La nuit, le jour – Exhibition by Maguelone du Fou

A solo exhibition of illustrations exploring Day and Night, the duality of light and darkness. By AOI Member Maguelone du Fou.

When the scorching heat of the day evokes a world where stillness reigns. The slowness of movement is frozen in oppressive warmth while the uninterrupted chorus of cicadas hums. When night is a symphony of life, where shadows dance around a world in motion. The joyful breath one eagerly inhales as if very thirsty in the freshness of the falling night.

“Anything is possible in drawing, the only limit is the imagination”. And that’s exactly Maguelone’s aim: to sublimate reality. Why simply represent what you see when you can breathe extra life into it? This sensitivity comes first and foremost through colour. It is colour, not the medium, that guides the artist. The technique doesn’t matter, as long as the hue is vibrant. Maguelone doesn’t just draw, she plays with matter and the infinite nuances of colour. From the grain of the paper comes depth, from the dilution and transparency of the medium comes light.

This exhibition is like an ode to the ‘dolce vita’, where pinks, yellows and blues vibrate in unison in formats that are often large, as if to better immerse you in these warm scenes where time seems to have stood still.

Find out more information and how to visit here.