Review of Jicé 's work "Somewhere"
The artist describes the work as "Somewhere in the City." A new interpretation of an urban environment, where figurative and abstract elements meet to create a poetic work. True to his aesthetic, Jicé develops a specific moment, somewhere in the city. The image is both timeless and universal. The work evokes the anonymous spaces of modern metropolises, places we all know, which take on a poetic form under the artist's unique perspective.
The composition is structured yet fragmented. It shows us recognizable urban elements: buildings, roads, perhaps bridges or pylons, but these are rendered in an abstract blur, as if Jicé wanted to express the soul of a city more than its physical reality. The geometric forms are irregular, almost disordered, emphasizing the chaotic and impersonal aspect of the modern city. It is a city in motion, in transformation, where forms mingle with the invisible, with light, with atmosphere.
The use of color in Somewhere is subtle yet significant. Jicé often opts for neutral tones and metallic shades reminiscent of steel, concrete, and rust—symbols of the industrial world. He introduces touches of brighter colors, bursts of light that disrupt the rigidity of the environment. These bursts of color bring unexpected warmth and emotional depth. The scene suggests a hidden human presence within this seemingly inhospitable surroundings. Light is both reflected and absorbed, playing a key role in the perception of the image.
Jicé employs a combination of techniques that give the work a rich, almost tactile surface, where layers of paint overlap to evoke both the solidity of the buildings and the wear and tear of time. Brushstrokes and thicker areas of paint create a sense of materiality. They emphasize the crumbling facades of old industrial structures as well as the surfaces of sidewalks. The artist manages to make the density of the urban environment palpable, while maintaining a degree of abstraction that leaves room for the viewer's imagination.
Somewhere perfectly captures the essence of the modern city, this space that is both familiar and potentially alienating, where humans lose themselves in the immensity of the structures they themselves have created. Jicé uses his mastery of perspective, often plunging, to accentuate this feeling of being overwhelmed, where the individual is minuscule in the face of the city's vastness. Despite the absence of explicit human figures, we sense the implicit presence of urban life, of stories unfolding somewhere in the interstices of this abstract city.
