The Thousands

A picture is worth a thousand words right? Well, William-Guillaume Saussay’s pictures are like maps with words in them. But when you can’t find the words in the picture that’s a map (and a map is supposed to help you find your way, not lose it silly), you might wish to glance upon those thousand or so words.

He tells me that the meaning of his exhibition, A Ciel Ouvert is when, from "a breach in the sky… memories, dreams, wish[es], hope, desires and history all intertwine." Saussay is clearly a Romantic and although he has been working on this technique for about three years, he says, "Whenever you start making art, you have been preparing it since you were born."

Saussay’s pictures fuse paint with words to form abstract canvases of stories to be found or created by you who view; and although at first glance this may seem a bit daunting, the paintings heed you to find your own way through them. Taking clear inspiration from Basquiat, Duchamp, Pollock and even Matisse, Saussay’s colourful and playful – yet seriously intricate – pictures are fun to lose your way in.