\u200bIl y a quelques ann\u00e9es, je me trouvais au prestigieux Salon des Pastellistes de France, \u00e0 Feytiat. C\u2019est un \u00e9v\u00e9nement majeur qui rassemble environ deux cents \u0153uvres d\u2019une trentaine de pastellistes internationaux. En d\u00e9ambulant dans les all\u00e9es, j\u2019observais le travail de mes pairs. Loin de moi l\u2019id\u00e9e de d\u00e9nigrer mes confr\u00e8res, mais un constat m’a saut\u00e9 aux yeux, de mani\u00e8re presque vertigineuse : une quantit\u00e9 consid\u00e9rable de pastels, ex\u00e9cut\u00e9s avec une perfection technique absolue et une minutie ind\u00e9niable, n\u2019\u00e9taient en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 que de pures reproductions de photographies.<\/span><\/p>\n \u200bAlors que je contemplais ces \u0153uvres, un visiteur s\u2019est approch\u00e9 de moi et m’a demand\u00e9 \u00e0 br\u00fble-pourpoint :<\/span><\/p>\n \u00ab Sylvain, qu\u2019est-ce que tu en penses ? \u00bb<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u200bLa r\u00e9ponse est sortie tout seule, un peu plus vite que ma diplomatie :<\/span><\/p>\n \u00ab Eh bien… c\u2019est un tr\u00e8s beau salon de photos. \u00bb<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n \u200bJe ne me suis pas fait que des amis ce jour-l\u00e0. Pourtant, pr\u00e8s de 40 % de l’exposition relevait de ce que j’appelle la \u00ab photocopie au pastel \u00bb. C\u2019est un ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne fascinant car il est hypervalorisant \u00e0 court terme. Le public est imm\u00e9diatement hypnotis\u00e9 par cette prouesse : <\/span>\u00ab On dirait une vraie photo ! \u00bb<\/span><\/i> s’extasient les passants. Mais est-ce le but de l\u2019art ? Si vous confiez ce travail de copie \u00e0 un technicien extr\u00eamement minutieux, pr\u00e9cis, ordonn\u00e9, il y parviendra d\u00e8s le premier jour, car cela ne demande qu\u2019une discipline de l\u2019\u0153il et de la main.<\/span><\/p>\n \u200bLe v\u00e9ritable travail artistique, me semble-t-il, commence l\u00e0 o\u00f9 la photo s\u2019arr\u00eate. Il r\u00e9side dans l\u2019interpr\u00e9tation, dans le jeu de l\u2019\u00e2me, dans la vibration de la touche.<\/span><\/p>\n \u200bAttention, il ne s\u2019agit pas de basculer dans l\u2019exc\u00e8s inverse et de l\u00e9gitimer le grand n\u2019importe quoi, sous pr\u00e9texte d’\u00e9chapper au r\u00e9el \u2014 ce travers qui sature l’art moderne depuis un si\u00e8cle \u00e0 coups de taches al\u00e9atoires et de discours fumeux. Non, l’interpr\u00e9tation peut \u00eatre tout aussi technique, tout aussi sophistiqu\u00e9e et exigeante que l’hyperr\u00e9alisme. Le malaise que j’ai ressenti \u00e0 Feytiat provient de cette surcharge de repr\u00e9sentation m\u00e9canique qui fige la vie au lieu de la faire respirer.<\/span><\/p>\n \u200bJe n\u2019ai pas la pr\u00e9tention de d\u00e9cr\u00e9ter ce que l\u2019art doit \u00eatre. Je n\u2019ai pas de r\u00e9ponse dogmatique. Mais je pose la question \u00e0 ceux qui regardent et \u00e0 ceux qui peignent : cherchons-nous \u00e0 rivaliser avec un objectif en verre et un capteur num\u00e9rique, ou cherchons-nous \u00e0 traduire ce qui se passe lorsque la lumi\u00e8re du monde traverse le prisme d\u2019une conscience humaine ?<\/span><\/p>\n \u200bLa photo capture un instantan\u00e9 du monde ; le pastel, lui, devrait en capturer l’esprit.<\/span><\/p>\n \u200bIl y a quelques ann\u00e9es, je me trouvais au prestigieux Salon des Pastellistes de France, \u00e0 Feytiat. C\u2019est un \u00e9v\u00e9nement majeur qui rassemble environ deux cents \u0153uvres d\u2019une trentaine de pastellistes internationaux. En d\u00e9ambulant dans les all\u00e9es, j\u2019observais le travail de mes pairs. Loin de moi l\u2019id\u00e9e de d\u00e9nigrer mes confr\u00e8res, mais un constat m’a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6kPb2-bIb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2156,"url":"https:\/\/sylvainloisant.org\/en\/la-beaute\/","url_meta":{"origin":45023,"position":0},"title":"-La beaut\u00e9 le parfum de l’\u00e9quilibre","author":"Sylvain Loisant","date":"5 October 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"La beaut\u00e9\u00a0:La beaut\u00e9 joue un r\u00f4le central dans la pratique des arts, m\u00eame lorsqu\u2019elle est rejet\u00e9e comme une valeur ringarde.La beaut\u00e9 est sans doute le plus beau cadeau de la nature, car elle apporte une joie r\u00e9elle \u00e0 tous ceux qui disposent de leurs sens. 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