Marie-Eve Champagne

Of Rocks and Colors - Galaxy, Original Painting

2023

Artist Comments
Artist Marie-Eve Champagne presents an enigmatic contrast between the sharp, crisp mineral and its translucent hues, full of softness and wonder. The series takes root in a profound love of minerals and their relationship to pigments, colors, and, ultimately, painting. "After all, once transformed into a paste, colors are just a bunch of crushed rocks on a surface," says Marie-Eve. One can almost think they are looking into the heart of a galaxy. She bases the piece on a photo of a quartz mineral from LA's Natural History Museum.

About the Artist
Southern California transplant Marie-Eve is heavily influenced by the region’s natural environment and beauty. She works from a studio inside her San Diego home where she enjoys looking out the window to draw inspiration from the sunlight’s effect on the landscape. Marie-Eve’s work occupies a unique space at the intersection of fine art and stylized modern design, utilizing both representational and abstracted subjects. She juxtaposes organic forms with clean planes, thick outlines, and blocks of color that delight the eye. Using limited but carefully selected color palettes, Marie-Eve joyfully articulates concepts and elements of the natural world through a clean, modernist aesthetic.

Words that describe this painting: minerals, rocks, contemporary, realism, metallic, Chuck Chose, still life, acrylicpaint, minimal, realism, still life, realism, acrylic painting, grey

Of Rocks and Colors - Galaxy
Marie-Eve Champagne
Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2023
16 in. h x 12 in. w x 1.5 in. d
1 lbs. 0 oz.