Thomas Devaux

Attrition 1

A T T R I T I O N

[at.ʁi.sjɔ̃]

1. (Physique) the form or structure of a person's body : bodily makeup.

2. (Theology) The regret of having offended God, caused by the fear of punishment, purgatory of Hell. 

3. (Military) During a war, a strategy of attrition is a strategy in which the object is to wear out the combating forces and reserves of the enemies, rather than the progression into enemy territories or the destruction/occupation of the enemy’s objectives.

4. (Medicine) Attrition designates the loss of organic substance une perte de substance organique on the intestinal level by crushing, corrosion, etc. The attrition also designates excoriations caused by violent rubbing.

La Visage et La Main. Size A: 120x90 cm: edition of 4 // Size B: 80x60 cm: edition of 5.

La Robe et les Fleurs. Size A: 200x150 cm: edition of 2 // Size B: 160x120 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 100x75 cm: ed: 4.

Le Ventre. Size A: 200x150 cm: edition of 2 // Size B: 160x120 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 100x75 cm: ed: 4.

La Couronne. Size A: 160x160 cm: edition of 2 // Size B: 120x120 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 80x80 cm: ed: 4.

Les Bras. Size A: 200x150 cm: edition of 2 // Size B: 160x120 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 100x75 cm: ed: 4.

Le Sommeil. Size A: 160 cm: edition of 2 // Size B: 120 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 80 cm: ed: 4.

Menine. Size A: 160x130 cm: edition of 2 // Size B: 120x100 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 100x80 cm: ed: 4.

L' Arbre. Size A: 160x160 cm: edition of 2 // Size B: 120x120 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 80x80 cm: ed: 4.

La Tête. Size A: 100x100 cm: edition of 3 // Size B: 80x80 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 60x60 cm: ed: 3.

La Femme et La Main. Size A: 160x130 cm: edition of 2 // Size B: 120x100 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 100x80 cm: ed: 4.

Le Voile. Size A: 100x100 cm: edition of 3 // Size B: 80x80 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 60x60 cm: ed: 3.

L' Aveugle. Size A: 100x100 cm: edition of 3 // Size B: 80x80 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 60x60 cm: ed: 3.

Attrition 2

La Culotte. Size A: 100x100 cm: edition of 3 // Size B: 80x80 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 60x60 cm: ed: 3.

Anna (Gigli & Joyce Project).

Les Dos. Size A: 100x70 cm: edition of 5 // Size B: 80x55 cm: edition of 4.

Plumes Noires. Size A: 100x100 cm: edition of 3 // Size B: 80x80 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 60x60 cm: ed: 3.

Serre Tête. Size A: 100x100 cm: edition of 3 // Size B: 80x80 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 60x60 cm: ed: 3.

Attrition 4

Les Jumelles. Size A: 100x100 cm: edition of 3 // Size B: 80x80 cm: ed: 3 // Size C: 60x60 cm: ed: 3.

La France. Size A: 120x100 cm: edition of 4 // Size B: 100x80 cm: edition of 5.

Collages

Devaux works with black and white images to create eerie, disjointed images, which are often of figures and portraits. The piece "Fardeau" depicts a vague, mangled shape of a woman's figure in front of drapes, a reaching hand, and the thorn crown of Jesus. The woman's body is pieced together with bits of several bodies including her face and chest, a separate hand, a muscular arm, an arm that takes the place of her right leg, and a clawed limb for her left leg. The thorn crown is a similar value to the woman's skin tone and gives the illusion of torn flesh. The background is dark and ambiguous, providing a stark contrast to the main figure.

La Main et L' Enfant.

Le Nez.

Le Remord.

Fardeau.

L' Accroche.

Juliette.

L' Autre.

La Dame.

Mange.

Sombre.

L' Aile.

Evanescence.

La Face.

L' Artiste.

La Chute.

Thomas Devaux was born in 1980 (France). Lives and works in Paris.


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