Buisson d’épines, 2 –  Forêts imaginaires à l’encre de Chine

Buisson d’épines, 2 is an Indian ink painting by Virginie Martin Blaise, developed in 2021 as part of the Forêts imaginaires series. The composition is built through an accumulation of dense, interlaced lines, evoking a thorny vegetal structure that oscillates between enclosure and expansion.

Executed in Indian ink on watercolour paper, the work emphasizes the immediacy of the gesture while allowing subtle variations in intensity and texture to emerge. The surface records the rhythm of the painting process, creating a sense of tension between control and proliferation. The vegetal forms do not describe a specific place, but suggest an internal landscape shaped by repetition and density.

This painting explores the fragile balance between structure and chaos, where natural motifs become a means of introspection. Through layered marks and visual saturation, Buisson d’épines, 2 invites the viewer to navigate a compressed space, lingering on the threshold between confinement and organic growth.