This figurative painting often references old masters: from Du¨rer and Piranesi, to Degas and Sargent. In this diverse inpriation, cohesion is found. Nicolas Sage posesses a style of his own.
Moved by Italy, its history, and its monuments, he paints places in chairoscuro with powerful contrast to underline the geometric components of architecture, a magnificent memory of the past: various buildings and iconic churches of Venice such as Saint-Marc and La Salute. It is in this same vein that Nicolas Sage creates portraits and self portraits with simplified shapes that emerge from the shadows, holding the mysteries of the night, and creating an atmosphere of secrecy. He excels when it comes to nightscapes, but works equally with light, as shown through his various works containing mountanious countrysides and greenhouse scenes. He visits the site, takes notes, soaks up the atmosphere and returns to his studio where he creates luminous compositions, representative of the sites where the mountains dominate the green valleys mixed with the ochre of the striking earth. A distinct clarity enlivens these rhythmic compositions.
Nicolas Sage currently does drawing, painting, and monotype prints primairly.
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Lauréat de la Florence Academy of Art's summer contest 2014 , Florence, Italie