Gaël Davrinche's Monochrome Paintings at Doppelgaenger Bari

Gaël Davrinche (born 1971 in Saint-Mandé, France) presents a series of monochrome paintings at Doppelgaenger in Bari, Italy. The works, described as a sequence of Pantone colors with frayed edges evoking Rothko, suggest an abstract inclination. However, Davrinche's practice merges memories and reinterpretations of past painting with figurative openings. Influenced by the French en plein air tradition, he employs gestural brushstrokes or descriptive, color-laden marks. Flowers and plants dissolve into color, losing full recognizability and assuming a purely pictorial consistency. Among visionary Nebulae reminiscent of Monet's water lilies and accessible floral bouquets, a disintegrated human figure stands out, dreamily crossing an immersive landscape. The exhibition was reviewed by Marilena Di Tursi.