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#Paco Pomet
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![two men touch a moon on their floating rig. two others in the distance have the sun in their canoe](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pomet-5.jpg)
“Encounter.” All pictures © Paco Pomet, shared with permission
A overview of Paco Pomet’s work from the last few years uncovers an unwavering fascination with the solar and moon. Sensible glowing orbs seem within the distance and illuminate in any other case grey scenes, whereas tiny, cratered characters with cartoonish legs and arms wander into properties and hang around on rooftops.
This recurring theme culminates in a brand new limited-edition monograph that includes 29 work created from 2017 to 2022. Aptly titled Celestial, the e book evidences Pomet’s enduring satirical and absurdist impulses. In “Encounter,” the moon floats with two businessmen on a makeshift raft, whereas “On the Highway” depicts a classic automotive touring towards a United States-shaped solar on the horizon. The artist has shared previously that he believes human pursuits—and failures—are cyclical, making the solar and moon becoming metaphors for contemporary struggles, whether or not within the case of unchecked capitalism and environmental destruction or seemingly countless ethical quandaries.
“Celestial our bodies and stars have fascinated me since I can bear in mind,” the artist says. “The solar and the moon are an countless supply that throw very robust and mysterious statements for us: time, house, length, darkness, gentle, starting, finalisation. Their presence, and the facility they need to convey emotions, has no boundaries.”
Celestial is presently out there in Pomet’s shop, together with a number of prints. Discover extra of his work on Instagram.
![A black and white painting of a nurse in a medical room with a sun just above the horizon on the patient table](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pomet-1.jpg)
“Melancholy Surgical procedure Unit”
![a blue painting of a cabin with a man propping a ladder against its roof. a tiny moon with legs and arms sits on the roof while the sun rises in the distance](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pomet-3.jpg)
“After Hours”
![a black and white painting of a sterile room. on the table, a man and a dog paddle in a small canoe. a sun illuminates a sink](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pomet-4.jpg)
“La Llegada”
![a blue painting of a log cabin in the woods. a tiny moon character opens the door to walk in with the light from the sun emerging from the doorway](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pomet-6.jpg)
“Eclipse”
![a vintage car drives down the road toward a united-states shaped sun on the horizon](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pomet-8-scaled.jpg)
“On the Highway”
![a black and white painting of people in bed in a hospital with a bright yellow sun in the doorway in the distance](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pomet-9.jpg)
“An Ending”
#books
#moon
#Paco Pomet
#painting
#satire
#sun
#surreal
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