by Christine Gouez Manhes | May 10, 2025
Touché He might be pretending to scare, to defend himself, or to aim. He might be laughing—or protecting himself. The child stands mid-gesture, ambiguous, both powerful and vulnerable. His warm-toned sweater contrasts with the abstract, cool-toned background—almost...
by Christine Gouez Manhes | May 10, 2025
In his footsteps, the world Head bowed, absorbed in his own world, the child seems to walk the boundary between the intimate and the vast. Each step holds a story, an inner echo, a silent trace.The background, abstract and almost erased, highlights his solitude while...
by Christine Gouez Manhes | May 10, 2025
Green Clape This painting is the first piece in a triptych inspired by the vegetation of the La Clape massif in southern France, exploring the theme of soil depletion. The region, like many in France, is prone to drought and at risk of wildfires. I imagined creating...
by Christine Gouez Manhes | May 10, 2025
Black Clape This painting is the third and final piece in a triptych inspired by the vegetation of the La Clape massif in southern France. It explores the theme of soil depletion through a scorched landscape and parched earth, where darkness begins to settle in. Burnt...
by Christine Gouez Manhes | May 10, 2025
Red Ochre Clape This painting is the second in a triptych inspired by the vegetation of the La Clape massif in southern France. It explores the theme of soil depletion, blending mineral and plant elements in warm tones of red ochre, brown, and grey. The earth has...
