Medium :
Engraving, Relief Printing on Wood , Wood
Framing :
Framed
Dimensions :
48.4x31.1in
About this artwork
I wanted to capture the contagious energy of laughter through this colorful etching. Each face expresses a unique joy, a moment of spontaneity and shared happiness. The pigments bring a bright light, inviting you to feel warmth and complicity. This work will infuse your space with a positive vibe, a breath of life and optimism.
Yann Hervis, born on February 15, 1956, in Juvisy-sur-Orge, is a contemporary French artist whose aesthetic explorations, techniques, and artistic vocabulary are multifaceted. By turns marquetry artist, draftsman, engraver, sculptor, designer, and visual artist, he works with a constantly renewed creativity, using a wide range of materials as diverse as wood, glass, bronze, Corten steel, stainless steel, stone, and paper. He freely and personally explores their countless possibilities, balancing form and color, poetry and modernity, keen observation and precise execution. He has also undertaken large-scale artistic projects in the public sphere. Engraved wood Wood engraving is one of Yann Hervis's favorite techniques, to play on shadow and light, hollow and relief, positive and negative.
See Anne-Marie Royer-Pantin's monograph on Yann Hervis, "Le geste et la matière" on calameo.