About ''MORT''

Artistic approach

 

A multidisciplinary artist, MORT’s practice extends beyond the two-dimensional canvas. According to the artist, the act of decontextualization is an intrinsic and central theme to his work. By combining drawing, painting and woodworking, his visual constructions oscillate between figuration and abstraction.

His deconstruction of the human body, placed in uncomfortable and even sometime erotic positions, transforms his characters into vehicles of conflicting emotions. Anchored in a loaded and tormented atmosphere,  MORT’s compositions are sensitive and delicate. His rich works feature multiple layers of draping, emblematic symbols and color, which enrobe his organic objects and characters. His wild but calculated movement is an intended chaos. MORT works mainly on wooden panels that he carves to accompany his drawing, allowing him to create compositions than are both sculptural objects and paintings.

His pieces are a hybrid of elements borrowed from pop culture, the Renaissance and illustration. A strong Japanese influence is present, stemming from anime as well as American cartoons. Contrasting symbolisms of martyrdom alongside logos from 90’s rock bands builds the elements of the  the artist’s own mythology. In his production, the technique is always paramount, and is constantly looking for new shapes and colors that will push forward his individual visual language.