Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre VIII

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• Artist : Maryse Casol
• Sennelier Oil on Cotton Canvas
• Canvas : Bambino Gianfrancesco
• 48" x 56" - 122 cm x 142 cm
• Signed Casol in the front and on the back
• 2011
• Made in Canada
• Studio photo of the artwork : Denis Boisvert


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Be happy and make your home, office or museum legendary, buy now your Maryse Casol painting Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre VIII!

Painted by Maryse Casol in 2011, using Sennelier oil made in Paris, France at 3 Quai Voltaire facing the Louvre (painting of choice by the greatest artists since 1887, such as Degas, Cézanne and Picasso) , on a custom cotton canvas, mounted on a frame in linden wood made by Bambino Gianfrancesco, owner of Les Cadres et Moulures Majestic, one of the best Italian artisans in the world.

Graduate from the Istituto Tecnico Settore Tecnologico school in Campobasso, Mr. Bambino was also a Track and Field Champion in Europe in the 1960s before coming to Canada!

"Linden wood is the best and most solid, ordinary canvases are usually mounted on pine (lighter wood with knots, that deforms over time due to changing climatic conditions)" : Maryse Casol.



The Voyage


2022
In October 2022, the Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre VIII painting by Maryse Casol was printed as an art card, and started to be available for you at Italimenti Epicerie Fine in downtown Montreal, Canada!


2021
On Saturday August 7, 2021, photographer Denis Boisvert came to the Maryse Casol studio in Sainte-Dorothée, Québec, Canada, and took the photos of paintings by Maryse Casol, including Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre VIII, which was made in 2011!


2020
On June 28, 2020, Maryse Casol wrote the texts explaining her painting Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre VIII (Philosophy, Colours and Theory).


2015
On April 26, 2015, Maryse Casol wrote the introduction text for her collection : Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre, that first started in 2010.


2013
In November 2013, the Google office in Paris contacted Maryse Casol to invite her to be part of their new Google Open Gallery, an online destination, where art fans can discover and see the works by famous artists with a new powerful zoom technology. A month later, the Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre VIII painting by Maryse Casol was featured at the Google Open Gallery, now known as the Google Arts and Culture Institute.


2011
We loved 2011! For the 2nd year, Casol was one of the sponsors of the Art Monaco contemporary art fair, thank you to Mr. Johnessco Rodriguez. One of the highlights, was the Casol name advertised everywhere in the media, from London to New York City, including a giant billboard on the road at 30 Bd. Princesse Charlotte in Monaco! Why was 2011 great to you?

Your Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre VIII painting, is part of a 10 paintings collection created by Maryse Casol, titled: "Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre", hinting at the fact that the trees in the paintings, are more than a landscape from our world, but a symbol of freedom.



Provenance

  • Mickael and Noriko Casol private collection, Montreal, Canada from April 2022.
  • Maryse Casol, Canada.

Exhibitions

  • Maryse Casol atelier, Sainte-Dorothée, Québec, Canada since 2011

Publications

  • Casol art cards, for sale at Italimenti in Montreal, Canada, since October 2022.
  • Google.com/opengallery , From December 2013 to 2014, Paris, France.
  • KasserRassu.com Gallery, from 2011 to 2017. Marbella, Spain.
  • MaryseCasol.com, since 2011.






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Philosophy

Maryse Casol - Ceci N'est Pas Un Arbre

Série de 10 œuvres picturales


"Ceci n’est pas un arbre, c’est un paysage intérieur"

Peindre, c’est exprimer l’intériorité de mon âme, ma passion sublime, le voile d’énergie subtile que je suis.

C’est aussi un acte primitif originel nécessaire à la survie de l’Être, trace de son passage dans ce monde, l’émanation d’une étincelle de son âme. L’œuvre picturale est une poésie lyrique et mystico-spirituelle.

"Ceci n’est pas un arbre" est l’expression de l’étincelle divine qui m’anime. L’Arbre séfirotique, Arbre de la vraie vie.

"L’Arbre séfirotique n’est rien d’autre que la forme cachée de la divinité." : Gershom Scholem – Les Thèmes de la mystique juive.



L’Arbre et sa symbolique

"Ceci n’est pas un arbre, c’est le Tout de l’Être"


L’arbre symbolise la liberté, les fleurs de la Terre, la vie, l’éloquence, la transcendance, l’élévation vers la Puissance Suprême, vers la Lumière.

Mon aspiration à la transcendance mystique s’exprime par la représentation de l’arbre et sa symbolique. L’arbre symbolise ma réalité ontologique. En le dématiéralisant, j’exprime ma recherche de transcendance ontologique pour m’approcher de la transcendance mystique.

La déconstruction de la matière au profit du spirituel nous permet d’évoluer vers la transcendance spirituelle par le biais de la connaissance, de la raison et de la réflexion.

