Daniel ManginWheat and Rapeseed, 2023 · €400
(from the “Open your mind” series)
Oil on canvas · 40 × 50 cm · France

Wheat and rapeseed grow at different times: the former in the summer, the latter in the spring. So, meteorologically, this view is impossible. Except in painting, where the artist can do as they wish, as long as the result holds up. Here, it was the contrast between two yellows that interested me. To avoid the flag effect that we see too often in the media, I painted a black sky, like a storm or the approach of night. Echoing this, a pond with its biodiversity, because monoculture is really too visually boring.