Archives des Debby Talbot - Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean

Hommage à Janet

Claude Belisle — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:45:19 +0000

Original artwork.

With Hommage à Janet, the artist establishes a direct dialogue with the work of Janet Werner. Like Werner, Debby Talbot works from found images in fashion magazines as well as from various artistic references. She draws inspiration from Werner’s colourful and playful female figures, shaped by the aesthetics of Romanticism, Rococo, and early Modernism. That influence appears here in the elegant pose of the model, the expressive palette, and the way the figure feels at once alluring and vulnerable.

Formal alterations play a central role in the painting. Through distortions, concealments, cuts, and visual disruptions, the portrait resists becoming a stable or purely decorative image. A tension emerges between beauty and strangeness, presence and fragility. True to Debby Talbot’s artistic practice, the work explores fragmentation of identity, appearance, and the complexity of perception. Up close, the material dominates; from a distance, the figure reassembles and more fully reveals its mystery.

L’article Hommage à Janet est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.

Emma

Claude Belisle — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:29:59 +0000

Original artwork
In Emma, Debby Talbot presents a female figure seen from behind, built from a mosaic of acrylic fragments on canvas. The cut, layered, and textured material transforms the body into an image that feels at once seductive, vulnerable, and subtly unsettled. Flesh tones, deep blues in the garment, and scattered bursts of colour throughout the hair create a sensitive, almost shifting presence, where beauty is touched by a sense of strangeness.

Inspired by the work of Janet Werner, Debby Talbot draws from found imagery, particularly fashion magazine images, as well as various artistic references. As in Werner’s work, the female figure becomes a place of tension between visual allure and the fragility of identity. The breaks in the material, the cuts, the layered fragments, and the formal alterations suggest a body being recomposed, suspended between appearance and disappearance.

Through acrylic fragments, Debby Talbot creates a living surface where the image seems to construct and deconstruct itself before our eyes. The result is a poetic reflection on feminine representation: colourful and playful, yet complex, vulnerable, and elusive.

L’article Emma est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.

Serre

Claude Belisle — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:19:44 +0000

Original artwork.
Debby Talbot invites us into the intimate setting of a sunlit greenhouse, where a cozy coffee corner inspires relaxation. Created with her signature mosaic of acrylic fragments on canvas, the scene portrays folding chairs, a small table, lush greenery, and a bright yellow parasol. The vibrant colors and textured layers bring the composition to life, in harmony with the artist’s distinctive style.

L’article Serre est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.

Parasol jaune

Claude Belisle — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 23:31:10 +0000

Original artwork.

This mosaic of acrylic fragments on canvas by Debby Talbot captures a moment of relaxation in a lush garden. Under a large yellow and white parasol, a table draped in golden fabric and surrounded by white chairs evokes warmth and conviviality. The tropical vegetation and the presence of two cats add a lively and intimate touch to the scene.

L’article Parasol jaune est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.

Printemps

Claude Belisle — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:54:57 +0000

Original artwork.
In Printemps, Debby Talbot explores light and material through a vibrant bouquet of densely textured, colorful flowers. Blending formal fragmentation with tactile expressiveness, the artist creates an immersive work that blurs visual reference points. A finalist for numerous distinctions, Debby presents here a poetic vision of nature in renewal.

L’article Printemps est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.

Fleurs et citron

Claude Belisle — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 21:31:46 +0000

Original artwork.

L’article Fleurs et citron est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.

Jour de fête

Claude Belisle — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 00:38:16 +0000

Original artwork.

L’article Jour de fête est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.

Simone

Claude Belisle — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:39:38 +0000

Original artwork.

L’article Simone est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.

Clara

Claude Belisle — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 19:12:27 +0000

Original artwork.

L’article Clara est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.

Cerf

Claude Belisle — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:19:39 +0000

Original artwork.

L’article Cerf est apparu en premier sur Galerie du Vieux Saint-Jean.