L’entéléchie de l’épanouissement se manifeste alors à travers la lumière, la simplicité, la beauté, l’harmonie, la vertu, l’Amour, la joie, la connaissance, l’éloquence et la grandeur d’âme.

"L’Arbre symbolise toutes ces valeurs morales et métaphysiques qui édifient l’Être." : Maryse Casol



La Simplicité

La puissance expressive se crée par l’interaction des formes simples, des couleurs pures et des tracés d’où émane une puissance méditative suscitant émotion et plénitude. "Simplicité et Essentiel du geste sont une réalité primitive préhistorique. La vérité se manifeste par l’épuration de l’Espace et des Formes" : Sam Aberg.


L’Absolu

La beauté de l’âme dans son absolu ne peut que s’exprimer par des couleurs et des formes abstraites épurées. Des formes et des couleurs qui expriment le suprasensible, l’infini, la métaphysique, le sentiment moral, la paix méditative.

La simplicité est un achèvement, un accomplissement. C’est l’entéléchie de l’épanouissement de l’Être.


Le Sublime

"Ceci n’est pas un arbre, c’est l’expression du Sublime"


L’émanation d’une force mystique.

L’arbre reflète l’expression de l’Éloquence, de la Noblesse d’âme et de cœur, de l’étincelle divine.

La métaphysique du peintre est son exaltation.

Le Sublime se trouve dans sa vérité métaphysique. Sans mysticité ne peut jaillir d’impulsion créatrice vraie. Le mystère du Sublime insuffle la pureté, la simplicité, la vérité.

"Le Sublime vient du cœur, l’Esprit ne le trouve pas" : Honoré de Balzac.


Lumière et Musicalité poético-mystique

La peinture est l’expression d’un contenu mystico-spirituel et intellectuel.

La luminosité et le rayonnement émanant de l’œuvre picturale traduisent la vie intérieure du peintre, l’harmonie, la plénitude, la paix intérieure, source vitale de l’Être.

L’Art n’est pas seulement représentation, mais dévoilement, authenticité et puissance émotionnelle.

Peindre est une musicalité poético-mystique, symphonie de l’âme.


Conclusion

Sagesse et Lumière de la connaissance


Connaissance, Transcendance spirituelle, Simplicité, Humilité, Noblesse de cœur, Éloquence, Sagesse et Mysticité guident chacune de mes œuvres.

Des œuvres imprégnées d’une Lumière et d’une musicalité poético-mystique aux échos de Musique Céleste invitant à la méditation et à l’élévation transcendantale.

L’aurore spirituelle, comme des gouttelettes de rosée, inonde l’Être d’une douce Lumière aux reflets d’harmonie et de paix intérieure.


Citations

"Car ta rosée est une rosée lumineuse" : Torah, Isaï, chap. XXVI, verset 19

"Douce est la Lumière, Et il est bon pour les yeux de voir le Soleil" : Torah, Écclésiaste, chap. XI, verset 7.

"Mes Fleurs (celles de la Sagesse) donnent des fruits de Gloire et de Richesse" : Torah, Écclésiaste, chap. XXIV, verset 18.


Oeuvres

1. Ceci n’est pas un arbre I - huile sur toile - 107 cm x 122 cm - 2010

2. Ceci n’est pas un arbre II - huile sur toile - 122 cm x 142 cm - 2010

3. Ceci n’est pas un arbre III - huile sur toile - 152,5 cm x 142 cm - 2010

4. Ceci n’est pas un arbre IV - huile sur toile - 142 cm x 122 cm - 2010

5. Ceci n’est pas un arbre V - huile sur toile - 142 cm x 122 cm - 2011

6. Ceci n’est pas un arbre VI - huile sur toile - 142 cm x 132 cm - 2011

7. Ceci n’est pas un arbre VII - huile sur toile - 142 cm x 122 cm - 2011

8. Ceci n’est pas un arbre VIII - huile sur toile - 122 cm x 142 cm - 2011

9. Ceci n’est pas un arbre IX - huile sur toile - 117 cm x 137 cm - 2014

10. Ceci n’est pas un arbre X - huile sur toile - 142,5 cm x 111,5 cm - 2015





Philosophy - Ceci N’est Pas Un Arbre VIII

Trees are an integral part of the universe and of ourselves. They are for me a great source of inspiration and vitality. The tree symbolizes freedom, the flowers of the Earth, life, eloquence, transcendence, elevation up to the Light. My desire for spiritual and mystical transcendence is expressed by the representation of the tree and its symbolism. The tree symbolizes my ontological reality. By dematerializing its shapes (flat shapes) and using pure colors without shades, I express my quest of ontological elevation for an evolution to the mystical transcendence. The refinement of matter to the spiritual allows us to evolve towards spiritual transcendence through knowledge, reason and reflection. The entelechy of self-fulfillment then manifests itself through light, simplicity, beauty, harmony, virtue, love, joy, knowledge, eloquence and greatness of the soul.


