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Emmanuel Dilhac (né en 1939) - Composition abstraite aux...

Emmanuel Dilhac (né en 1939) - Composition abstraite aux...

We present to you a watercolor and gouache on paper representing an abstract composition with vegetal and organic forms by Emmanuel Dilhac (born in 1939). The work features a dense gathering of colored shapes, motifs evoking leaves, branches and marine organisms, in an abstract and abundant composition. The signature Emmanuel Dilhac and the date 1965 are visible at the bottom right. Title: Abstract composition with organic forms Technique: Watercolor and gouache on paper Artist or School: Emmanuel Dilhac (born in 1939) Style: Surrealism Work format: 35 × 50 cm Condition: Good condition Emmanuel Dilhac is a multidisciplinary French contemporary artist born on April 17, 1939 in Paris, mainly known for his work as painter, sculptor, poet and musician. After studying for six years at the Estienne School of Graphic Arts and working as an engraver on jewelry, he left the capital in 1970 to settle in Normandy, initiating a fusion-like rapprochement with nature that would profoundly alter his creative approach. His pictorial work sits at the crossroads of outsider art, idiosyncratic art and land art, quickly abandoning figuration for total abstraction dictated by inner feeling. Through what he calls the “Rhythmic Painting,” he creates series on wood incorporating sediments and natural materials such as earth, ochres or sand in order to transcribe the raw energy and secret memories of the mineral, vegetal and animal kingdoms. Alongside his canvases, this tireless explorer is a seeker of sounds who designs monumental installations and a unique instrumentation based on lithophones or organic elements gathered in the woods. At more than 87 years old, the painter from Yquebeuf continues to create with undiminished fervor, regularly opening his Normandy studio to share his vibrational hymn to creatio

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