Discover the contemporary work of Delphine Pellas
Delphine Pellas, visual artist, uniquely merges her optometrist's gaze and her artistic sensibility. This dual identity nourishes a unique work, where the exploration of the mechanisms of vision is combined with an aesthetic research centered on the iris. Working mainly with wood in relief, Delphine Pellas creates paintings that capture the fascination of this central element of the eye, revealing its complex patterns and intrinsic beauty. Beyond of representation, his works question perception, playing with light, perspective and movement to offer dynamic visual experiences and invite the viewer to an active and renewed observation of the world.
Her artistic approach is intrinsically linked to her dual identity: visual artist and optometrist. This unique position allows her to approach creation from a unique angle, exploring the fascinating intersection between the science of vision and artistic expression.
The iris, the central element of the human eye, constitutes the heart of her plastic research. Its unique patterns, real fingerprints, and its crucial role in the perception of light and colors, are an inexhaustible source of inspiration. She mainly works with wood, a living and warm material, which she sculpts in relief to give substance to these complex and captivating structures.
Beyond the simple representation of the iris, her work is structured around the play of light, perspective and movement. Fascinated by the way in which our perception of a work, and by extension of the world, changes depending on our point of view, the ambient lighting or our own movements. Her paintings are therefore not conceived as frozen images, but as invitations to interaction. They reveal themselves progressively, according to changes in light and the angle of observation, offering a constantly evolving visual experience.
Through her creations, she aspires to arouse the viewer's curiosity and stimulate their visual awareness. She wants to lead them to take a fresh look at their own gaze, to become aware of the richness and complexity of perception. Her works are invitations to reconnect with one's environment, to rediscover the familiar in a new light, and to question our way of seeing and understanding the world around us. In short, her work is a celebration of vision, in all its forms, a dialogue between scientific rigor and freedom of artistic expression.