Nicolas Delprat
°1972, born in Rennes (F), Lives and works in Brussels (B).
About the artist
Nicolas Delprat’s work is based on the memory of light.
Drawing on the legacy, which runs through the history of art, from the invention of photography to Dan Flavin's neon lights and James Turrell's environments, the subjects of Nicolas Delprat's paintings and installations aim to lead us towards a reflection on the value of light in painting.
Nicolas Delprat works by superimposing parts, by covering parts, by erasing to bring more openings and light passages to the light. His paintings represent a junction in a space, which pass from one to another, then to infinity. Thus, a tension, a balance between solidity and movement, emanates from his works.
For the artist, it is about creating a "beginning of story". The spectator can then imagine the story himself, for example with an event that might happen or with a phenomenon from the past, which has remained in his memory.
Graduate of the National School of Fine Arts in Lyon (1997), in 1998, he completed an international post-graduate degree in Nantes, France. In 2017, due to an installation in the abandoned village of Egulbati in Navarre, the artist was invited in residence at Casa Velazquez in Madrid. His works can be found in many private and public collections.
Deep down Inside (September - October 2023)
Stage 1 (March - APRIL 2021) - Stage 2 (May - June 2021)
In the media
Musées d’Aurillac - Les Ecuries
Les Lois de l’Imaginaire (Collections du Frac Auvergne et des Musées d’Aurillac)
Curators : Laure Foley and Sophie Sizabuire
From 23rd May 2024
Zone 3 - 2007 - Acrylic on canvas - 127 x 270 cm (Collection Frac Auvergne)
