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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A small painting on textured plaster, standing slightly apart from the others, born from a detail glimpsed... [see allt for more] #painting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artcontemporain #peinturecontemporaine #peinture #art #brickwall #everyday #texture #pattern #brick #urbanGaze #wall

A small painting on textured plaster, standing slightly apart from the others, born from a detail glimpsed on the edge of a neighborhood where many buildings had recently been renovated. The work was scarcely finished when the first signs of decay began to appear, especially on the walls dressed in “fake brick” cladding. Their corners quickly crumbled, exposing the older surface beneath. In this quiet unravelling, the cosmetic nature of the renovation revealed itself, inviting us to see the surroundings as a kind of stage set — a world composed of layered façades, each one resting lightly on the next.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The representatives came to mark the beginning. The first stone was laid. The costumes, the roles —assumed. The postures, the photos —taken. "To build is, first, to stage," they say. #painting #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #artcontemporain #peinture #art #stoneMason #stonework

Painting by Aurel Porté depicting President François Hollande at the inauguration of a major public works project at the Basilica of Saint‑Denis (the church where the kings of France are buried). He is dressed in a formal suit. On the left, a stonemason stands in a traditional medieval-style outfit, giving the scene a kitsch effect. In the foreground, a pile made of the first stones of the future structure stands prominently. The painting is done on a plasterboard panel prepared with textured plaster.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This painting stems from the idea of an artificialized nature shaped by ecological anxiety, science fiction, diorama culture, and certain conspiratorial imaginaries... #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #bskyart #visualart #artcontemporain #art #birds #urbanbirds #birdsofbluesky

This image opens a new line in my artistic inquiries, I built it from the most ordinary urban nature (clichés included) and painted it with a roller to create a grainy, mechanical surface marked by imperfections, as if a kind of fatigue or vulnerability were seeping through the process itself.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Here are a new plant I painted recently. For this one, I asked an AI to generate a wild bramble (the image was actually made in 2024, the algorithms are now much better). #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #visualart #wildplants #weeds #sidewalkplants #wallpainting #art #artsky

Mural painting by Aurel Porté depicting an AI generated wild plant.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Rendez‑vous pour la seconde édition des Portes Ouvertes des ateliers d’artistes de La Courneuve ! 📅 27 juin 2026, l’après‑midi ➡️ 4 lieux ➡️ 40 artistes C’est gratuit, convivial, et on vous accueille avec plaisir ! #artcontemporain #portesouvertes #art #lacourneuve #peinturecontemporaine

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Recent reworking of a painting I made a few years ago - Stronger contrasts - More enigmatic - Experiments with a reduced color palette and some color effects inspired by JPEG artifacts #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #bskyart #artsky #visualart #pattern #art #urbanNature

Painting by Aurel Porté depicting a cymbalaria partially covering a surface of pebbles sealed in concrete. Such urban installations are common in renovated spaces; they aim to make the location uncomfortable, preventing anyone—be it a passerby, a homeless person, or a group of young people—from sitting or lying down. These structures are always designed to blend in as decorative elements of the place where they are installed.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Recent reworking of a painting I made a few years ago. It’s now simpler and more contrasted. I also took the opportunity to try new ways of applying color with a roller (using a brushes suits me less and less). #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #bskyart #artsky #visualart #art

Painting by Aurel Porté. It's a landscape with small workers' gardens used to grow vegetables in the foreground. Such gardens were common in the suburbs of France. They are now disappearing because of gentrification. In the background, we can see large buildings from the seventies, made of concrete and contrasting with the gardens.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A glimpse of my last studio visit on May 29th ! Pictures of my new works coming soon :) #studiovisit #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #bskyart #artsky #art #visualart

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

[FR] Visite d’atelier vendredi 29 mai à partir de 17h à seulement 6 minutes de train de Paris ! Infos supplémentaires en MP [EN] Studio visit on Friday, May 29 from 5 PM just 6 minutes by train from Paris ! More details via DM #openstudio #contemporaryart #artcontemporain

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Six months ago I expanded my Incultures project I asked several AIs to generate images of urban weeds based on their names and botanical descriptions... [See alt] #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #bskyart #artsky #visualart #artcontemporain #wildplants #weeds #sidewalkplants #art

The plants are painted in acrylic using a technique reminiscent of watercolor.
Their scale matches that of real street plants growing in the space between the sidewalk and the wall.
As a result, the painting process takes place sitting directly on the ground, kneeling, or sometimes even lying down… a rather athletic painting experience!

