 
French artist and graphic designer Férial crafts elaborate, seductive, cinematic narratives out of watercolor, pencil and pastel compositions that recall the size and scope of film frames and vintage illustrated posters. Each work combines one or more human figures rendered in a lush, stylized impressionist manner that evokes Art Nouveau and comic book aesthetics, inhabiting some dramatic, mysterious setting: iconic Midwestern railroads, ambiguous cobblestone roads, urban street corners. Férial deploys colors, facial expressions and sensual cues – rain, bubbles, fire, snow, wind – to give each work a distinct and enveloping emotional weight.
Born in Algeria, based in the South of France and strongly influenced by American beat culture (especially authors like Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, whose words appear repeatedly), Férial’s characters and their surroundings create a sense of restlessness, adventure, ambition, protest and beautiful introspection. Incorporating excerpts from songs and poems doesn’t limit the appeal of her work, but suggests other trajectories, possible alternate routes on the stunning journey that each composition offers.
The French Perspective: Contemporary Art from France
Reception:
Thursday, July 01, 2010 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates:
6/29/2010 - 7/20/2010
Invitation to
Férial's exhibition
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Blood
Watercolor, Pencil, and Pastel
23" x 42.5"
Blood
Watercolor, Pencil, and Pastel
23" x 42.5"
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Angel Dust
Watercolor, Pencil, and Pastel
23" x 42.5"
Angel Dust
Watercolor, Pencil, and Pastel
23" x 42.5"
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Sang
Lithograph
24" x 20"
Sang
Lithograph
24" x 20"
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