Frédéric Poincelet's Shift from Human Figures to Landscapes

Frédéric Poincelet's exhibition 'S NS T TR' in November 2016 at Galerie Catherine Putman in Paris showcased a new series of drawings marking a radical shift from human figures to landscapes. The artist, known for his contributions to collectives like Fréderic Magazine and publishers such as Ego comme X, now focuses on banal scenes—disused gyms, housing projects, playgrounds, overgrown lots—rendered in Bic pen with Tipp-ex highlights. His work, once dense and expressionistic, has become more structured and geometric, influenced by the desire for beauty and the use of photographs as source material. Poincelet emphasizes the process of transforming photographic reality into drawing, avoiding hyperrealism. He cites influences from artists like Cristof Yvoré and Bruno Richard, and discusses his disinterest in photography as an art form. The interview by Julien Bécourt was published in January 2017.