Un enfant séparé 2018

Cricorps’s “Un enfant séparé”, which is French for "A separated child”, is an oil painting, dimensions 46 x 38 cm. I can imagine Cricorps layering blues and oranges to create a rhythmic pattern across the figures. It’s almost like looking at sound waves, with each color vibrating against the other. The paint is thick, carrying a tangible energy from the artist's hand. What was Cricorps thinking when they made this? I bet they were thinking about how to represent the bonds that hold us together, maybe family or maybe community. The repetition of color suggests a pattern, a sense of movement and maybe even a struggle. The blue brushstrokes around the figure, pushing against the orange, remind me of artists like Van Gogh, but with a rawer, more personal touch. It's like the artist is in conversation with the history of painting, yet speaking in their own distinct voice. Each gesture is an embodied expression, an ongoing conversation.