Cécile Bart's Transparent Paintings Transform Gallery Space at Chez Valentin

At Galerie Chez Valentin in Paris, Cécile Bart presents an exhibition from May 7 to June 18, 2011, featuring large-scale painted fabric screens that alter the perception of the gallery space. The artist uses synthetic voile fabric stretched over aluminum frames, painted with vertical stripes in yellow, black, gray, white, and green using enamel paint and tape. These translucent screens are placed parallel to walls, interacting with colored bands painted directly on the walls behind them. Bart embraces the decorative as a positive force, using her work to reveal architectural details like voids, joints, and light. The result is a controlled, calculated environment where the entire room becomes a painting, with visitors as abstract figures. The floor and ceiling remain untouched. Critic Carole Boulbès notes the artist's aspiration to be a scenographer.