Nathanaëlle Herbelin in conversation with art critic Anaël Pigeat, on the occasion of the exhibition 'Undivided Attention' at Xavier Hufkens (25 August -21 October 2023).
"When I paint someone from observation, it's almost the only moment during which time neither is looking at their phone, listening to music, or a podcast, just doing nothing. We are really there, looking into each other's eyes for a very long time and truly being present."
Born in Israel in 1989 to a French father and an Israeli mother, Nathanaëlle Herbelin has always been drawn to make work that reflects her position within and between the two cultures. Her works contain subtle hints-both in subject matter and form-as windows into a world imbued with a quiet melancholy. Herbelin encourages the viewer to slow down, as a way of embracing the intimacy involved in viewing art. She has developed a formal style unique within the contemporary tendency towards figurative painting. Certain patterns and colours appear more defined than others in the softened memories that she so delicately captures. Earth tones give the works a quality evocative of a reverie and her loose brushwork recalls post-impressionist techniques. Herbelin has cited Les Nabis-a group of young painters active in Paris during the late 19th century-as a central influence in her practice. Most notably, she takes inspiration from the stylistic poetry that art historical figures such as Pierre Bonnard applied to domestic scenes.
Anaël Pigeat is an art critic and journalist, a graduate of the Courtauld Institute. She was editor-in-chief of Art Press magazine between 2011 and 2018. She then joined the team of the monthly The Art Newspaper France as editor-at-large, and contributes to the culture pages of Paris Match. She was one of the speakers of La Dispute on France Culture, from 2014 to 2020. She regularly hosts Masterclasses on France Culture, as well as series on the program À Voix Nue. She created, produces and hosts the podcast Phonomaton since 2020.
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