Fran displays her fish in the chapel

Until July 31, Franck Lutton, known as Fran, is exhibiting his paintings in the small chapel of the Épac. Franck has Spanish origins, which is why he chose his pseudonym, meaning "free man."

"Actually, I'm more of a sculptor than a painter, but my real job is being a sound engineer. It was during my first exhibition at the hospital's third place that someone who works at Épac suggested I exhibit here, which, of course, I accepted," says the artist.

Lutton's paintings are, despite the representation of series of fish, abstract. "In this respect, I'm a fan of Claude Viallat's work, whose expression is the endless repetition of a theme. For my fish, I made a wooden template that I scanned, and then I created stencils that I use to draw. Afterward, I can personalize them, and thus, each fish is different." And so he sometimes adds newspaper clippings.

The “dripping” technique

For other paintings, "I was influenced by Jackson Pollock, who uses the technique of dripping or projecting paint onto the canvas." In the visual arts, dripping is a technique that involves letting paint flow or drip, or even projecting it onto canvases or horizontal surfaces in order to obtain superpositions of several colors from the same spectrum.

For Lionel Nadal, the institution's deputy director, "this exhibition is interesting and should pave the way for others. It shows that the institution can be a cultural center."

For the residents present, it's a beautiful exhibition: "All these colorful fish are great. It gives you the idea of doing an exhibition." Another resident, who has a little experience in art, predicts to Fran that an exhibition in Paris will be held soon.

At the chapel of the Épac de Bourdeilles, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free admission.