1.0Drawing Labhttps://www.drawinglabparis.com/en/thomashttps://www.drawinglabparis.com/en/author/thomas/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rhKahhMNcf"><a href="https://www.drawinglabparis.com/en/exhibitions/dance-of-travers/">Danse de travers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.drawinglabparis.com/en/exhibitions/dance-of-travers/embed/#?secret=rhKahhMNcf" width="600" height="338" title="“Danse de travers” — Drawing Lab" data-secret="rhKahhMNcf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.drawinglabparis.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.drawinglabparis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Lhopital18Patience_et_torpeur09.jpg500578There are works that jump out at you, that almost assault the viewer, when the colours burst out like grenades, and then there are those that are more discreet, that make less noise and into which one penetrates, discovering little by little a troubled and unknown world, at the risk of losing oneself in it, or at least of coming out of it with more worries than certainties. Christian Lhopital's drawings belong to the latter group. At least that is the category into which he has tended to be placed, which is partially contradicted by this exhibition in which the drawings are spread out over the walls and the space, thereby assaulting the viewer. The graphite imposes a dominant black and white colour that refers to the origins of cave painting. While the artist excels in small format, he has long since demonstrated his ability to invade large surfaces and conjure up a world teeming with improbable creatures from beyond. The use of colour is no stranger to him either, but for the moment he has reserved it for the sheet of paper, with a predilection for rare but no less striking colours.