Bénédicte Dussère: New Paintings

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Bénédicte Dussère, "Sans-Titre No 17-1," 2016

oil on mylar, 37.5" x 51"

Opening Reception Thursday March 23, 5-8pm

Bénédicte Dussère lives and works just outside Paris, in Clamart. She

is a graduate of the École National Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs

(ENSAD). Originally a graphic designer, her work has shifted over the

years to a full time studio practice focusing on painting and drawing.

Creating with a palette comprised solely of black, Bénédicte Dussère

creates sweeping compositions of light and shadow from her Parisian

studio. Dussère uses Mylar or a custom blend of polyester and linen

to achieve a remarkable smooth surface texture. Applying minimal

amounts of oil paint with deliberate gestures and using modified or

handmade tools gives her images velvety depth, while she attempts to

capture the deep and dense forms from her memory and imagination.

Dussère chases a sense of the ephemeral in the surface of her paintings,

not to impose thoughts and imagery, but to offer an experience.