Antoine Merger Fluo Primitif
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - 214x188 cm - 2020
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - 214x188 cm - 2020
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - 220x200 cm - 2017
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - 220x200 cm - 2017
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - 220x200 cm - 2017
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - 220x200 cm - 2017
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - 220x200 cm - 2017
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - 220x200 cm - 2020
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas . 80/120cm . 2013 . SOLD
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas . 90/120cm . 2013 . SOLD
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas . 90/120cm . 2013 . SOLD
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas . 90/120cm . 2013
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - Tryptic . 600/154cm . 2012 . SOLD
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - Left panel . 200/154 . 2012
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - Right panel . 200/154 . 2012
UV reactive acrylic paint on canvas - Center panel . 200/154 . 2012
Acrylic paint and fluorescent glazing - Left + Right panels
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas .116x100 cm (58 cm Radius) . 2012 . SOLD
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas. 116x100 cm (58 cm Radius) . 2012 . SOLD
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas . 116x100 cm (58 cm Radius) . 2012
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas . 116x100 cm (58 cm Radius) . 2012
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas - 110/180cm . 2011 . SOLD
UV reactive acrylic paint on stretched canvas - 127/127 . 2009 . SOLD
Detail
I paint from carefully prepared sketches on cotton canvas stretched on wooden or aluminum frames. I use a wide variety of brushes and two types of acrylic paint: UV-reactive (fluorescent) and non-UV-reactive.
The first two layers are composed exclusively of non-UV-reactive paint. Subsequent layers are built through fluorescent glazing, using a diluted mixture of UV-reactive and non-UV-reactive acrylics. This process allows precise control over color nuance, depth, and luminosity.
Optimal working and photographic conditions require direct 365/368 nm UV lighting combined with indirect white light. The photographs shown were taken with a Panasonic DMC-GX80 equipped with a 35 mm lens, shot in RAW format with no filters applied.