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Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
Dimensions :
15.7x11.8in
About this artwork
This work follows in the footsteps of Dominique Nugues' recent research on the human figure, the face, and the states of inner tension that precede spiritual events. Biblical figures are approached not as illustrative icons, but as sites of human and inner experience.
Inspired by the figure of Zechariah in the New Testament, the painting evokes the time of imposed silence, the silence that precedes the word, the proclamation, and the transformation.… This moment of suspension becomes the heart of the pictorial work. The figure is deliberately restrained, internalized, almost absorbed by the material.
The face, fragmented by color and gesture, appears as a space of resistance and anticipation. The contrasts between dense areas and brighter patches suggest a still-contained, nascent expression. The painting favors restraint, the threshold, rather than narrative clarity.
**Dominique Nugues** is a self-taught French artist whose work revolves around two main mediums: **digital printmaking (fine art giclée)** and **acrylic painting on canvas**. At the crossroads of tradition and contemporary tools, his approach is rooted in a pronounced **spiritual expressionism**. His background is in theatrical set design (1970–1987).
The **face** is central to his work. Portraits and human figures become sites of tension and revelation, where matter, color, and erasure seek to bring forth an inner presence rather than a mere resemblance. This exploration resonates with the writings of **Olivier Clément**, for whom the face remains a bearer of hope.
His work has been praised by critics. Between 2010 and 2019, he dedicated himself to the religious communities of the Annonciade, contributing to their development.
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Zacharie – Le temps du silence
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