Land scape CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW LandEscape meets Marie Rioux Whatever I wish to express, atmosphere is a constant in the conception of my works. I enjoy creating dramatic ambiences in which imaginary places and the real world merge, giving rise to different possibilities. In them, I highlight, through their eye-catching aesthetic, certain urban details lost in these vast spaces. Out of them arises a mixture of immobility, mystery and silence in which humanity proceeds towards its elsewhere . . . It is in contemplating my surroundings that I find inspiration. Through the happenstance of strolling about, my eye catches forms, lines, saturated colours and the vibrations around me, recording them in me. When I am in front of the canvas these elements rear up again, revealing themselves and in this way forming the basis of my own aesthetic. To this is added the influence of the current state of the world, on which the editorial thread of my work draws. Through this artistic language, I communicate my perception of the world today. I express my emotions through the composition and, as a result, initiate a dialogue with the other. In my pictorial world there is no boundary between figuration and abstraction. They penetrate one another. My visual language is primarily and profoundly instinctive, intuitive and non-conformist. The essential thing is that my paintings project duality, that they be enigmatic and open to various readings. In the studio, listening to music which creates a protective bubble around me, I choose the format and colours I wish to work with. Oil, acrylic, sometimes pastel and pencil . . . I use monochrome shades to produce a dramatic effect and to accentuate my serious purpose, even as I enjoy and have an aptitude for mixing colours. I do not follow artistic trends of the day and do not work to meet viewers' expectations. It is up to them to find their own resonance, their own meaning and pleasure. Above all, my ideas respond to an inner need, independent of fashions. The artwork, like all that is vital, must be able to evolve. @marieriouxartiste An interview by Josh Ryder, curator and we are now particularly pleased to discover and Melissa C. Hilborn, curator the development of your artistic production. [email protected] The new body of works that we have selected for this special edition of LandEscape is has Hello Marie and welcome back toLandEscape. impressed us for the way it connectsthe sense We already got the chance to introduce our of place that you capture from real readers to your artworks in a previous edition surroundings, withthe realm of imagination,