Remi Lecoq Blends Photography and Digital Painting in Souffle, Lumen, and Aura
Photographer Remi Lecoq, who operates under the name Souffle Numérique and is based in Normandy, merges traditional photography with digital painting to produce works that balance realism and abstraction. His artistic vision is shaped by his brother, engraver Jean-Jacques Lecoq, and highlights elements such as texture, light, shadow, movement, and transparency. Lecoq's portfolio features three main collections: Souffle (focusing on matter and movement), Lumen (exploring light and transparency), and Aura (delving into shadow and introspection), each with distinct presentation methods. His travels, particularly by motorcycle, inspire his creations, with significant pieces emerging from locations like Cap Ferret, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. Works titled Passage and Horizon emphasize conceptual themes over specific locales. At The 12 Masters Art Prize, Tumulte and Résistance achieved fifth and sixth places in New Talent, while Abandon secured twelfth in digital art.
Key facts
- Remi Lecoq is a Normandy-based photographer and digital creator working under the name Souffle Numérique.
- His practice combines photographic source material with digital painting to create images between observation and abstraction.
- His elder brother Jean-Jacques Lecoq, an engraver and draughtsman who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Caen, introduced him to painting and sculpture.
- His work is structured around three collections: Souffle (matter and movement), Lumen (light and transparency), and Aura (shadow, mystery, introspection).
- Souffle works are printed on canvas in light wood floating frames; Lumen uses matte paper with black framing; Aura uses canvas with black floating frames.
- Photographic sources include Cap Ferret, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Pont Perrière in Annecy, Pointe du Siège at Ouistreham, Strasbourg's Petite France, Noirmoutier, and Rothéneuf.
- Souvenir derives from an automobile at the Musée National de l'Automobile in Mulhouse; Plaisir began with a restaurant in Strasbourg.
- At The 12 Masters Art Prize, Tumulte and Résistance ranked fifth and sixth in the New Talent category, Abandon placed twelfth in the digital art category, and Liberté, Estacade, Tumulte, Abandon, and Résistance were named among jury selections.
Entities
Artists
- Remi Lecoq
- Jean-Jacques Lecoq
Institutions
- École des Beaux-Arts de Caen
- Musée National de l'Automobile
- The 12 Masters Art Prize
- AATONAU
Locations
- Normandy
- France
- Caen
- Cap Ferret
- Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
- Annecy
- Ouistreham
- Strasbourg
- Noirmoutier
- Rothéneuf
- Mulhouse
Sources
- AATONAU —