Nicolas Nadeau
‘I challenge the boundaries between abstraction and figuration, using familiar elements to delve into formal abstract explorations. The vibrant, color-rich canvases invite viewers to rethink the distinctions between the real and the imagined. A challenge to the conventional distinctions of abstract and representational.’
Nicolas Nadeau (b. 1988, England) is a painter based in Austin, Texas.
He studied Illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating in 2010 with a degree in Illustration. His work has been selected and recognized and by The Society of Illustrators West and featured in numerous national publications. His paintings have been showcased in galleries across the United States, including LA, New York, and San Francisco, where he had a notable two-man show with the legendary MOMO in 2011. His pieces are also part of private collections worldwide.
Portraits - as you might expect, is an ongoing series depicting friends, acquaintances and their animals.
RADIANT has been ongoing for several years and treads the hazy space between abstract and representational art by rooting formal explorations in the language of figurative painting.
Laocoön takes its inspiration from the famous sculpture in the Museo Pio Clemementino. In some versions of the Laocoön myth, he is punished by the gods (along with his sons) for an act of impiety. In others, the punishment comes because of his warning to the Trojans regarding the treachery of the infamous horse. When viewed in this way, the story becomes one of profound nihilism. Right or wrong, the tragic Laocoön is doomed and in his final suffering, becomes one of the most profound images of human anguish in the history of art.
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