Translation : Philippe Héroux

Though purely decorative and aiming simply at being attractive, Nicole   Darcy' s   new  paintings learnedly    interweave   various artistic   influences.
It  is   without   any   doubt    her passion for native American and African textile arts which has to a great  extent brought  about their aspect.
But if   you   really try  to trace  the sources  of  her inspiration, you are    running   the   risk  of penetrating   into an  inextricable maze.  On   her    inner loom,  her enthusiasm for Gaston Chaissac, Paul Klee or Joaquim Torres-Garcia boldly intertwines with her insatiable curiosity  for the   Maya glyphs,  the   Kuba abstract art  or the heraldry  of   medieval Europe.
On  coatings  of sand or  plaster, Nicole Darcy' s visual   thought joyfully multiplies signs: irrational numbers, chemical  formulas,alchemical   symbols,   letters, ideograms, logos,  abstract patterns or naive representations. And   it is thanks   to a constant preoccupation     with     aesthetic purification that she gives birth to an   ordered   world   out   of   this   juxtaposition  of disparate elements, and that for our greater delight.

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