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Benoît Bernard
A Revival of CloisonnismBorn in 1970 and currently based in the historic heart of Rennes, Benoît Bernard has dedicated his entire creative practice to a profound reinterpretation of the Émile Bernard style. His work serves as a bridge between the late nineteenth-century avant-garde and the digital age, resurrecting the rigorous aesthetic of Cloisonnism. Through a disciplined use of heavy Prussian contours and flat, unmodulated color zon
es, Bernard captures the spiritual essence of Brittany. His palette is deliberately archaic—reminiscent of an illuminated manuscript—utilizing vermilion, ochre, pine green, and indigo to create a sense of sacred permanence.The Art of Symbolic FlatteningBernard's compositions eschew atmospheric perspective in favor of a symbolic flattening, drawing heavy inspiration from medieval tapestries and Japanese woodblock prints. By removing the…