Archives : Floc'h

Towards the end of 1992, “Une trilogie anglaise” met with great success. In the tradition of strip cartoons, Floc’h was the link between Hergé (clarity of line and modernity), Hitchcock (narrative coherence) and Noel Coward (comedy of manners). In addition, Floc’h, like Hergé, has long been fascinated by modern art. It has been a preoccupation of his for the last four years, and has brought him notable success. His print “Y.K.” draws upon both disciplines to bridge any gap that might be thought to separate them. In tandem with his new album, Floc’h is also preparing his fourth painting exhibition. The pared-back clarity of line and colour fascinate him. “Y.K.” pays homage to Yves Klein, the last mythic figure of modern art. The master of new realism expressed his art in monochrome canvases. For his “Anthropométries” series, Klein covered his female models in blue paint. Transformed into living paintbrushes, their body prints were captured on canvas. A master of conceptual manipulation, Floc’h produced, for his first exhibition, a “blue portrait” of Yves Klein. In the manner of Jean-Paul Belmondo in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Pierrot le fou”, he coated his subject’s likeness in paint. The finished work links the two sides of Floc’h the artist: the master of line drawing and the painter. His manipulation of the simple clean line recalls an acrobat’s mastery of the high-wire . Behind the austerity of the image and held within the painting lies the emotional engagement necessary to art. Fascinated by Klein’s compelling gaze, Champaka has produced a limited print run (30 prints) of “Y.K.”!