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Summer, 1980.
From a stay on the east Adriatic coast, René Girot brings drawings of eroded rocks.

But  "stones"  stay on a paper support. He continues to paint skies, seas
and also some nudes.

"Rochers au bord de mer à Pula, en Istrie"-dessin n° 227- 1980-70x48cm

The first paintings of stones are almost monochrome : the starting point is
certain places of Var (French Riviera department)
where the subsoil appears and where the rarity of mould obliges plants
to protect themselves
from sun, aridity, cold and wind.

They are natural bonsaïs, twisted by the Mistral (a wind of Provence)
and dehydrated by the scorching heat.

H 80.32 ,H 82.01, H 82.25 and H 83.02 in H 83.12 evoke this nature
in its austere beauty.

"Grand sol de cailloux"-162x260cm-H8315

Within H 83.15 (162 x 260 cm), multiple red, green and blue very colored
brush strokes dance in the surface of the canvas but,
seen far away, the painting seems grey-blue.

The paintings of the years 1984-1986 are more colored and in 1987
the colour starts to bright.

He works repeatedly using the same motif : then appear
the " Interrogated Landscapes ".

"Paysage interrogé n°8"-130x162cm-H8725

 

"Paysage interrogé n°7"-130x162cm-H8724

On the surface of the canvas there's some thickenings while other zones are fluid. Marks of big brushes and traces of coloured paint cut by small old paintbrushes can be seen. Spatters, runs of paint and, in certain places, canvas, remain visible.

It gives paintings where the mineral world life becomes perceptible.

The last painting of "stones" is named " Mineral Garden " (H 88.14-114 x 195 cm)

"Jardin minéral"-114x195cm-H8814

The colour exuberance is going to visit the plant world.