Ariane Robert
Ariane's works present the adventures of the stickman. Who is the stickman? He
is an inner self. It is this small voice that we all have. He is an emotion, he travels, he suffers, he discovers, he loves, he attacks, he learns and he lives.
Ariane Robert took her first steps in the art world at the age of eight with private painting lessons. Her teacher, Céline Veillette, was like a grandmother to her. She was her confidant, she gave her advices and always listened to her stories, whether they were happy, sad or uninteresting. She marked her life like a mentor.
With her, she first learned the techniques of oil painting, but soon began to discover her own style. The stickman appeared at the time when she was learning to fly on her own.
For Ariane, art is omnipresent. Creativity is a relief, an adventure and an open door to an infinite number of possibilities. Art is defined by each act, each choice and the way the world presents itself to us.
Ariane's themes are highly emotional, but also mysterious, creepy and are food for though. A second look is required to interpret her paintings since behind the often very simple and naive scene, there is a complex context, often disturbing and sometimes difficult to approach with words. The raw and disturbing images are for Ariane a weapon of expression.
Ariane's paintings evoke anxiety, fear, rage, repression, submission, but also evolution, questioning and conquest. Although the reality on the artistic scene is high in troubled emotions, the viewer very often sees a scene or a state of being that is personally touching to him and always very different from the emotion aimed at a priori.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
What does your inner stickman is doing?
Ariane's works present the adventures of the stickman. Who is the stickman? He
is an inner self. It is this small voice that we all have. He is an emotion, he travels, he suffers, he discovers, he loves, he attacks, he learns and he lives.
Ariane Robert took her first steps in the art world at the age of eight with private painting lessons. Her teacher, Céline Veillette, was like a grandmother to her. She was her confidant, she gave her advices and always listened to her stories, whether they were happy, sad or uninteresting. She marked her life like a mentor.
With her, she first learned the techniques of oil painting, but soon began to discover her own style. The stickman appeared at the time when she was learning to fly on her own.
For Ariane, art is omnipresent. Creativity is a relief, an adventure and an open door to an infinite number of possibilities. Art is defined by each act, each choice and the way the world presents itself to us.
Ariane's themes are highly emotional, but also mysterious, creepy and are food for though. A second look is required to interpret her paintings since behind the often very simple and naive scene, there is a complex context, often disturbing and sometimes difficult to approach with words. The raw and disturbing images are for Ariane a weapon of expression.
Ariane's paintings evoke anxiety, fear, rage, repression, submission, but also evolution, questioning and conquest. Although the reality on the artistic scene is high in troubled emotions, the viewer very often sees a scene or a state of being that is personally touching to him and always very different from the emotion aimed at a priori.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
What does your inner stickman is doing?
$150.00
Oil, gesso, versol, cracking paste and cardboard on canvas.
11x14"
"Étude de textures" aims to study the effect of various textures such as gesso, crackle paste, versol, cardboard and many other techniques.
$320.00
Oil and plaster on canvas.
24x12x1"
"Graduation en fabrication de parapluies" shows the discovery of healthy limits following a long and difficult exploration.
$220.00
Oil on canvas.
13x16"
"Quand mes racines frappent, mon marathon prend un coup" shows the weight of small difficulties.
$129.00
Oil on wood panel.
8x8"
"Petite recette pour de grandes victoires " is strong and has sculpted its ambitious goals into small gestures.
$260.00
Oil on wood panel.
9x27"
"Le sentier est mal indiqué mais je crois que ça va" is frankly confused but optimistic. He doesn't really know how to get to his destination, and in fact isn't sure what it is, but wanders gropingly.
$550.00
Oil on canvas (set of 2).
32x16x1"
"Le petit guide du chemin parfait" indicates the direction to take, the one that's mapped out and that includes many heavyweights like this slightly dirty check mark.
$450.00
Oil on canvas.
24x18x1"
"Insécure" represents a step in the right direction, although frankly, it's not easy, let's face it!
$130.00
Oil on canvas.
8x8"
"C'est pas du gâteau" is a somersault on a sidewalk's crack.
$650.00
Oil on canvas.
30x20"
"J'ai trouvé le miroir" is the exit door of a damaged mindset towards colors
$800.00
Oil on canvas.
12x36"
"Nos rangs troublés sont a la fine pointe du conformisme élitiste" is a celebration of toxicity, Wall Street and failure.
$150.00
Oil on canvas.
11x14"
"Étude de textures" aims to study the effect of several textures such as gesso, crackle paste, versol, cardboard and several other techniques.
$740.00
Oil on canvas.
30x24"
"Diversité de la floraison commune" shows the beauty and the ugliness of our journeys, the diversity of starting points and arrivals.