About this episode

Louis-Antoine Gilbert discusses his artistic journey and influences as a French-American painter.

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, the guest is Louis-Antoine Gilbert ! About Louis-Antoine Gilbert : French-American painter and artist known for his acrylic on canvas works that create the illusion of depth, living in Washington, DC for nearly a decade, creating colorful acrylic cityscapes inspired by brutalist and modernist architecture, art deco design, and graphic novels by Moebius , François Schuiten , and Benoît Peeters . His cubist-influenced work draws from M.C. Escher and Wassily Kandinsky , and he's also a musician, beat maker, and painting instructor. In our conversation, Gilbert talks through growing up in Paris with parents who brought him to free museums and concerts, first wanting to be an artist at age four after seeing an orchestra, and starting with graffiti following older kids in the streets. He connects his journey from Parisian punk bands to DC's basement show scene and digs into how DC's greenery—particularly Rock Creek Park —has transformed his gray, Parisian-inspired compositions into more hopeful work with vegetation. As he puts it, discovering DC made him realize "both cities, both of them have brutalist and modern buildings in them." He recalls…

People in this episode

Host: Rob Lee

Guest: Louis-Antoine Gilbert

Topics covered

• art
• interview
• painting
• cultural influences
• music
• urban landscapes

Keywords

• Louis-Antoine Gilbert
• Cubism
• Art Deco
• Washington DC
• Paris
• graffiti
• urban art
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moebius, François Schuiten, Benoît Peeters

Books & works: Cubism, Art Deco, graffiti, French house music, Detroit

Places: Washington, DC, Paris, Rock Creek Park

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