He began to incorporate fire into his work during the early 60’s - the natural spontaneity of fire helped Aubertin to create charred, unique works that denoted the capability of a destructive force to create and breathe life into something – a technique used in his Livre Brule piece.
« The way of colour-substance is the result of a conscious use of the psychic automatism of painting as a gesture that reveals the interior world. »
Bernard Aubertin
Asides from fire, Aubertin also used nails as a means of expression – one of his most famous works, Tablea Clous, is comprised of several nails in a wooden board, covered in a dense layer of vivid red paint; the shadows of these nails alter depending on the way the light is cast, or the angle from which a
Read More He began to incorporate fire into his work during the early 60’s - the natural spontaneity of fire helped Aubertin to create charred, unique works that denoted the capability of a destructive force to create and breathe life into something – a technique used in his Livre Brule piece.
« The way of colour-substance is the result of a conscious use of the psychic automatism of painting as a gesture that reveals the interior world. »
Bernard Aubertin
Asides from fire, Aubertin also used nails as a means of expression – one of his most famous works, Tablea Clous, is comprised of several nails in a wooden board, covered in a dense layer of vivid red paint; the shadows of these nails alter depending on the way the light is cast, or the angle from which an onlooker is viewing. (
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