About His Painting
It is with this vibrant canvas that SokanRed’s pictorial journey begins. Although this work was not his first, it marks an essential release — that of gesture, of color, of an unfiltered need to express.
Painting, for him, is not a statement but a natural breath, a way of inhabiting the world. Behind his apparent reserve, SokanRed opens a wide window into his inner world — a realm where Nature, Color, and Form engage in free dialogue.
Nature: The First Inspiration
“The poet must have only one model: Nature; only one guide: Truth.”
— Victor Hugo
Likewise, Nature is SokanRed’s only model. An inexhaustible source of forms and colors, a dazzling example of perfection and harmony.
Observing, contemplating, remembering, then translating — that is his method.Nature is a living library for those who know how to watch in silence.
Color: The Central Subject
Color is not at the service of representation. It is the very subject of his work. Between Nature and Color, there is a sacred link: Light. No black is used. Dark areas are created through complementary color mixing.
Like a musician with notes, he composes with hues. His goal is not to depict what he sees, but what he feels. Each color carries its own energy, its own emotional weight. It is a language beyond words.
Form: The Dialogue of Balance
Between color and form, a fusion takes place.A painting becomes the meeting point of instinct and structure. Form in his work does not restrict — it organizes. It channels emotion into harmony.
He builds compositions as one builds a memory of awe. Through color, he recreates the impressions left by the natural world.
Beyond Primary Colors
“Just as a musician has his notes, why not suppose that color, through its intrinsic strength, can express the painter’s thought?”
— Henry Valensi, 1913
Though theory teaches us three primary colors, nature offers seven. The rainbow spectrum unfolds endless variations.SokanRed embraces this richness to craft thousands of perceptible tones.
Color is no longer in service of figuration. It is a living force. It moves us like music.
Techniques and Artistic Choices
SokanRed works primarily with oil paint, for its depth, its sensuality, its patience. He does not use black. Shadows emerge from the interplay of pure colors.White remains, for him, an active participant in composition.
Like André Lhote, he believes the eye sees best when dazzled.Color, in his hands, becomes an instrument of revelation.
The Purpose: Eliciting Emotion
A painting should not need explanation. It should stir emotion, like a piece of music.
“Color is, above all, the part of art that holds the magical gift. While subject, form, and line speak to the mind, color speaks to the senses.”
— Eugène Delacroix
First the eyes, then the mind, and finally the heart reacts. When someone says, “I love this painting,” what they really mean is: “It moved me.” SokanRed paints for that moment of wonder.That fragile second when beauty bypasses thought and speaks directly to the soul.
