An immersive and colorful journey into the Impressionist world: Red & Orange – Green – Blue and Black
The tunnel (red & orange)
Rue Petit (green)
Staircase of the Impressionists' Park (blue)
Black Building (black)
To mark the construction of their new building in Clichy, AXA and Redman asked Peint À La Main to create a vibrant artistic walk. Discover the paintings, trompe-l'œil, and floor murals created for the occasion.
RED ORANGE – TUNNEL
Before you is an exhibition featuring 20 canvases, each 4 meters high, mixing classic paintings with reinterpretations. The young artist Hugo Rita painted 14 canvases, drawing inspiration from the greatest classics of the Impressionist movement. He excels in creating material and texture effects: which is why he created these oil paintings in his studio, then they were photographed in very high definition and printed onto the stretched tarpaulins you see before you.
Gradually, he moves away from the style's conventions to establish his own: more contemporary, more abstract.
In each of these canvases, the color red or orange holds significance: such as the leaves of a tree or an orange sky, or the red parasol in Promenade sur la falaise, Pourville by Claude Monet.
Now it's your turn to find all the orange touches in the paintings!
GREEN – RUE PETIT
Upon exiting the tunnel, turn left onto Rue Petit to immerse yourself in a playful and childlike reinterpretation of Claude Monet's Water Lilies. Jump from lily pad to lily pad across five small ponds scattered on the street's sidewalks.
BLUE – STAIRCASE OF THE IMPRESSIONISTS' PARK
Head to the end of the street, at the foot of the stairs leading to the Impressionists' Park. It has been painted to reproduce Gustave Caillebotte's painting “Daisy Bed”.
The artwork may appear distorted, as there is only one specific spot from which you can view the murals its entirety: this process is called an anamorphosis.
Can you find this spot!
A little hint: sometimes, it's good to be on the other side of the barrier.
BLACK – BLACK BUILDING
Finally, when you face the stairs, to your right is the BLACK building, the final color of this trail. It gets its name from its flame-treated wooden facade, also known as Yakisugi. This technique originated in Japan and developed from the 18th century onwards. It involves deeply burning the wood to make the wood more resistant and increase its lifespan.
This BLACK building is one of the largest low-carbon buildings in France: an ecological urban campus in Clichy. Developed by AXA IM Alts and Redman on a former industrial site, the project allowed the city of Clichy to reclaim a vast urban space, connected and open to the city. BLACK will total nearly 50,000 m² of flexible workspace across two independent buildings, prioritizing outdoor connections, especially to the Impressionists' Park.
