Mélanie Delattre-Vogt's Precise, Ironic Drawings
Mélanie Delattre-Vogt, a French artist, specializes in creating drawings that portray hybrid figures of humans and animals, drawing inspiration from the works of Hans Bellmer and Alfred Kubin. She embarked on her artistic journey in 2005 and has utilized gray pencils and colored pigments since 2008, often focusing on smaller formats. Her creative process includes evening strolls in Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, where she gathers objects, and she frequently references Fernando Pessoa's "Book of Disquiet." Delattre-Vogt develops her series from gifted stacks of paper and engages with literature, such as Béatrice Beck's "Cou coupé court toujours." Presently, she is working on a series influenced by a book from 1974–1978 featuring a Norman cow during the drought of 1976. Her delicate lines evoke engraving, and she draws connections between music and drawing, referencing Iannis Xenakis's drawing machine.
Key facts
- Mélanie Delattre-Vogt began drawing in 2005.
- She uses gray pencils and colored pigments since 2008.
- Her work is often organized in series with predetermined page counts.
- She cites influences from Hans Bellmer, Alfred Kubin, Benjamin Britten, Toru Takemitsu, and Iannis Xenakis.
- She created a series for Béatrice Beck's book 'Cou coupé court toujours'.
- Current series is inspired by a found book on 1974–1978 French and global political and cultural life.
- She uses 8H pencils and sometimes her own blood.
- She is a trained pianist and draws parallels between music and drawing.
Entities
Artists
- Mélanie Delattre-Vogt
- Hans Bellmer
- Alfred Kubin
- Benjamin Britten
- Toru Takemitsu
- Iannis Xenakis
- Béatrice Beck
- Fernando Pessoa
- Georges Perec
Locations
- Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
- France
Sources
- artpress —