Guest artist
Hélène Vac
“I capture fragments of reality within the fabric of everyday life, in the folds of the ordinary. I seize them, then work to extend them into form, color, and material.”
Hélène Vac’s work is defined by a search for reality. Intimately connected to nature and the living world, her art reflects a quest for a space where depth and movement come together. Drawing inspiration from Berthe Morisot and the Impressionists, Henri Matisse, and the American Expressionist Joan Mitchell, Hélène infuses her canvases with an intense exploration of color. Vivid reds and fluorescent tones brighten her landscapes, giving them texture and dimension-gradually drifting from reality while remaining rooted in the figurative. Working between Paris and Bordeaux as an architect from 2008 to 2019, Hélène reached a turning point during her collaboration with landscape designer Renan Rousselot. Their work in the Bordeaux vineyards awakened a deep ecological sensibility in her, shifting her artistic focus. After nearly two decades dedicated to drawing-primarily centered on the human figure-she turned in 2019 to landscape painting in acrylic. Through her work, she revisits the deep emotions of her childhood in Périgord. Her figurative approach seeks to capture the energy of a vibrant, untamed nature-both powerful and fleeting.