There are moments when moving forward means finding a different pace. In Une autre allure, Mariclair Plante evokes the feeling of gathering momentum before the way ahead is clear. Something asserts itself, reaches beyond familiar boundaries, then leaves room for another possibility to emerge.
The gestures carry conviction. They cross the surface, collide and continue without bringing everything into agreement. Open passages allow a movement to turn, a trace to remain unfinished. Part of the painting’s strength lies in its willingness to leave these encounters unresolved.
Earthy ochres and deep blacks lend weight to the impulse, while blue-grey areas offer breathing space. Vivid accents introduce an unpredictable energy, interrupting any rhythm that threatens to become too familiar.
Within this contemporary abstract painting, a way of being begins to emerge: taking up space, allowing for deviations, moving ahead without setting everything in order. Its rhythm is uneven, yet assured. Each pause and change of direction becomes part of its coherence. A different rhythm takes shape—one that finds its footing as it unfolds.
