Mehdi-Georges Lahlou French/ Moroccan, 1983
Fond Paradisiaque (Paradisiac Background) - Unqiue A , 2023
Acrylic paint, Canson paper, charcoal
114.5 × 79.5 cm
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The bird-of-paradise plants depicted in Fond Paradisiaque echo the mystical poetry of Farid al-Dîn 'Attâr (The Conference of the Birds, 1177). Between light and darkness, these vegetal forms emerge like...
The bird-of-paradise plants depicted in Fond Paradisiaque echo the mystical poetry of Farid al-Dîn 'Attâr (The Conference of the Birds, 1177).
Between light and darkness, these vegetal forms emerge like living imprints, carried by the breath of time. The material — a subtle interplay of acrylic and charcoal - reveals a dense yet fragile surface, where the trace becomes memory and the color, almost ashen, turns into a quiet prayer.