MURSIC - VILLAGE PERDU

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 furtive manner. Evocation is indeed at the heart of his approach, which prioritizes intuition over expression, sensuality over intellect. Proceeding through additions, removals, and wipes, 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, an exploration," says Gérard Mursic. Working with forms and colors, varying rhythms and experimenting with lights and textures, the artist cherishes the interactions between what complements each other but does not resemble one another. For it is instinct that shapes the painter's raw material. Free from the constraints of drawing and representation, Gérard Mursic allows himself to be carried away by his themes into the creative whirl. Along the way, the subject sometimes evaporates, disperses, or loses itself, forcing the viewer to engage in turn in the aesthetic process, taking ownership of the canvas, projecting their imagination onto it. CARRE D’ARTISTES It has been rewarded in numerous artistic salons (Thorigné-Fouillard, St Brieuc, Issoudun... . Invited by the Turkish city of Kusadasi, he participates in the International Workshop of Art in September 2016, He has recently been selected by the Fellini Gallery in Berlin for the Velocity Exhibition in 2016. Paintings visible at the PYGMALION gallery in ST NAZAIRE, The ST PAUL Gallery 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)…