The Prix de Collioure at Galerie Tenyidor

with Ellen Turner 

The Galerie Tenyidor  in CollioureCollioure is host  to the works of three young artists who have been selected for this year’s Prix de Collioure. Each one interprets the theme of “light” in his unique style.

Océane Moussé, the third prize winner, draws in  India ink on white paper. Her landscapes are inspired by nature, its themes and variations, its movement and stillness,  its lights and darks.  Exploring all the possibilities of a simple black  line on a flat piece of paper, Moussé evokes jagged  rock formations, splashing water and blinding sunlight.

Géraldine Stringer employs blue ball-point and felt-tip pens to  suggest a stand of wild grasses bending in the wind or the outline of a chateau floating on water. Her sure lines and masterful  sense of proportion lend a sense of monumentality to  her minimal  views of  the Côte Vermeille.

The  winner of the first prize, Kevin Pinsembert paints with large splashes of colour as in the poster for the exhibition. Inspired by  the garden of the cloisters  of the museum, Pinsembert’s  subjects  include lush greenery  and   fantastical  medieval beasts.

One regrets that the hanging of the works seems so disjointed. Grouping together each artist’s production might have presented the viewer with a clearer understanding of each  individual’s range and force.

The exhibition runs until 17 May.