October 1-30 * Exhibit open during all events and by appointment: email info@rhizomedc.org * Opening reception Saturday October 1 from 7-9pm

Expressions: paintings by Adrien Picquenot, plus installation by Adrien Picquenot in collaboration with Christine Paluch and Ariana Peck

Writing a statement for this specific part of my artistic production is a difficult exercise. The paintings forming the EXPRESSIONS series present a consistent whole in spite, rather than because of me, in the sense that they reflect certain obsessions and a certain way to look at things that I wouldn't have chosen to display in public otherwise. I do not intend to consciously state anything with these paintings; but my work, together with my love for German and Austrian expressionist painters from the early XXth century, expose my fascination for this peculiar beauty that art can bring forth from loss, grief, and the other hardships of life. The stillness of the painted medium allows for a certain quietness to imbue even the most distorted expressions of a human figure.

Adrien Picquenot arrived in DC from France a few months ago, for a post-doctoral research position. Concurrently to his academic career, he maintains a diverse artistic production, ranging from the direction of stop motion or live action short films and music videos to painting and modeling.