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Jeannie Lucas
About
Artist's statement
My artistic practice began with a photographic gaze upon the edges of Cornwall and an exploration of femininity. Over time, I found in painting a space of depth and freedom, where I can test the boundaries between the figure and abstraction, between presence and absence.
I work through appropriation, color, and visual memory, in compositions that flow between techniques such as ceramics, printmaking, and photography. I am interested in how the intimate landscape—both physical and symbolic—can become a pictorial field that resonates with art history and present-day concerns.
My gesture is both resistant and affirmative. I question the place of the subject in representation, as well as the very act of painting—seeking a balance between technical precision and conceptual inquiry. In constant motion, my practice is nourished by what persists in the gaze and what escapes it.
“It is a work of resistance and affirmation, where technical precision and conceptual questioning merge, challenging both the act of painting and the presence of the subject in art history.”
— Jean-Marc Huitorel
Biography
Jeannie Lucas is a Franco-British visual artist whose artistic journey began through photography along the coastlines of Cornwall, exploring themes related to the feminine universe. She graduated from the École d’Art de Bretagne and the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris, later choosing painting as her primary means of expression.
Her work moves between figuration and abstraction, blending elements of citation, appropriation, and colorfield painting. After a period of research focused on feminine identity and childhood, her recent work has expanded beyond the figure to include painting, photography, ceramics, and printmaking. The result is a sensitive and pictorial territory that engages deeply with the history of art.
Jeannie’s current practice is in constant transformation, where movement and reflection are essential components of her creative process. Her works challenge both the painterly gesture and the place of the subject in art, in a path that affirms aesthetic resistance and technical precision.