Jean-Baptiste BERNADET Untitled (Fugue - BX) - 2014 Oil on canvas Signed, titled, dated, located "Bxl" and annotated "JBB - 2024 - 131" on the back 130 x 121 cm Oil on canvas ; signed, titled, dated, located and annotated on the reverse 51,18 x 47,63 in. Provenance: Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels Acquired directly from the latter by the current owner FR The Fugues series is at the heart of Jean-Baptiste Bernadet's work, as it lies at the intersection of several themes that have always inhabited his pictorial practice: the appearance and dissolution of the image and the subject, the loss of all spatial reference points, and above all an in-depth reflection on colour and its major role in painting. The artist sees these paintings as a new space to be constructed; by creating a myriad of focal points, he blurs all references and seeks to achieve a state where it is impossible for the eye to detect what was painted first and last. The juxtaposed layers merge, the colours mix and all hierarchies disappear to make way for this new space that is purely pictorial, chromatic and sensitive, made up of an infinity of changing hues. EN The Fugues series is central to Jean-Baptiste Bernadet's work as it sits at the intersection of several themes that have always inhabited his painting practice: the appearing and the dissolution of the image and the subject, the loss of any spatial references, and most particularly a careful consideration of colour and its major role in painting. The artist envisions these paintings as a new space to be built; by creating myriad focal points he blurs all references and seeks to reach a state where it is impossible for the eye to detect what has been painted first and last. The juxtaposed layers are fused, colours are blended, and all hierarchies disappear to give way to this new purely pictorial, chromatic and sensible space composed with an infinity of shifting hues. Jean-Baptiste BERNADET FR The Fugues series is at the heart of Jean-Baptiste Bernadet's work, as it lies at the intersection of several themes that have always inhabited his pictorial practice: the appearance and dissolution of the image and the subject, the loss of all spatial reference points, and above all an in-depth reflection on colour and its major role in painting. The artist sees these paintings as a new space to be constructed; by creating a myriad of focal points, he blurs all references and seeks to achieve a state where it is impossible for the eye to detect what was painted first and last. The juxtaposed layers merge, the colours mix and all hierarchies disappear to make way for this new space that is purely pictorial, chromatic and sensitive, made up of an infinity of changing hues. EN The Fugues series is central to Jean-Baptiste Bernadet's work as it sits at the intersection of several themes that have always inhabited his painting practice: the appearing and the dissolution of the image and the subject, the loss of any spatial references, and most particularly a careful consideration of colour and its major role in painting. The artist envisions these paintings as a new space to be built; by creating myriad focal points he blurs all references and seeks to reach a state where it is impossible for the eye to detect what has been painted first and last. The juxtaposed layers are fused, colours are blended, and all hierarchies disappear to give way to this new purely pictorial, chromatic and sensible space composed with an infinity of shifting hues.