Résumés
Abstract
The work of Scottish sculptor Georgia Russell presents the viewer with unidentified objects, unknown hybrids created out of a process of laceration with a scalpel. The books or photographs that she dissects unfurl outwards into sculptural objects that operate in space in an organic manner, be they totemic figures or paper landscapes. The common denominator of this body of works is the automatic technique of cutting out, making incisions with the scalpel being the equivalent of making marks with a pencil for the artist. This act, which marries gesture and rhythm, space and time, has become the foundation of Georgia Russell's oeuvre and oscillates between the flat surface of the printed page and the volume of the sculptural object. This paper addresses the seemingly straightforward significance of Russell's cut-out landscapes. Once they have been sliced and transformed into lacework, her cut-out landscapes are not just a support for retrieval but have a deeper, nostalgic meaning. The different media Russell chooses to work with are addressed as well as their original content. The link between Russell's work and literature is introduced in order to study the visual allusions she makes to the Scottish landscape while working from her French studio.
Keywords:
- book,
- art technique,
- sculpture,
- landscape painting,
- book sculpture,
- contemporary art,
- Georgia Russel
Résumé
Le travail de la sculptrice écossaise Georgia Russell présente au spectateur des objets non identifiés : des hybridations inconnues créées par des processus de lacérations avec un scalpel. Les livres ou les photographies qu’elle dissèque se déploient vers l’extérieur en objets sculpturaux qui opèrent dans l’espace de manière organique, soit par des figures totémiques, soit par des paysages de papier. Cet article aborde la signification, en apparence simple, des paysages découpés de Russell. Une fois découpés et transformés en dentelles, ses paysages ne sont pas seulement un support récupéré, mais révèlent un sens plus profond et nostalgique. Il sera question des différents médias avec lesquels Russell choisit de travailler ainsi que de leur contenu original. Le lien entre l’œuvre de Russell et la littérature sera également abordé afin d’étudier les medias au paysage écossais, qu’elle fait en travaillant dans son atelier depuis la France.
Mots-clés :
- livre,
- technique artistique,
- sculpture,
- peinture de paysage,
- sculpture en papier,
- art contemporain,
- Georgia Russel
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