Gabriel Amine.
La vie en rose
This tulip -shaped work displays five sculpted petals , to be read from right to left , like an intimate and universal emotional trajectory.
The tulip – a flower that rises from the mud and braves the winter – here symbolizes rebirth through matter, from below , through experience.
At its heart: a rose , red and straight, born from an intertwining of faces, experiences, struggles — it is the living fruit of all that came before.
1. The standing heart (Intense pink, right petal)
A heart springs from a supple body. It does not flee , it rises , pierced but alive.
This is not a candid heart: it is one that has cried , closed itself off, and then chosen to open again .
Life in pink begins here: feeling without losing yourself , loving without ceasing to exist.
2. Fertile Anger (Orange-red)
Anger, rage, scars.
But here they feed a shoot , they don't burn everything.
The plant grows despite the tension , despite that burning cloud hanging above: a reminder that the fight continues, every day .
Fire becomes fertilizer , pain becomes the will to live.
3. The Inner Rose (Deep Blue, Center)
This is the heart of the work .
A blooming rose , straight, full, radiant.
It is born from two rooted faces , fused in the base of the petal - two parts of oneself, of memory, of life .
All around, pearly blue reflections : like an aura , a discreet light.
This rose is oneself , in its fragile strength, in its rediscovered verticality.
4. Awakening in Reverse (Bright Green)
A plant grows upside down , silently.
It is quiet strength , growth in silence.
This petal embodies discreet vitality : that which we do not see, that we do not speak of, but which carries the body daily.
5. The Infinite Cycle (Silver and Ice White)
Leaves, flowers, spiral shapes.
This last petal is time passing and starting again .
There is no beginning or end, just continuous transformation .
What we believe to be frozen comes back to life in a different way.
It is life as eternal movement , even in absence.
A tulip to hold it all
The overall shape of the painting is that of an open tulip – a flower of resilience , growing in the mud, returning after winter, asking for nothing… but offering beauty .
And at the heart of this tulip: a rose.
The most vulnerable, the strongest.
Life in pink , in this painting, is not a candy pink filter:
It is a philosophy of transmutation , a work of tender resistance , a living flower built with tears.
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Medium : Wood engraving, acrylic paint and addition of texturizing materials (putty, structuring paste).
An assumed mixed technique, where each layer deposits a different emotion on the raw support.
Support : Natural wood panel, chosen for its living texture and organic resonance with the theme of transformation.
Technique :
Fine engraving directly on wood, carried out before any material is applied, to symbolically inscribe each line in the flesh of the support.
Application of extra thickness of putty to create a play of volumes and hollows, between softness and tension.
Work in successive layers: the forms are born, fade away, return, like an internal cycle of regeneration.
Texture :
A blend of controlled relief and subtle smoothing. The filler forms soft ridges, accentuated by the paint, which hugs or resists the hollows.
The visual touch is tactile: each petal seems to breathe, vibrating between matte and shiny.
Colors :
Pastel palette, warm and harmonious: deep pink, soft yellow, luminous orange, calm purple, midnight blue, muted red.
Each color is chosen for its evocative and emotional power. Nothing garish: everything is inner vibration.
Composition :
Overall structure in the shape of a tulip, symbol of rebirth and resistance.
The five petals unfold in an asymmetrical balance, carried by engraved lines, modeled volumes, and assumed contrasts.
Presence of anthropomorphic forms (buried faces), volutes, and bursts of inverted light.
Finishing :
Careful work on the final texture:
Targeted sanding to reveal certain areas.
Light glazes on others to reveal previous layers.
Satin finish, which captures the light without dominating it