Entrophy
Two wooden pieces and an imposing pink marble parallelepiped stand out against an off-white background punctuated by drips. Abstract at first glance, the Entrophy canvas actually reveals two figurative motifs from nature: wood and stone, whose veins are rendered here with extreme precision. Characteristic of Nick Ackerman’s work, this work on textures reflects an affinity for matter. While the first wooden upright strictly delimits the left third of the painting, the oblique crosspiece on the right breaks up the general tripartite balance. The artist alternates primary forms with spontaneous movements, creating a post-chaotic universe. The very title of the work maintains this ambivalence: the English term entropy refers to disorder, but by spelling it “entrophy”, Nick Ackerman creates a neologism whose meaning remains mysterious.
Text written by Margaux Granier as part of the partnership between the École du Louvre and Lafayette Anticipations – Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin.
Exhibitions
La Galerie des Galeries, Paris (France)
from 09 Oct to 06 Dec 2008
Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris (France)
from 05 Jul to 28 Jul 2007
Nick Ackerman
Born in 1976 in St. Paul, MN (Etats-Unis)
L’œuvre de Nick Ackerman déploie souvent un univers chaotique, entre ordre et désordre, en mêlant formes géométriques et réflexions métaphysiques.
Né en 1976 à St. Paul, Minnesota (États-Unis), Nicolas Ackerman dit Nick Ackerman a obtenu un Bachelor of Fine Arts en peinture au San Francisco Art Institute en 1997, puis un Master of Fine Arts au California College of Arts and Crafts de la même ville en 2000. Dans les années 1990 et surtout 2000, son travail a été largement exposé aux États-Unis (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, New-York, Miami, etc.), mais aussi en France, en Angleterre, en Espagne et en Russie. Il a bénéficié du soutien de la Joan Mitchell Foundation en 2004.
