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Marysol Foucault's drawings function as transcriptions of imaginary situations. The narratives often invites comparisons to fairytales - missing the happily ever after conclusion.
In her drawings and paintings, Marysol introduces us to unreal yet familiar places and meditates on the puzzling condition of interpersonal relashionships. Feelings of abandonment, solitude, anxiousness and uneasiness are portrayed in the pieces where only one subject evolves; mischievousness, grieving and resentment are often evoked when two subjects or more are present. These situations are illustrated by injecting macabre details into everyday scenery or by creating an atmosphere that is eerily delicate, yet quite disturbing by it's subject matter.
The artist tends to favor colours that have a slightly faded look so that it lends the pieces a nostalgic feel. Some parts tend to be meticulously rendered (usually the faces and hands) while others are just left as a blank surface. The emphasis can be on either parts, the unfinished sometimes having the most to speak. (Les Inséparables)
The use of graphite in most of her work evokes an almost photographic quality, the subjects made very real. At times, the lines and traces seems to fade, providing a sense of fragility to her figures and settings. (Destiny Smiled as I Lost My Heart)
The use of twins and children are a highly personal detail. Even as an adult, the artist still very much feels like a child, therefore the use of young ones in many pieces. And as an only child who longed for a sibling, the inclusion of a second subject in most of the work is a porthole to her own desires. The twin aspect is as much a reflection on the imaginary friend than it is a reality in her life: her father being a twin, and as folklore has it, the possibility of her giving birth to twins.
Marysol Foucault's drawings function as transcriptions of imaginary situations. The narratives often invites comparisons to fairytales - missing the happily ever after conclusion.
In her drawings and paintings, Marysol introduces us to unreal yet familiar places and meditates on the puzzling condition of interpersonal relashionships. Feelings of abandonment, solitude, anxiousness and uneasiness are portrayed in the pieces where only one subject evolves; mischievousness, grieving and resentment are often evoked when two subjects or more are present. These situations are illustrated by injecting macabre details into everyday scenery or by creating an atmosphere that is eerily delicate, yet quite disturbing by it's subject matter.
The artist tends to favor colours that have a slightly faded look so that it lends the pieces a nostalgic feel. Some parts tend to be meticulously rendered (usually the faces and hands) while others are just left as a blank surface. The emphasis can be on either parts, the unfinished sometimes having the most to speak. (Les Inséparables)
The use of graphite in most of her work evokes an almost photographic quality, the subjects made very real. At times, the lines and traces seems to fade, providing a sense of fragility to her figures and settings. (Destiny Smiled as I Lost My Heart)
The use of twins and children are a highly personal detail. Even as an adult, the artist still very much feels like a child, therefore the use of young ones in many pieces. And as an only child who longed for a sibling, the inclusion of a second subject in most of the work is a porthole to her own desires. The twin aspect is as much a reflection on the imaginary friend than it is a reality in her life: her father being a twin, and as folklore has it, the possibility of her giving birth to twins.