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A good article about the history of botanical art in India

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Six months ago I expanded my Incultures project. I asked several AIs to generate images of urban weeds based on their names and botanical descriptions...[See alt] #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #bskyart #visualart #artcontemporain #peinturecontemporaine #wildplants #sidewalkplants

The result: pseudo-photographic plants that are biologically plausible yet visually far from the originals. I then turned these distortions into painted synthetic portraits.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Last weekend to see my work in Villeneuve d’Ascq, along with pieces by Agathe Voisin, Laurane Desjonquères, Aurélien Bonnetaud, and Éric Fitamant ! Derniers jours pour voir mon travail à Villeneuve d’Ascq, ainsi que ceux d’Agathe Voisin, Laurane Desjonquères, Aurélien Bonnetaud et Éric Fitamant !

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Deflation #2 For years I’ve been finding black balloons on the sidewalks—leftovers from nitrous oxide sessions popular among teenagers. This tiny piece of trash says a lot about our era... [See Alt] #politicalart #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #peinturecontemporaine #artcontemporain #art

The empty, shriveled balloon also raises questions for me as an artist: can art—as a speculative activity and financial bubble—be conceived as degrowth-oriented? From my art history and philosophy courses, one characteristic stands out: art tells its own story as a grand adventure. Renaissance, avant-gardes, the race for originality, radicality, and other intellectual auctions—its narrative seems structured by an ideology of constant surpassing.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I didn't know this artist (unfortunately she's just passed away... ). Her paintings are amazing. It's a very nice discovery !

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

One month left to catch Paysages en transition at La Ferme d’en-Haut ! I’m showing six paintings and several murals alongside four other artists. Weekend visits, free entry. #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #visualart #artcontemporain #peinturecontemporaine #artsky #artexhibition

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

"Walking Distance" paintings still available, regularly $800(Cdn), on sale for $600(Cdn). DM me if you're interested. #art

"POST (keenur)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800. A realistic painting of a red Canada Post box, rusty & graffiti covered, a shopping cart with some clothing sits behind it.

"CON (SHITTY TOY)", oil on canvas, 12x12", 2023- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a sketchy red brick graffiti covered variety store, seen over the back end of a blue Ford compact car. It is a clutter of a green dumpster, plastic milk & pop cartons & signage.

"SELF SERVE (Bus Lane)", oil on canvas, 12x12- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a Pioneer gas station, framed just below the roof top on a car up to the awning & massive sign sign above. The sky is clear & blue.

"Bistro (CAUTIONCAUTIONCAUTION)", oil on canvas, 12x12". 2023- $800(Cdn). A realistic painting of a gas pump covered in a blue tarp & yards of yellow Caution tape wound around it. A strip mall Pizza Hut is seen behind it.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

#Painting based on staged #groundbreaking photos. The research is ongoing, and I’m experimenting with various processes. If this reminds you of photographs you’ve seen, I’d be delighted if you shared them with me ! #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #peinturecontemporaine #artcontemporain

Oil painting on mortar by Aurel Porté. The image is drawn from photographs of ceremonial groundbreaking events, attended by entrepreneurs and politicians.

The research is ongoing, and I’m experimenting with various processes. In this case, a fluorescent background is laid down before a semi-opaque layer of paint. The light from the background shines through the image, giving it a spectral quality.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

New #painting. The image is drawn from photographs of ceremonial groundbreaking events, attended by entrepreneurs and politicians. If this reminds you of photographs you’ve seen, I’d be delighted if you shared them with me ! #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #visualart #artcontemporain

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A glimpse of the current exhibition at La Ferme d’en-Haut in Villeneuve d’Ascq The show is open every weekend until March 29 Weekday visits are available by appointment #artexhibition #contemporarypainting #art #contemporaryart #villeneuvedascq

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Very happy to be taking part of the Paysages en transition exhibition at the ferme d'en-Haut in Villeneuve d'Ascq ! Opening on Saturday, January 17 at 6pm.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Painting based on staged groundbreaking photos. It’s done on mortar, whose strong material presence contrasts with the image : a pure moment of representation, detached from reality... #contemporaryart #painting #contemporarypainting #peinturecontemporaine #artcontemporain #visualart

Painting on mortar by Aurel Porté. The image is drawn from the photograph of a ceremonial groundbreaking events, attended by entrepreneurs and politicians. The chosen moment is when they strike a pose, tool in hand.

The aim is not to create a portrait—though the outline of a face may sometimes be recognizable—but rather to highlight a (im)posture and the connection between power and representation.

The research is ongoing, and I’m experimenting with various processes. In one case, a black felt-tip drawing serves as the base for a wash painting, applied almost like coloring.

