LE GÉNIE DE LA BASTILLE - Art Gallery (Paris). Exhibition of the ink paintings 1, 2, 3 and 5 from January 7 to 12, 2025 as part of the exhibition Les Nouveaux du Génie 2024.
Opening on January 8, 2024.

Rorsch'Art is an ongoing series of acrylic ink paintings on paper that alludes to the Rorschach projective test.
This test is made of ten plates presented in a specific order that feature symmetrical inkblots - five black plates, two bicolour plates (black and red) and three multicoloured plates. The task consists in describing what they bring to mind.

The series offers a somewhat critical distance. It presents a distorted symmetry as well as colours and shapes more complex than those of the test. It suggests that the test's graphical design is somewhat systematic and may lead to a pre-determined interpretation of the answers given by those taking the test.

Acrylic inks with various colours; various palette knives; white 200 g technical paper (24x32 cm).

Clara Maïda, January 2022