What about painting?
It came to me as a mean to say these “important things” you don’t speak about. These things can’t be said clearly. They are literally unspeakable. They become blurry and they eventually vanish when analysed.
They can be expressed only by allusion.
Virtual exhibit
Le passeur des jours futurs - La mort d'une étoile
Oil on canvas, 100 cm x 65 cmFranval (Normandy, France), 1975 - 1977
- Death
- 70-77
Le passeur des jours futurs - La mort d'une étoile
(The Ferryman of Future Days - Death of a Star)
Premonition of the painter’s death. The ferryman of future days is the guardian of the Styx: he is the focal point of this painting, dark red, color of blood, color of death. He is at the entrance of a world illuminated with pure white light. The painting was started in 1975 and completed in 1977, just a few months before Montlaur’s death.
Selection
Oranges et bananes
54 cm × 65 cmParis
La nuit des sens
65 cm × 92 cmNice 1952
La promesse des fleurs
73 cm × 92 cm
La nuit du 14 au 15 août
46 cm × 55 cmRotheneuf 1972