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Equestrian Shadows
The Art of Charcoal and Graphite – Nobility in Black and White
A collection where every feature exudes quiet strength and raw elegance
In this black and white series, Johanne Blaquière explores the power of gesture, the sobriety of line, the depth of shadow.
Through charcoal and graphite, she captures the movement, presence and nobility of living beings, without detour or color, in their purest essence.
Elegance, strength and subtlety
In each portrait, the light cuts out the musculature, the curve, the tension.
The looks are calm or fierce, the silhouettes full of restraint, grace and contained strength.
Minimalism as emotional intensity
Without superfluous decor, without distraction, attention is focused on the essential.
The material, the line, the silence of black and white give a striking presence to each animal.
A masterful play of contrasts
The dense and deep charcoal combines with the lightness of graphite to create a poetic visual tension.
Chiaroscuro becomes language here: each shadow tells a story, each light reveals.
A tribute to controlled freedom
These drawings evoke freedom of gesture, contained power, mastery of movement.
Each work becomes a suspended breath, a tension between calm and momentum.
