Juliette du Bois

CHROMOGENESIS

From the Greek chroma, meaning colour, and genesis, meaning birth.

Chromogenesis is an old word for a very simple idea:
The birth of colour.
A colour that wasn’t there yet.
A colour that appears gently, in an organic transparency, in the subtlety of a light, or a vibrant gleam!
In Ancient Greece, colours were not named as they are today.
They were felt.
They were humidity, brightness, reflections, or vibration.
They didn’t define; they almost translated a sensation.

In my work, I seek that original sensation.
To bring colour to life, to let it emerge.
To give it space to exist; to be fragile, sensitive, alive.
Like a voice just beginning to be heard.

This exhibition is a luminous and intimate exploration of colour in all its depth.
Through large paintings made with epoxy, coloured and transparent layers overlap to bring forth transparency, reflections, and chromatic vibrations.

Juliette du Bois