La vue perçante
2020
34 cm x 48 cm
Acrylic Mixed medias on paper


Description
In the human conception, the eagle has always been a majestic animal with a very sharp sight. The technique used by the artist in using totally different elements to obtain a sensible figure encompasses what has always been an extremely evident and fundamental factor in the artistic current of surrealism. Comte de Lautréamont said: "As beautiful as the chance meeting of an umbrella and a sewing machine on an operating table" and this is exactly the definition we can give to the work of the artist Alexandre Schuck who puts elements in a precise context totally contrasting with each other and in contrast with the subject itself in order to create a new reality with a strong visual impact. Provocative elements of the human body meet the figure of a butterfly that represents the concept of metamorphosis and the soul itself according to the translation from ancient Greek. The deep meaning behind such a broad concept finds its explanation in the title of the work itself, which means "acute sight".
The artist thus expresses his will to want to see beyond what is conventional and apparent by showing us his reality through his inner gaze.