Daniel ManginFigures and Shadows in Reversed Light, 2023 · €200
(from the “Open your mind” series)
Oil on canvas · 24 × 30 cm · France

The research here involves reversing light and dark areas, without creating a photographic negative (which would be pointless). The sky is therefore dark, and the figures, instead of appearing as darker shapes against a clear sky, are, on the contrary, luminous. Their shadows are the imperfect complements of the impressionists' shadowy blues. In this chromatic exploration, it is not necessary to further specify who these figures are. However, it is relevant to separate them, through a material effect, from the background consisting of an accumulation of transparent layers.