"The Tree symbolizes all these moral and metaphysical values that edify the Being." : Maryse Casol.



Here, in Ceci n’est pas un arbre VIII, the trunk of trees is related to the meaning of the column which symbolizes the tree of life, the relationships between earth and sky, the material and the spiritual, the masculine and the feminine. The concept of verticality also applies to the spine, a symbol of assertiveness.

ו

In Hebrew, the letter "vav" represents everything that brings things together, binding and unifying, as light and air do. The "vav" symbolizes creation, union, fertility resulting in birth and life.


"This letter also symbolizes complete inner harmony, the result of transformation and perseverance." : Georges Lahy - The Hebrew Alphabet and its symbols


It expresses the passing of time, from the past to the present and the future.


ש

As for the letter "shin", it represents the root of the tree. It symbolizes the spirit and the energy in movement. Like the tree, it radiates through its branches and shows expansion. It is the symbol of emotion, the purpose of life, individuality and of the spirit, the root of existence.


Colours

Red is the colour of passion and the principle of life. Bright red is the image of ardour and beauty, while dark red represents the mystery of life. In Ceci n’est pas un arbre VIII, the vermilion red expresses my exaltation for life, love and the act of painting, while the dark red cadmium translates the mysterious beauty of woman and the life which she gives.

The blue symbolizes knowledge and dreams, and as a result, my passion for knowledge and escape through dreams. Blue is the most immaterial of colours. It is the way to the infinite where the real turns into the imaginary. According to Kandinsky, it attracts us to infinity and awakens in us the desire for purity and a thirst for the supernatural. We therefore understand its important metaphysical significance.

Green symbolizes the regeneration and awakening of life. It is the colour of hope, strength, longevity and immortality.

Grey is the symbol of mystery and elevation, but also the rebirth of an idea or an emotion. In the artwork, it energizes the colours to enrich them with their greatest intensity. Thanks to grey, the emotional power of the surrounding colours is intensified, magnifying the explosive beauty of emotions! Here in Ceci n'est pas un arbre VIII, grey represents the mystery of life, love and rebirth through the power of the feeling of love.


Theory

In classical-modern art, the artwork is subject to a composition-rhetoric. There are several forms of compositions, the main ones being 1) the horizontal, 2) the classic diagonal, 3) the frontal diagonal, 4) the pyramidal, 5) the vertical, 6) the narrative, 7) the horizontal narrative, 8) the narrative horizontal and 9) the frontal horizontal, each carrying a deep iconographic sense.

The composition of the artwork shown here, Ceci n’est pas un arbre VIII, is a frontal horizontal, made in post-Fauvism.

In a frontal horizontal composition, the protagonist element is placed at the edge of the composition, preceded by a minimal spatial entry. The elements are positioned vertically, but expand horizontally. When you want to express something of importance, you use the frontal horizontal. In this case, it's the symbol of the tree that is important : the freedom, knowledge and intellectual transcendence.

Fauvism is an art movement whose evolution spread out only from 1903 to 1910, but which is the substrate of modern art. The word "fauve" is used for the first time by the art critic Louis Vauxcelles, during the Salon d'Automne of 1905 at the Grand Palais in Paris, who exclaimed: "Donatello among the wild beasts!" (with reference to the 2 sculptures in marble by Albert Marquet in Renaissance style, standing among these Fauvist paintings), seeing the works of the painters, in pure and vivid colors on exhibition by Henri Matisse, André Derain, Albert Marquet, Maurice de Vlaminck, Kees Van Dongen, Charles Camoin and Jean Puy.

Fauvism expresses the sense of looking at oneself : ontos. (ref. definition of onto: Element, from the Greek ôn, ontos "being". Color translates into a search for oneself. It is ontocolorism.

Fauvism art deconstructs nature to mould it according to the individuality of the painter. It is symbolized and exalted by colors. The space is combined by the chromatic exaltation and the eradication of perspective.

The eradication of perspective by raising the horizon line in the work is a way of expressing the present time (presentism). The truncation of some elements is a very important parameter, allowing to express the kinetics-temporal (movement in time), and kinetics-light effects (movement of light which becomes the subject). Hence, in the Maryse Casol painting Ceci n’est pas un arbre VIII the combination of movement, time and light, is the principal subject of the work.

The expressive power is created by the purification of the flat shapes, the exuberance of color, and the simplicity of large deconstructed spaces.


"Art is transcended only in the synthesis of its simplicity" : Gustave Moreau.







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