Irene Rousseau
From early childhood on, I have been fascinated with forms in nature.
I observed the logical order of natural forms. They revealed symmetry,
rhythms, progressions, and patterns. As a professional artists, I now
create artworks that are metaphorically related to the structure and
patterns in nature that have inspired my work.
Mathematics and art are related in that they both represent a
clear structural order. Yet, they speak a different non-verbal
language and seek it through different lenses. The painting begins
with a geometric conception on a two-dimensional plane. It is
based on a grid with linear expansions of interlocking patterns
that are closed with open spaces. It is a sequence of numbers that
are combined to stretch the space. The square unit module is a
unifying element. Multiple units and sums of combinations result
in a continuous unit. The central core consists of rotated
interlocking patterns, cutting across and overlapping contour
lines that result in subdivided spaces and fragmentation.There is
symmetry, rotation, rhythms and tiling patterns.