Un Monde en Rose - A world in pink

Alternative Art

by Lena Foligné

“We all have our ups and downs, and my graphic universe was born from a difficult moment in my life. The end of my studies, the end of relationships, questioning of myself, the end of a part of my youth... in short, a lot of complicated elements accumulated all at once. So I had to externalise all that to find a way to put it into perspective.

From there, my first pink characters appeared, very simplistic, very colourful, which contrasted with my emotions and my experience.”

Hey, I am Lena, and I am passionate about psychology and intrigued by using art in therapy.

When I learned that this magazine would be dedicated to art, I thought about Clément, a friend of mine but also an artist that I greatly admire, from Rennes, France. In this article, he talks about his art, how he started creating and where his creativity led him.

Clément’s Studio

“They reassure me, they represent simple emotions, they don’t take it into their heads and I can make them do many things in different scenes that come from dreams or everyday stories.

It has become a whole world! A world that I have been manipulating a lot for two years now. So much so that it is no longer me who controls it, but it has taken over me. It makes me create all sorts of things: sculptures, illustrations, ceramics and textiles. That I stage in my living space as well as in different places where I could exhibit my work. Now this pink world, I hope, will extend to others, touching people as it has touched me and embellishing ours, sometimes too bland. “

If you are interested to see more about Clément’s work, do not hesitate to follow him on Instagram!

I find it particularly interesting how his artistic personality grew during a difficult period of his life. In his case, I can question myself : should he need to feel sad to have inspiration ?

Creativity is a very personal thing that explains why two artistic works are distinct. Each of us is unique, and we are also different from yesterday and from tomorrow. That is why art and creativity are so rich for me; whether you are an artist or a spectator, the same art is seen in various ways, and it also depends on your mood at the moment.

I remember having a super lovely conversation with a psychologist and an artist about art.

After discussing, we all agreed that art could be a way to express ourselves by bringing up what we truly feel, whether we do it consciously or unconsciously.

Because yes, in my opinion, we can express our feelings in visual form: visual arts, dance, music, film, video, theatre, writing, storytelling… Do not worry, no matter how talented or skilled we are, the most important thing is to listen to our inner “voice” and express ourselves through our artistic creation. The most interesting is to bring out emotions and feelings repressed in our unconscious.

To illustrate, I can use the experience of Clément, who draws his inspiration from everyday life but also his unconscious, in his dreams, for example.

“The illustration of a great dream where I gathered everything I love in one project (bmx, art, design, party and drawing). A crazy project of a car-ramp! The perfect mix between a bus and a skatepark to be able to ride anywhere.”

The power of the unconscious!

As Clément said: “It has become a whole world! A world that I have been manipulating a lot for two years now. So much so that it is no longer me who controls it but it has taken over me.”

I will not answer the question above, “should Clément needed to feel sad to have inspiration?”, first because the answer is his and your opinion is your own and subjective.

But you can ask yourself:

How do you find inspiration?

What is the price of creativity, what is the cost or art?