Recent paintings pursue an intuitive, embodied aesthetic. Their raw canvas—marked by roughness and tactile richness—invites spontaneous gestures whose accidental traces gradually cohere into a sensitive visual language. Through their free, organic progression, harmony emerges: colors resonate like music, and figures with primitive accents take shape.

 

The paintings carry within them a drive toward instinctive play and archaic expression. Rooted in corporeal energy, they channel subtle circulations through earthly material, at times adopting an animated presence.

 

Evolving from the primitive imagination of early drawings, the paintings gain a freer, more physical momentum. Influenced by abstract expressionism and its affinities with calligraphy, they respond to the nature of their support, allowing texture and surface to suggest gestures. In doing so, they embrace accident, spontaneity, and the vigor of the stroke.

 

As the work develops, the paintings increasingly foreground color. In this, they echo the spirit of the Fauves, emphasizing harmony and tonal relationships, and resonate with Orphism and Modernist explorations of color’s energetic force. They seek to capture the symphony that arises within this vibrant interplay.

 

Ultimately, the paintings move toward an elemental poetics—where gesture, matter, and sensation find their own breath.

  • Gautier Ferrero, Apta, 2025
    Apta, 2025
  • Gautier Ferrero, Bhriza, 2025
    Bhriza, 2025
  • Gautier Ferrero, Kachina, 2025
    Kachina, 2025
  • Gautier Ferrero, Khidr, 2025
    Khidr, 2025
  • Gautier Ferrero, Sakha, 2025
    Sakha, 2025
  • Hoda, 2024
    Hoda, 2024