The Book of Ghosts.

The Book of Ghosts.

The Book of Ghosts.   The Book of Ghosts, 2024. Pencil and Posca on notebook. 21 x 15 cm.The Book of Ghosts, 2024. Pencil and Posca on notebook. 21 x 15 cm. The Book of Ghosts, 2024. Pencil and Posca on notebook. 21 x 15 cm.The Book of Ghosts, 2024. Pencil and...
Meditation on the Front Page.

Meditation on the Front Page.

Meditation on the Front Page. Painting is a fantasy. Despite its predicted deaths, whether chronic or cerebral, it always ends up coming back, like a ghost. This ghost had already haunted Gilles Barbier’s work with the Hawaiian Ghosts where the shroud, the last...
Between, In, Behind, Under, On…

Between, In, Behind, Under, On…

Link to “Between, In, Behind, Under, On… (Exhibition views). Between, In, Behind, Under, On… ”Under the Dirt (Humus) #1”. 2018, Gouache and Posca® on paper, 190 x 190 cm.”Under the Dirt (Humus) #1”. 2018, Gouache and Posca® on paper, 190 x 190 cm....
The Treasure (I & II, 2013 – 2018).

The Treasure (I & II, 2013 – 2018).

Link to Metaphysical Suite. The Treasure (I & II, 2013 – 2018). Treasure is always something enormous, even when it’s very small! What I mean is that, as treasure, it goes beyond its rational contours to encompass the whole field of fantasy, desire and...
The Shipwreck (2009-2010)

The Shipwreck (2009-2010)

Links to: Shipwrecks, Book of Shipwrecks. The Shipwreck (2009-2010) After the Cockpit and the Blender Gilles barbier developed The Shipwreck. It’s the first time this title appears clearly in his work. His brother had just died suddenly in a surfing accident,...