelot Blondeel
encountered the works of the Franco-Chinese painter Zao Wou-Ki. This encounter
proved to be a profound aesthetic revelation, compelling him to deviate from
his career as an engineer. Just a few weeks after visiting the exhibition,
Lancelot Blondeel, then serving as IT manager of a small company, began to
paint on various surfaces. Liberated from any academic formalism, Lancelot
Blondeel experimented, later developed his own tools, and eventually honed his
unique technique over the course of a few years.
The artist has been exhibiting
in galleries and art salons since then.
His primary focus as an artist
centers on the intricate relationship between the individual and reality.
To achieve this, he explores
scientific themes, particularly the physics of the infinitely large and the
infinitely small, from astrophysics to particle physics. Lancelot Blondeel
specifically investigates the sometimes conflicting relationship between theory
and reality, as well as the interplay between concepts and its related experience.
Another area of interest for
the artist lies in the subjective mechanisms of perception, addressing
questions such as, "How does the human mind bridge gaps in
perception?" or " How does our subjectivity unveil our true
selves?" These topics are particularly explored in the series
"Interlaced Landscapes."
Lancelot Blondeel predominantly
works in series, each series is associated with an abstract idea born out of moments of astonishment,
questioning or fascination. Each painting serves as an opportunity for him to
delve deeper into the given theme he explores.