Murailles de verre 1980

Jean-Paul Jerome composed this painting with oil on canvas, using a palette knife, which gives it a particular texture. Here, the image is fragmented, almost architectural, and evokes the sails of a boat, yet the sails are rendered in rigid geometric forms. The triangle is perhaps the most important symbol here. We can trace its presence back to antiquity. It appears in the pyramids of Egypt, structures imbued with cosmic significance, representing the connection between the earthly and divine realms. In Christianity, it represents the Holy Trinity. The use of linear perspective to create a sense of depth and space in the image, can be viewed as an attempt to impose order on the chaos of the world, a reflection of our desire to understand and control our environment. The artwork becomes a stage where the dance of symbols continues, reflecting the ebb and flow of human consciousness. These symbols continue to evolve and resurface, shaping the way we perceive and interact with the world around us.