Tag: Olivier Cornil
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Painting
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Oil pastels, soft pastels, acrylics, mixed media… Each technique has its own character, and I enjoy moving from one to another depending on what I want to achieve. Oil pastels allow me to work directly with colour and texture. Soft pastels offer a different approach, while acrylics and mixed media open up other possibilities through…
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Ink & Drawing
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Inspired by traditional Japanese sumi-e painting, my approach to ink drawing is based on a simple principle: making the most of a few brushstrokes. What interests me is the balance between control and accident. Ink has a way of doing its own thing, and I rather like that. I’m not trying to reproduce traditional sumi-e.…
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Soapstone Sculptures
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I like to be inspired by the shapes of this very soft and sensual material. It is a stone that guides your creation. The results are often unexpected: a samurai head, a death mask, a head, birds and moon women of course.