artist/ Tommy Knuts
France
Tommy Knuts is an artist from the Côte d’Opale. A graduate of Saint-Luc
Tournai in Belgium and Les Gobelins in Paris, he has been based in Lille for several
Lille for several years.
A jack-of-all-trades by nature, his work is multidisciplinary. Canvases, murals
and sculptures are his main means of expression.
Through impulsive and automatic research, his jumble of characters and landscapes
of characters and landscapes are an expression of his deepest reflections.
reflections.
Connecting things and beings in the light of the links that unite them. Freezing the
emotions that come alive in the course of encounters, capturing those moments when life
expresses itself and surprises us. Between wonder and joie de vivre, but also fears and concerns
fears and concerns, Tommy’s work is an instinctive need to put his moods and emotions on paper.
his moods and emotions on paper.
He strives for visual vibrancy and balance through his intertwining of forms
forms, deliberately making them harder to read. His chaotic works
question our human relationships and our freedoms.
TRÈS LOIN is a confrontation between lines and surfaces. Clear, spontaneous lines
spontaneous lines that cut through uneven relief. Painted in acrylic on canvases
mortar-coated canvases, these paintings become fragments of landscapes
landscapes, where each relief evokes a story. It’s a return to the essential. An
an ode to pure, unadulterated drawing.
The lines that run across these surfaces reflect inner journeys, a celebration of adventure
a celebration of adventure and exodus. The characters cross valleys
hills, plains, mountains, ridges and volcanoes, symbolising the sum
the sum of our past experiences and future trials.
The series invites the viewer to join the figures on their journey through these
landscapes. By losing themselves in these worlds, each of us is led to rediscover our own desire to explore and discover.
to rediscover their own desire to explore and wander. The traces left on the canvas
appear as witnesses of time and the journey taken. From
indelible memories of being away from home, whether by choice or necessity.
or by necessity.
In today’s world, where travel is one of the major challenges of our time
challenges of our time, this series questions our relationship with nature, distance, memory and identity.
memory and identity. By confronting rough surfaces with sharp lines
the artist seeks to capture the complexities of human relationships, while at the same time
paying homage to the richness of our inner and outer journeys.
