Raymond Cazes
France
For a long time, I wanted to use my water colors to enhance certain aspects of today’s world.
I am attracted by things that have been modified and worn out by the years. I have learned to see forgotten objects differently, like scrap heaps left to rust in courtyards and garages filled with spider’s webs and tools from another age I am curious without being nostalgic, and I am motivated to represent those inspiring new colors, textures and materials.
I focused my investigations on rust and its endless forms of manifestation. I also worked on depicting the diffused light one finds in old workshops and on the sharp contrast between the abandoned rusty objects and the natural greens of the nearby vegetation.
Raymond Cazes' activities during Brioude 2017 Biennial