n. 368 The desire house

The House of Desire is a dreamlike journey, conducted with complete freedom but with a carefully studied perspective. In a serene landscape where everything is still, our eye is drawn to the sight of a distant house. It is this house, at the center of the composition, that draws our attention. As a product of our dream, it questions us and creates an optical illusion due to the contrast between the light and the darkness that surrounds it. The whiteness of the house, enlivened by the night, ignites the desire to reach it. Like the moth, we dream of taking possession of it, but, inaccessible, the house of desire remains a mystery. In a harmonious etching and drypoint, the trees blend delicately with their shadows like the stars with the sky.

Only a few copies of this edition remain available.

Copperplate: 333 mm x 352 mm (width x height), 1998
Etching/drypoint on Sicars paper, Luxe Charbonnel black ink, sheet size 500 mm x 700 mm. Printed by the artist on a Puliti star press.
Limited edition of 40 copies, numbered 1/40 – 40/40.

650.00 €