Journées Nationales des Artistes : Atelier 11 Open Studio
Atelier 11
In her painting, Irene explores dreamlike universes imbued with shadows, mysteries, symbols and abysses. In sculpture and installation, Vanessa Brown brings together intriguing objects that evoke care, protection and sisterhood. Meeting through stillness, Irene Calderón and Vanessa Brown share in their work themes linked to symbolism and mythologies. This presentation explores moments of calm or of the inexplicable, and questions the way silent forms open new perceptions of power and agency. L'Atelier 11 is a place of encounter, research and creative exchange, where artists share their work in dialogue during the residency and beyond. Irene Calderón Irene Calderón (Costa Rica/France) expresses her artistic vision through oil painting, exploring the human figure — particularly the female body — with sensitivity and depth. Beyond physical resemblance, her work seeks to reveal the inner life of her subjects through light and atmosphere, capturing fragments of emotion and psychological presence. Her paintings evoke both the tangible and the invisible, reflecting the essence of each individual as well as the atmospheres they inhabit. Rooted in her Costa Rican origins, Calderón's work interweaves elements of culture, landscape and the discreet ambiguity of a painting born from a place rarely associated with the oil painting tradition — making questions of identity, belonging and context an integral part of her art. Vanessa Brown Vanessa Brown works with sculpture, video and installation. Her practice consists of conveying her subjective experiences through specific materials, particularly those bearing a rich history, such as metal and glass, which offer a direct and artisanal relationship to craftsmanship. Nourished by research, Brown creates works that reexamine the historical uses of these materials in order to create new, unexpected affiliations, thus pushing back the limits of their traditional uses. Her practice is centered on the body — its presence, its needs and its sensory experiences in space — which she explores through the prisms of clothing, adornment and tactility. Her recent projects question how grief, ritual and transcendence manifest themselves in material culture and architecture, weaving together elements of healing, protection and craftsmanship to evoke presence, care and wonder.
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