He is known for
many thing, such as being a painter, draftsman, video artist and photographer,
Balmet is constantly experimenting new ways of creating images. Each new series
is the result of a protocol of actions where either the support is modified,
being folded, soaked in water or the material : the paint being sprayed, blown
or smeared. ‘’The manipulations end in accidental results where new territories
and some unknown landscapes emerge from. Thanks to this complex and meticulous
process, Balmet seems to “free himself from the mastering of a technique
without nourishing the illusion of the uncontrolled”. (Artnews.org,
Gilles Balmet - Silver Mountains, 2011)
As for the other works (“Rorschach”, “Aura” ou “Tsubas”),
Balmet uses a folding technique. When folding the paper, the ink is transferred
on the other side of the paper and makes a new and complex web of black lines
that get tangled. In the series “Ink Map” the artist goes further and takes the
canvas as a support for his research ; the result recalls a city map or any form of organisation of a mysterious
space. (Artnews.org, Gilles Balmet -
Silver Mountains, 2011)
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