
A Desire to Provoke...
At Frédéric Truteau, everything starts with a drawing. A sensation, an idea, stemming from something he saw or heard, that must be put on paper to flourish. The artist then takes a step back to study his work in progress, to build its composition, understand its meaning, and explore its interpretations.
Only after this preliminary work can the painter give free rein to his inspiration to bring his canvas to life with broad strokes of shimmering shades.
Drawing inspiration from cubist masters such as Picasso, Léger, or even Dalí, Frédéric Truteau has created his own style through paintings bursting with colors, where the sharp lines remind of comic books. This doesn’t prevent him from casting a critical eye on contemporary society.
Humor and derision are his main artistic weapons. Like in his series on icons, which depicts the commercialization of stars and politicians while discreetly hiding tiny characters here and there, such as Mickey, Pac-Man, or Michael Jackson.
These are winks to popular references that are themselves products of commercialism... Because even if his paintings are joyful and colorful, they are only a façade to oppose ideas and situations commonly accepted by society.
To dare, to challenge, to unsettle, to surprise-it doesn't matter.
For Frédéric Truteau, the most important thing is to provoke a reaction by sharing his own vision of things.
Text by Julie Polizzi