String Theory

About

Julien is a French Artist based in the UK. He has lived and studied Fine Art in France, the UK and Italy.  He regards his paintings as exploration of painted 3d space on a flat surface.  The works are often formed of meshes or strands (paint, clay or digital) intricately weaved together. They are ambiguous but there is also dynamism within them; they are built in patterns that repeat over and over again. These patterns are inspired by mathematically generated images through the use of digital medium used in science and engineering such as 3d scanning and tomography. The work still retains a natural quality because of the defects and glitches that occur throughout the production of each piece.

The work draws inspiration from the digital culture of today. It is inspired by CG aesthetics but also arcs back to the random events and the unpredictability of things. Random patterns are layered and repeated. These layers create complex numeric networks that echo the complexity of Nature.  The concept repetition and evolution of form allows me to create an infinity amount of variations. Clouds or scales on a hair all contain shapes that can repeat themselves on an infinite scale.

For the artist the point of making is to discover the work through the act of creation itself. The surface patterns endlessly repeat and create an infinite amount of variations; starting with one line the surface creates it own signature wave.