Philosophical Approach: Duality and Inner Fire
Philosophically, this piece explores duality as a fundamental principle of existence:
- Creative Fire vs. Destructive Fire: Van Gogh embodied this tension between genius and suffering, where his "inner fire" was as much a source of artistic enlightenment as it was of personal consumption.
- Perceptual Utopia and Dystopia: Xanthopsia (yellow vision) evokes a sensory alteration that metaphorizes the search for positivity in darkness—a utopian idea born from a dysfunctional reality.
- Coexistence of Opposites: The work highlights how harmony and tension, stability and chaos, can coexist, reflecting the ambivalent nature of the human experience.
Contemporary Implications
- Art and Technology: The use of digital technology is not just a tool; It becomes an extension of artistic thought, allowing immersion in the classical work through new perspectives (reinterpretation based on the painting's colorimetry, animations, chromatic interactions).
- Transhistorical Dialogue: This reinterpretation illustrates how art can transcend time without becoming confined by it—Van Gogh is updated without being distorted, highlighting the timeless resonance of his questions.
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Philosophical and Artistic Synthesis
"Allusion to the Inner Fire" embodies a metaphysics of creation where the inner fire—symbolizing both vital impulse and fragility—becomes the heart of a reflection on art as an alchemy of emotions.
- Aesthetically: It fuses heritage and innovation, proving that abstraction can be a vehicle for empathy and contemplation.
- Conceptually: It questions the permeability of the boundaries between reality and imagination, between reason and madness, between classicism and modernity. This work, like the Xanthopsia collection, invites a transformed vision of the world—where yellow is not just a color, but a window onto hope and resilience. It celebrates art’s capacity to be a distorting yet truthful mirror of the ever-changing human soul.
Allusion to Inner Fire: Xanthopsia 169:
Tribute to Van Gogh :
« Self-portrait dedicated to Charles Laval, Arles, November/December 1888 »
Original in : Private collection (F501)
Digital art version :
3840 x 2160 px / 4K MP4 / 155 Mo / 15 fps / 1/1 édition on @objkt