As a painter, Charles Hascoët mainly uses oil, in a dreamlike and academic way. For “Je longe mon souffle” Hascoët has produced several works, some of which are self-portraits and others from his imagination. There is fantasy and poetry in his art. Between still-life painting, simple objects in suspension, individually painted cans and shoes, Charles Hascoët immerses us into an everyday life marked by movement. He draws inspiration from his own life to create works impregnated with purity and decadence in the brushstrokes. You will find a fanciful realism in the paintings of this multifaceted painter, who will take you along with him according to his desires, into timeless forms which abandon themselves to the emotions created from childhood memories and where the fragility and balance of a raw realism are outlined. 

Walking through the door of 123 rue de Turenne, you will find yourself face to face with Dirty Martini and Balançoire, two artworks that coexist in the same room and unfold this oscillation between the tangible and the imaginary. 

Julie Crenn, art critic and curator, describes the artist as follows: “Charles Hascoët makes his face a recurring pattern. Self-portraits punctuate his practice: most often, small formats where, without filter, Charles Hascoët looks at himself in the mirror to give us states, emotions and expressions. He shares without filters what he is over time. Anti-genius and anti-hero, the artist presents himself above all as an individual prey to his fears, his doubts and his difficulties in confronting a disturbing reality. The objects are then both icons of an intimate story and elements of a memento mori.

Charles Hascoët
“I’m holding my breath”
26th June – 4th July 2020. 123, rue de Turenne, Paris