Le Clézio Gallery

ZOOM on Mathieu BONARDET

« How can a trace contain time, and what remains of a gesture once the movement itself has vanished? »
Mathieu Bonardet’s Radiation series extends his exploration of invisible forces through a vocabulary of concentration, diffusion, and energetic expansion. Working with graphite and pastel, he creates compositions in which dense centers seem to emit vibrations across the surface, suggesting the propagation of light, matter, or energy. Rooted in a physical engagement with drawing, the works retain the trace of repeated gestures while evoking phenomena that exceed the scale of the body. In Radiation, Mathieu Bonardet transforms the sheet of paper into a field of tensions, where presence and dispersion, accumulation and release, remain in constant balance.
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1. Mathieu Bonardet, « Radiation 6 », 2025, pastel and graphite on BFK Rives paper, 56 x 38 cm (framed), pièce unique.
2. Mathieu Bonardet, « Radiation 10 », 2025, pastel and graphite on BFK Rives paper, 56 x 38 cm (framed), pièce unique.
3. Mathieu Bonardet, « Radiation 5 », 2025, pastel and graphite mounted on aluminium, 25,7 x 17,7 cm (unframed), pièce unique.
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The artwork is part of the group exhibition « Gesture(s), Trace(s) and Breath(s) », co-curated by @antoine_le_clezio & @galerie_maxime_allain at @le_clezio_gallery until August 9, 2026, as part of the celebration of the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Korea
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📷 Laurent Edeline ©Mathieu Bonardet / Le Clézio Gallery / Galerie Maxime Allain
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