The exhibition presents two series of paintings, In Cauda Venenum and Het Gloren, which illustrate two important periods in the artist's life. The displayed works reflect the artist's deep feelings and insights, pointing to new beginnings.
The artist describes this journey: ''When we are in the total darkness of the night, waiting for the first light to bring us back to clarity. We all go through moments like this, some longer, some shorter, some deeper and more spiritual. And we are all waiting for the end, sometimes struggling, sometimes just waiting for it to end. "Het Gloren" is a reminder of the hope that keeps us alive in the long winter nights.''
The exhibition will be on show until 1 September 2024, every day between 9 am and 8 pm.
About the artist:
Vianney Lefebvre was born near Lille (France) in 1984. During his childhood he lived in Tourcoing, where he began to draw and paint, surrounded by the works of the landscape painter Joseph Vives, a friend of his parents.
For many years he put drawing and painting on the back burner, but in his twenties, he spontaneously returned to art. Everything became clearer when he met the master Stevan Veljković (Lille-Belgrade), who became his mentor and taught him drawing and painting for several years. Vianney progressed rapidly and soon participated in numerous group exhibitions and became a private teacher in his studio.
In spring 2017, he left Lille and moved to Slovenia. The freedom he immediately felt in expressing himself through his art earned him the first prize - the Grand Redemption Prize - at ExTempore Piran 2017 in September. He opened a private studio in Izola with various international artists (Di Stefano, Belsky), which was operational in 2018. He participates in group exhibitions in Slovenia, Italy and Croatia (Ljubljana Art Festival 2018, Obala International Art in Koper 2018, Velenelveno in Trieste 2020, Pop Up in Libertas Koper 2021, Memoria in Fonticus Grožnjan Gallery 2022), and also exhibits solo (Terme Galerija Strunjan 2018, Layer's Hisa Kranj 2019, Krpan's Dom Pivka 2020, Odeon Izola 2023, PLAC Izolanov 2023).
He currently lives, works and teaches in Pomjan (Koper), where his studio is open for commissioned visits.