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Almine Rech

George Rouy Belly Ache

Nov 26 — Dec 22, 2022 | Paris, Turenne
Opening on November 26th, from 6 to 8 pm. Inquire about the exhibition: inquiries@alminerech.com The gallery is open from 11 am until 7 pm.

Almine Rech is pleased to present George Rouy's first solo show with the gallery, on view from November 26 to December 22, 2022. 

Recent theories suggest that our gut – commonly thought of as merely a collection of unsavoury organs – may function as a regulator of our emotions, alongside the brain. In every language, however, many idioms express conflict or discomfort: “a knot in your stomach”, “gut-wrenching”, and “gnawed from the inside” … George Rouy has portrayed such images in his paintings for many years. 

The belly not only affects our psyche but also is the origin of childbirth, where creation takes place. Rouy is eager to reaffirm this, loud and clear: in his mind, to paint is to give birth. The artwork thus takes on the same eminently intimate character as the body itself. The painting is revealed like an experience told, a state of health and consciousness in a particular moment. The human figure naturally imposed itself as the key subject of the artist’s visual research. Rouy fashions his bodies like golems, both incomplete and undead. His creatures do not fall under the classic category of the portrait: they enter into dissonance and complement each other, both fluid and flayed. His bodies venture into the field of energy and vibration, sometimes verging on the ghostly, and become pretexts to develop mental landscapes, and collections of ideas. 

— Loïc Le Gall, Director of CAC Passerelle

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Selected artworks

  • George Rouy,                                      Faked Real, 2022

    George Rouy Faked Real, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    190 x 300 cm
    75 x 118 in

  • George Rouy,                                      Stars Beneath my Feet, 2022

    George Rouy Stars Beneath my Feet, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    210 x 240 cm
    82 1/2 x 94 1/2 in

  • George Rouy,                                      Savaged Breast, 2022

    George Rouy Savaged Breast, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    210 x 240 cm
    82 1/2 x 94 1/2 in

  • George Rouy,                                      The Core of Human Condition, 2022

    George Rouy The Core of Human Condition, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    210 x 240 cm
    82 1/2 x 94 1/2 in

  • George Rouy,                                      Drop Dead Gorgeous... With Teeth, 2022

    George Rouy Drop Dead Gorgeous... With Teeth, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    220 x 190 cm
    86 1/2 x 75 in

  • George Rouy,                                      Screaming From a Place Behind the Lungs, 2022

    George Rouy Screaming From a Place Behind the Lungs, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    240 x 210 cm
    94 1/2 x 82 1/2 in

  • George Rouy,                                      Duality, 2022

    George Rouy Duality, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    220 x 190 cm
    86 1/2 x 75 in

  • George Rouy,                                      Collections, 2022

    George Rouy Collections, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    220 x 190 cm
    86 1/2 x 75 in

  • George Rouy,                                      Asking Beautiful Questions in Unbeautiful Moments, 2022

    George Rouy Asking Beautiful Questions in Unbeautiful Moments, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    200 x 170 cm
    78 1/2 x 67 in

  • George Rouy,                                      Fire in the Head, 2022

    George Rouy Fire in the Head, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    200 x 170 cm
    78 1/2 x 67 in

  • George Rouy,                                      The Shape of Absence, 2022

    George Rouy The Shape of Absence, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    200 x 170 cm
    78 1/2 x 67 in

  • George Rouy,                                      Siren, 2022

    George Rouy Siren, 2022

    Acrylic and oil on canvas
    200 x 170 cm
    78 1/2 x 67 in

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