Between abstraction and figuration, the jubilation of colours

It’s an explosion of colours that awaits you at first glance. Raw, bright colours that sing, that scream, that laugh on the canvas in daring juxtapositions destabilizing the Western eye that’s accustomed to the comfort of shades and other, more polished chromatic codes. Oranges rub shoulders with fuchsias, lilacs flirt with yellows in a joyful exuberance of pure hues that Derain or Matisse would not have denied. Because undeniably, if India is the inviting power of this great festival of colours, filiations can be uncovered in the artist Sen Shombit’s technique.

This is only a first degree of perception. Like a leaf placed on gum arabic water, a representation seems to emerge from the canvas, often an animal. Sen’s paintings are thus both abstract and figurative, carrying their own future under the gaze of the one who immerses himself in it.

This incredible cultural synthesis which combines different concepts in an innovative contemporary style is the very foundation of his work. It gives birth to unique, strong paintings, canvases that leave a lasting impression on the retina and penetrate memories to settle there permanently.

Sen Shombit, in his oscillation between abstract and figurative art, between the Indian subcontinent and the European world, offers a luminous path which sees cultures enriched and humanity increased through encounter. An exhibition of his paintings at Amélie les Bains and Palalda is also a fascinating intimate journey, a quest to share.