Corinne JACQ

Criticism

Some people’s magnetism and inner radiance dazzle the very first time you meet them. And when these qualities combine a pictorial gift with knowledge and a remarkable sensorial receptivity, we can only be enthralled and admiring. This is the case with artist Corinne Jacq from Normandy, who attains a human truth that is unsettlingly intense in her work through her ability to convey a therapeutic dimension in her pictorial work. Whether she is portraying women, animals, objects, plant life or religious figures, it is to the human soul and its emotions that this alchemist of colour and matter dedicates her compositions. By using various mediums for her creations, such as acrylics, oils, crayons and oil-based paints, Corinne Jacq associates materials and textures that assume a physical identity as well as an authentic cognitive and carnal link with anyone who comes into contact with her works. The synergy of the colours and matter she uses then liberates an enveloping presence and an energy that blend with the body and mind like an elixir. Significantly influenced by her long collaboration with fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbaljac, the artist carries the memory of the various fabrics within her, integrating them into her compositions to bring an element of harmony as well as vibrant and spiritual energy. As she reaches the pinnacle of her artform, Corinne Jacq’s use of message writing in her creations results in pieces that convey love, tenderness, and inner well-being. The hand, extended as though in offering, which appears frequently in her pictorial scenes and borders on a realist and captivating form of symbolism, is nothing other than the transcending gesture of this tremendous artist, one whose artistic greatness is akin to her singular and exceptional personality.

Some people’s magnetism and inner radiance dazzle the very first time you meet them. And when these qualities combine a pictorial gift with knowledge and a remarkable sensorial receptivity, we can only be enthralled and admiring. This is the case with artist Corinne Jacq from Normandy, who attains a human truth that is unsettlingly intense in her work through her ability to convey a therapeutic dimension in her pictorial work. Whether she is portraying women, animals, objects, plant life or religious figures, it is to the human soul and its emotions that this alchemist of colour and matter dedicates her compositions. By using various mediums for her creations, such as acrylics, oils, crayons and oil-based paints, Corinne Jacq associates materials and textures that assume a physical identity as well as an authentic cognitive and carnal link with anyone who comes into contact with her works. The synergy of the colours and matter she uses then liberates an enveloping presence and an energy that blend with the body and mind like an elixir. Significantly influenced by her long collaboration with fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbaljac, the artist carries the memory of the various fabrics within her, integrating them into her compositions to bring an element of harmony as well as vibrant and spiritual energy. As she reaches the pinnacle of her artform, Corinne Jacq’s use of message writing in her creations results in pieces that convey love, tenderness, and inner well-being. The hand, extended as though in offering, which appears frequently in her pictorial scenes and borders on a realist and captivating form of symbolism, is nothing other than the transcending gesture of this tremendous artist, one whose artistic greatness is akin to her singular and exceptional personality.

Sandrine TURQUIER, writer - art critic

Exhibitions

Du 22/10/2022 au 06/11/2022 : YVETOT : 45e SALON DE L'AYAC A L'ESPACE LES VIKINGS

Du 23/10/2021 au 07/11/2021 : YVETOT : 44e SALON DE L'AYAC A L'ESPACE VIKINGS

Du 20/10/2019 au 03/11/2019 : YVETOT : 42e SALON DE L'AYAC A L'ESPACE LES VIKINGS

Du 23/03/2019 au 31/03/2019 : VANDRIMARE : 33è SALON DE PEINTURES ET SCULPTURES A LA MAIRIE

Du 19/01/2019 au 03/02/2019 : BONSECOURS : SALON "LES HIVERNALES 2019" AU CENTRE CULTUREL LE CASINO

Du 02/11/2018 au 11/11/2018 : ELBEUF : EXPOSITION "70è SALON D'AUTOMNE SAEBS" A L'ESPACE FRANKLIN

Du 21/10/2018 au 04/11/2018 : YVETOT : 41e SALON DE L'AYAC A L'ESPACE LES VIKINGS

Du 20/10/2018 au 04/11/2018 : YVETOT : CORINNE JACQ PARTICIPE AU 41è SALON D'YVETOT ET DE HAUTE-NORMANDIE

Du 05/10/2018 au 14/10/2018 : LES DAMPS : 23è SALON D'ART CONTEMPORAIN "ARTISTES SINGULIERS AU PLURIEL" A LA SALLE OCTAVE MIRBEAU

Du 03/05/2018 au 14/05/2018 : PONT-AUDEMER : EXPOSITION CORINNE JACQ A LA GALERIE THEROULDE

Du 14/04/2018 au 22/04/2018 : VANDRIMARE : 32è SALON DE PEINTURE ET SCULPTURE AU CENTRE SOCIO CULTUREL

Du 22/10/2016 au 06/11/2016 : YVETOT : 39è SALON DE L'AYAC A L'HOTEL DE VILLE

Du 23/04/2016 au 08/05/2016 : TINCHEBRAY-BOCAGE : 16è BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DE PEINTURES ET SCULPTURES A LA SALLE LE COLYS'HAIES

Du 22/03/2016 au 02/04/2016 : PARIS 7è : EXPOSITION CORINNE JACQ A LA GALERIE MONA LISA

Du 24/11/2015 au 29/11/2015 : PARIS 8è : SALON DES ARTISTES INDEPENDANTS AU GRAND PALAIS

Du 18/09/2015 au 27/09/2015 : ELBEUF : CORINNE JACQ PARTICIPE AU SALON D'AUTOMNE DE LA SOCIETE DES ARTISTES ELBEUF BOUCLE DE SEINE A L'ESPACE FRANKLIN