MURSIC - VILLAGE

Gérard Mursic's subjects are as rich as they are varied. Natural landscapes, seascapes, urban environments, still lifes or floral arrangements are evoked in the artist's oil paintings in a spontaneous and fleeting way. Evocation is indeed at the heart of his approach, which favors intuition over expression, sensuality over intellect.

Proceeding by additions, removals, and wipe‑offs, the artist develops a singular technique producing subtle effects or, conversely, dynamic movements. In the manner of watercolor, he favors white, placing contrast at the heart of the composition. "The canvas is a search, a exploration," says Gérard Mursic. By shaping forms and colors, varying rhythms and experimenting with lights and textures, the artist cherishes the interactions between what complements but does not resemble.

For it is instinct that fashions the painter's raw material. Freed from the constraints of drawing and representation, Gérard Mursic lets himself be carried by his themes into the creative swirl. Along the way, the subject sometimes evaporates, disperses, or gets lost, forcing the viewer to in turn engage in the aesthetic process, taking ownership of the canvas, projecting their imagination onto it.

CARRE D’ARTISTES

He has been rewarded in numerous art salons (Thorigné-Fouillard, St Brieuc, Issoudun...).
Invited by the Turkish city of Kusadasi, he participated in the International Workshop of Art in September 2016. He was recently selected by the Fellini Gallery in Berlin for the Velocity Exhibition in 2016.
Paintings visible at the PYGMALION Gallery in ST NAZAIRE, The Galerie ST PAUL in ST PAUL de VENCE.
Honorary guest at ST MARTIN DE BOSCHERVILLE (Rouen) ERNEE, ISSOUDUN (2022), ST PRYVEE (Orléans) (2021), BENOUVILLE (Caen), LUC SUR MER (Caen), YVETOT, LA BOUILLE (Rouen), CARQUEFOU (2023), LOCQUIREC (2023)…