Jean-Luc Mylayne (1946), ‘№ 446, November 2006 – January 2007’, c-print, collection Mylène and Jean-Luc Mylayne.
Works by Jean-Luc Mylayne at Van Gogh Museum A presentation of artworks by Jean-Luc Mylayne are on display at the Van Gogh Museum. Especially for the presentation Van Gogh Inspires: Jean-Luc Mylayne, the French artist has selected three singular photographic works. 11 September 2020 to 14 February 2021.]]>
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With his love of nature, Van Gogh is a major source of inspiration for Jean-Luc Mylayne. Both artists strive to express the connection they feel with nature in their work. The use of light, the colours of the landscape and the details in the foreground all play a significant role. While Mylayne’s slow and unhurried approach contrasts with the energy and speed of Van Gogh’s brushstrokes, the work of both artists compels you to keep looking.
The series N. 331-332-333, which Mylayne made back in 2005, but has now developed and printed especially for the presentation at the Van Gogh Museum, bears a particularly striking resemblance to Van Gogh’s “The Sower” (1888).
Each of the three works is framed the same way, only the time – and hence the light, the bird (male/female) and its position – changes. The branch that diagonally cuts through this image is immediately reminiscent of the tree trunk that cuts through Van Gogh’s painting.
N. 333 will be on display in The Autumn of Paradise in Huis Marseille, while N. 331 and N. 332 will be exhibited at the Van Gogh Museum.
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