Discover the contemporary work of @lezard_graphic
Thierry Sorin, also known under the pseudonym Lezard_Graphic, is a French urban artist born in Paris. in 1962 in Montreuil. He lives and works in the Paris region.
Trained as a graphic designer, this self-taught visual artist has explored and experienced different artistic techniques, seeking to build your own contemporary and urban visual language. He combines painting, collage and stencils to create balanced compositions by bringing together separate elements from different sources into one space.
Following the tradition of the invention of collage by Braque and Picasso, the Dadaists, the works of Robert Rauschenberg, Raymond Hains and Jacques Villeglé as well as street art and pop art artistic movements, Thierry Sorin adopts a mixed artistic approach. This approach brings together distinct elements from diverse sources in a single space, creating a balanced composition that transcends the boundaries between sculpture and painting.
By drawing inspiration from his daily life as well as current events, the artist translates his vision of the world to a new world. through his œworks.
His creations are regularly exhibited at the Parisian bookstore gallery (13th) specializing in urban arts, the Lavo//Matik and at the Akiza gallery (18th). You can also discover his stencils and collages in the streets of Paris and elsewhere.
WHEN CREATION COMES DOWN TO THE ART OF COMBINING, ASSEMBLY AND INTEGRATING
In order to better understand his artistic approach, Thierry Sorin shares some key elements with us. He combines the practice of painting with that of collage and assembly of various elements taken from everyday life.
He collects leaflets, old papers, magazines, as well as official posters (politics, concerts, municipal actions) or wild ones, which he pastes and paints to create various texture effects constituting the basis of his paintings.
He designs handmade stencils. from his own drawings or existing images. Depending on the model chosen, he can opt to use a layer to reproduce the image or proceed to make an image. direct cutting of a photocopied or drawn image. The pattern can also be reworked. à Use the computer to differentiate between areas of similar colors, creating a series of layers. Stencils are also used to integrate text.
In addition to these elements, he acquires other materials essential to his work. its production, such as canvases on blank stretchers or already finished. painted pieces, frames, as well as various heterogeneous objects diverted from their initial use. These recycled objects are transformed into artistic supports or assemblages.
This approach brings together distinct elements from diverse sources in a single space, creating a balanced composition that transcends the boundaries between sculpture and painting.
By adopting a mixed artistic approach, and drawing inspiration from his daily life as well as current events, the artist translates his vision of the world to a new world. through his œworks.
