Phare d’hier | Painting

Acrylic paint on vintage warning block

Featured on the 6 facets: a female nude, a rose, a child’s face, a portrait of Bacchus, an owl, and the head of a Greek statue.

The use of the warning block as a ready-made canvas transforms a road safety object into a metaphor for cultural vigilance. By applying the ideal of beauty to an accessory designed to “signal danger” or an oversized load, Sébastien Bouchard suggests that the human figure and ancient heritage are prominent, sometimes cumbersome elements that demand our attention within the urban flow.

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