ARCA LUDENS (2026) - Le Joueur de Hamelin
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ARCA LUDENS (2026) - Mixed media on canvas — pigment giclée, brush-on varnish applied by hand · Digital painting · Hand-signed · 2026
Five children move across a meadow, each holding in front of their faces a papier-mêche mask of an animal: two fish, a fox, a rabbit, a rooster. The rooster's mask carries a long rod topped with a sculpted head and leads the procession. In the background, to the right, an elephant climbs the walkway of a wooden arch stranded in the grass.
The painting establishes a tenacious ambiguity: a festive procession or a march toward embarkation. No face is visible, no gaze answers, and the cloud-filled sky above the meadow promises nothing good.
Meticulous workmanship: masks rendered into material after material, glued paper, chipped paint, visible seams; grass and foreground stones in dry brushstrokes; sky in broad, thick strokes of gray and white. Earthy palette, washed blues, and three saturated accents (orange, red, yellow).
Technique: pigment-ink print, brush-on varnish applied by hand, for the artwork’s durable protection.
Support: premium canvas stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang.
Size: 40x40 cm
Signed ARCA LUDENS · Galerie Labo Joconde / Atelier Joconde · certificate of authenticity provided.
ARCA LUDENS is one of the creations bringing together the artists Le Yack, Neo Pablo, and Popsan within Atelier Joconde, a family studio where three sensibilities coexist: neo-realism, pop, and free figuration. Under the name ARCA LUDENS, the Studio revisits the flood at child height, in the tradition of magical realism and Nordic genre painting: heavy skies, bare meadows, papier-mâché animal masks, and an ambiguous fable where play and threat no longer distinguish themselves.
Each work is a unique piece.
Instagram @atelierjoconde.
Keywords: ARCA LUDENS, children with masks, Noah’s Ark, animal mask, magical realism, narrative scene, allegory, contemporary figurative painting, Le Yack, Atelier Joconde
Seller's Story
Galerie Joconde est un atelier familial et un laboratoire de création contemporaine, où trois artistes : Le Yack, Popsan et Neo Pablo, croisent leurs univers pour produire des collections originales. Loin d'une simple galerie de vente, c'est un véritable lieu de production où les styles se lient, se confrontent et donnent naissance à de nouveaux mouvements. L'atelier travaille aussi bien en création collective qu'en démarches individuelles : chaque œuvre proposée peut être le fruit du travail d'un, de deux, ou des trois artistes réunis.
Toutes les œuvres proviennent directement de l'atelier des artistes, sans intermédiaire. Les originaux sont des pièces uniques. Chaque œuvre est signée et accompagnée d'un certificat d'authenticité, et expédiée avec un emballage professionnel adapté au transport international.
ARCA LUDENS (2026) - Mixed media on canvas — pigment giclée, brush-on varnish applied by hand · Digital painting · Hand-signed · 2026
Five children move across a meadow, each holding in front of their faces a papier-mêche mask of an animal: two fish, a fox, a rabbit, a rooster. The rooster's mask carries a long rod topped with a sculpted head and leads the procession. In the background, to the right, an elephant climbs the walkway of a wooden arch stranded in the grass.
The painting establishes a tenacious ambiguity: a festive procession or a march toward embarkation. No face is visible, no gaze answers, and the cloud-filled sky above the meadow promises nothing good.
Meticulous workmanship: masks rendered into material after material, glued paper, chipped paint, visible seams; grass and foreground stones in dry brushstrokes; sky in broad, thick strokes of gray and white. Earthy palette, washed blues, and three saturated accents (orange, red, yellow).
Technique: pigment-ink print, brush-on varnish applied by hand, for the artwork’s durable protection.
Support: premium canvas stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang.
Size: 40x40 cm
Signed ARCA LUDENS · Galerie Labo Joconde / Atelier Joconde · certificate of authenticity provided.
ARCA LUDENS is one of the creations bringing together the artists Le Yack, Neo Pablo, and Popsan within Atelier Joconde, a family studio where three sensibilities coexist: neo-realism, pop, and free figuration. Under the name ARCA LUDENS, the Studio revisits the flood at child height, in the tradition of magical realism and Nordic genre painting: heavy skies, bare meadows, papier-mâché animal masks, and an ambiguous fable where play and threat no longer distinguish themselves.
Each work is a unique piece.
Instagram @atelierjoconde.
Keywords: ARCA LUDENS, children with masks, Noah’s Ark, animal mask, magical realism, narrative scene, allegory, contemporary figurative painting, Le Yack, Atelier Joconde
Seller's Story
Galerie Joconde est un atelier familial et un laboratoire de création contemporaine, où trois artistes : Le Yack, Popsan et Neo Pablo, croisent leurs univers pour produire des collections originales. Loin d'une simple galerie de vente, c'est un véritable lieu de production où les styles se lient, se confrontent et donnent naissance à de nouveaux mouvements. L'atelier travaille aussi bien en création collective qu'en démarches individuelles : chaque œuvre proposée peut être le fruit du travail d'un, de deux, ou des trois artistes réunis.
Toutes les œuvres proviennent directement de l'atelier des artistes, sans intermédiaire. Les originaux sont des pièces uniques. Chaque œuvre est signée et accompagnée d'un certificat d'authenticité, et expédiée avec un emballage professionnel adapté au transport international.
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Artist
ARCA LUDENS (2026)
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Le Joueur de Hamelin
Technique
Digital painting, Mixed media
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
40 cm
Width
40 cm
Style
Impressionism
Period
2020+
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