Discover the contemporary work of Hervé RICHARD

I consider that there is no equal to watercolours for bringing to life the effects of water, fluidity, transparency and the infinite complexity of wave movement. From microcosms to macrocosms, to capturing and rendering subtle lights, to subliming the aquatic world where man-made boats are reduced to simple interfaces between the water and the air, between man and nature. With these finalised watercolours, I endeavour to reproduce authenticity, precision and all the delicacy that maritime atmospheres encompass; I try to reveal “the soul” of the sea (if possible!), or to bring out the subtleties of the more gentle shades of the water and air of the River Loire. From a more abstract angle, the “Thalassographics”, constantly in search of new horizons, form a type of elementary painting where water, rock, light and maritime energy are transformed into writing by simple gesture. And lastly, my friend will tell you about marine photos: “Photographs or paintings?” Each photo is a painting and each painting is a photo. Hervé Richard has been exploring harbours, ship yards and holds for over twenty years. The artist’s eye captures every single detail of the traces sailors have left behind when trying out colours for the ships they were working on. The photographer transforms these traces to create original works: “Marine Abstractions” which are as impressive as they are improbable Yann Barailler-Lafond