Paul Delannée

Paul Delannée is a young French pianist and artist, based in Normandy. Art and canvas are the only ones who can understand him. says Paul himself. His great dedication is perceptible by his great achievements. Paul devotes several hours of the day to practice piano and unleashes his creativity on canvas.  The first work analyzed here, unites and therefore clearly expresses its two greatest passions, the piano and the art. "Silhouette of an artist" in fact is made in mixed media on canvas, also through the use of collages: the artist pastes musical scores on canvas and with charcoal draws the outline of a man. It is nothing but his shadow, his reflection, his soul trapped between the brushstrokes and the notes. In all its fragility this work shows itself to the public with great courage. The drama is as evident as the will to be himself. The element of collage, and in particular the use of musical scores, can not but refer to the great master of Cubism, Pablo Picasso, who often, in the phase of synthetic Cubism, used this technique. Also in the second work analyzed here, although in a minor way, there is the collage of scores. It is entitled "Double personnalité", made in mixed media on canvas. The work is mostly in black and white, distinctive feature of the artist that through its purity affects the viewer. However, it is adorned in small parts of blue tempera and by the use of gold leaf. The composition shows two people who, as the title suggests, are actually the same person. Maybe it could represent the artist himself, maybe it could be a self-portrait. Is the artist revealing his dualism to the public? Are the two sides of the same coin: piano and art?Or maybe it’s something deeper that generally can be understood as the part that each of us hides and tends to suppress. "The other I”. What is certain is that Paul Delannée creates his own style, far from any concern, far from any stereotype and expresses only his will to be who he is, to paint for himself and not for others but that, in some way, it affects the audience and makes it exciting, identifying with its characters.