MALLIÉ - Lot 8

MALLIÉ VINCENT MALLIÉ TÉNÉBREUSE Livre Premier (T.1), Dupuis 2021 Original cover from the first edition, accompanied by its color design (33.5 x 48.8 cm). Signed. India ink and white gouache on paper 55.3 × 50 cm (21.77 × 19.69 in.) "This illustration was intended for the cover of the first volume of Ténébreuse, but we ended up using it for the dust jacket of the limited edition. So I had to extend the drawing on either side of the central element, Islen. These rats are reminiscent of the water and waves in The Quest, and these rain scenes are a blend of the figurative and the abstract. Close to her, the rats encircle her, but the further you move away, the more they take on the form of a mass, with piercing, menacing eyes in the dark. This creates a wave of energy that swirls around her. The size of this image and the contrast between the black areas and the white in the center add to its strength. There's the blackness of the rats and the delicacy of this woman, sitting serenely on her windowsill. She does have a rat on her shoulder, which indicates that she's in her element, taming her dark side. When I manage to come up with a beautiful image like this, I must admit I'm pretty proud."