ABOUT THE ARTIST

Thomas Blanchard (born in 1984 in Lyon, France) is a video artist fascinated with macrography, ewho likes to explore themes and mix the arts. His work has been featured in various festivals and exhibitions around the world, such as the Casablanca Biennale of Contemporary Art, the Artechouse Art Center in Washington DC, the NEW YORK SPRING Studio, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, KMCA from SEOUL or at the Atelier des Lumières de Paris. Through his work of forms, colors, pigments and textures, he creates powerful and enveloping visual works. In recent years, the explosive rendering of the colors of his films has been noticed by the biggest names in technology and communications. He has worked for Apple and the release of the iPhone X, but also with Sony Sony Square Tokyo, Dolby Laboratories, LG, Huawei, and Samsung for the release of the Galaxy Fold.

Greatest Inspirations or influences Thomas?

I will cite a few films that touched me a lot. Pleasant Ville for its mix of colors and black and white, and Fire in the Sky for its beautiful work on light.

Tell us about your creative process

I am an artist who touches a bit of everything but I try to create as much as possible by hand. I avoid working with 3D software as much as possible, although I do.

Filming reactions of paints and inks in macro, creating origami folds, filming a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, filming rotting fruit ... I like work that takes time. All this occupies my mind and relaxes me.

The job I'm most proud of is the filming I had the chance to do for Apple and the release of the iPhone X. It was really great. For 5 days, the studio turned into a creative workshop.

What are your expectations for the rest of the year?

What I expect the most this year is that life starts again and that we can put this Covid19 finally behind us, and move forward. I don’t know if that can or will happen this year though.

Icons of our time?

Difficult question. Before there were a lot of them, now iconic people are rare. I really appreciate Greta Thunberg for her dedication.

Do you think the art world is changing and if so how?
I think the art world is constantly changing. It all depends on what the artists need to express. On the other hand, I do not understand this new NFT hype. I am not against it, I'm just saying that I don't understand the principle and the moral of it all. In any case, I'm happy if it can bring some artists to life.