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Sébastien Garnier
The Architecture of Pure FormBorn in 1978, Sébastien Garnier has emerged as a profound contemporary voice in the realm of digital abstraction. Based in the vibrant cultural landscape of Lyon, his practice is an intentional dialogue with the historical gaze of the De Stijl movement. Garnier does not merely replicate; he reinterprets the foundational principles of Piet Mondrian through a modern, digital lens, seeking to capture a luminous
structure within every composition.The Geometry of Light and ColorAt the heart of Garnier's oeuvre lies the "Mondrian Grid," a rigorous system of vertical and horizontal black lines that serves as the skeletal framework for his explorations. By populating this strict grid with pure primary red, blue, and yellow, he creates a tension between mathematical precision and visual energy. Each rectangle becomes a vessel for color, stripped o…