JOSEPH WILLAERT - PROMENADE

SOME CULTURE...

Oil painting on canvas, mounted on wood panels (1993)

Joseph Willaert’s work in Clemenceau station is based entirely on illusion. These paintings give the metro passenger the impression that he or she is not underground, but in a virgin Arcadian landscape, in which all the typical elements are literally aligned. The images glide in front of the metro carriages, like a Cinerama that provokes nostalgia in the older passengers and curiosity in the youngest. Using simple imagery, the artist refers to our urban consumer society, in which two generations no longer share the same values.