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an abstract painting of a city street with buildings in the backgroundan image of a wooden box with a label on ittwo paintings hanging on the wall in an empty room
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Philippe COGNÉE Library – Archives – 2017 Wax painting on canvas mounted on wood Signed, titled and dated on the reverse 150 × 125 × 5 cm Wax painting on canvas mounted on wood; signed, titled and dated on the reverse 59.05 × 49.21 × 1.96 in. Provenance: Galerie Templon, Paris Acquired directly from the gallery by the current owner Exhibitions: Brussels, Galerie Templon, Philippe Cognée – Nocturnes, 26 October to 23 December 2017 FR Shown in Brussels, this work forms part of a previously unseen series of intimate pieces bathed in nocturnal light. With his blurred visions, where time stands still, the artist—known for his urban landscapes—returns to the theme of interiors. Using Polaroids or photographs from his personal archives, Philippe Cognée captures on canvas places long since left behind: a hotel room, a table set for a festive meal, a corner of a library, an unmade bed. Somewhere between still life and abstraction, these reconstructed memories explore the links between painting and memory. The painter continues to demonstrate the power of painting and its capacity to transcend the everyday. In doing so, he seeks to breathe new life into the image in a society whose overconsumption is leading to its own exhaustion. EN Presented in Brussels, this work forms part of a new series of intimate pieces bathed in nocturnal light. With his blurred, timeless visions, the artist—known for his urban landscapes—returns to the theme of interiors. Using Polaroids or photographs from his personal archives, Philippe Cognée captures on canvas places long since left behind: a hotel room, a table set for a festive meal, a corner of a library, an unmade bed. Somewhere between still life and abstraction, these reconstructed memories explore the connections between painting and memory. The painter continues to demonstrate the power of painting, its ability to transcend the everyday. He thus seeks to revitalise the image in a society which, through its overconsumption, is leading to its own exhaustion. Philippe COGNÉE
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