If this reminds you of photographs you’ve seen, I’d be delighted if you shared them with me.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

A new series of paintings. The images are drawn from photographs of ceremonial groundbreaking events, attended by entrepreneurs and politicians. The chosen moment is when they strike a pose, tool in hand. [see alt for more] #contemporaryart #painting #contemporarypainting #artcontemporain #art

The aim is not to create a portrait—though the outline of a face may sometimes be recognizable—but rather to highlight a (im)posture and the connection between power and representation.

To this end, the images are cropped and recomposed to emphasize gestures, clothing, hands, and tools. The painting is done on mortar, whose strong material presence contrasts with these images: pure moments of representation, detached from reality, parodies of genuine labor rarely shown otherwise.

The research is ongoing, and I’m experimenting with various processes. For this one, a black felt-tip drawing serves as the base for a wash painting, applied almost like coloring.

If this reminds you of photographs you’ve seen, I’d be delighted if you shared them with me.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Here are the first pieces in a new series of paintings. The images are drawn from photographs of ceremonial groundbreaking events, attended by entrepreneurs and politicians. [see alt for more] #politicalart #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #peinturecontemporaine #artcontemporain #artsky #art

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Centre national des arts plastiques (Cnap) @cnapfr.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

[« Défilé » de Wang Du au Château de Pierrefonds] Jusqu’au 5 avril 2026, cette œuvre monumentale de la collection du Cnap investit la salle des Gardes et questionne la mise en scène du pouvoir, dans le cadre de Biens venus !, programme porté par le Cnap et le CMN. 👉 urlr.me/sJnagN

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

In the midst of packing, I found some of my first paintings. Created over ten years ago, they stem from my fascination with industrial ruins and the echoes of modernity. [see alt for more] #industrialruins #painting #peinturecontemporaine #artsky #art #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting

“The End” revisits a mining landscape that has been stripped (mostly at ground level) of many of its details. In the background, one can make out gallery entrances; to the right, a wagon and rails; above, the beginning of a ceiling dotted with bolts (elements designed to prevent collapse by holding layers of rock together). In the foreground, a barefoot girl dances, indifferent to her surroundings.

I saw in this juxtaposition a kind of answer to the question: What should we do with this modern legacy? With this bygone era? What comes next? — Dancing on the past as the simplest way to turn the present into a celebration.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Preparing to relocate, I unearthed a few paintings from my art school years. These works explore the traces of European mining and my early reflections on modern heritage. #industrialart #urbex #miningheritage #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #art #painting #visualart #lamp #peinture

“Industrial light” portrays an old industrial lamp like those found in many mines. This lamp no longer illuminates but is illuminated (by the photographer’s flash). Some structural elements (beams) from the original image were retained, while the rest has become a timeless bluish background in which the lamp floats—a relic of a bygone world.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

While sorting through old work ahead of a move, I rediscovered my earliest paintings. Made over a decade ago, they reflect my search for modernity’s legacy. [see alt for more] #abandoned #urbex #caveart #forgottenplaces #art #contemporaryart #painting #contemporarypainting #visualart #peinture

“The cave” depicts a tunnel in an abandoned mine. The image is a cropped version of a flash photograph (an effect I chose to preserve).

Through this motif, I wanted to evoke three dimensions of painting:

Its mineral reality: Many pigments are the result of chemical reactions with metallic salts (iron, lead, copper, cadmium, zinc, titanium… the list goes on!), and there is no painting—at least not as we know it—without mining. Mines are astonishing places, both in texture and color; if you ever get the chance to visit one, go for it!

Its historical reality: Painting (at least the kind that has survived through time) is intimately tied to the underground world—not of mines, but of caves, whose walls were the first canvases.

Its epistemological reality: According to Plato, the painter is a producer of appearances, and therefore of falsehoods. In this sense, painting distances us from truth, contributing in its own way to casting shadows on the walls of the cave

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I find there is a particular resonance between places dedicated to preserving nature—such as greenhouses and aquariums—and works of art... [more in alt] #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #visualart #figurativeart #artcontemporain #greenhouse #artsky #malerei #contemporarytuesday

Perhaps because, like art, they shelter a small fragment of reality, seeking to present it authentically and protect it from external disturbances. Or perhaps because both the greenhouse and the artwork reproduce what we call nature so ideally that they generate a paradoxical energy—an artifice devoted to negating itself, as the very notion of "natural" stands in opposition to "artificial."

However, in the context of ecological disaster, the image of the greenhouse invites further reflection: Will there always be a place for the living world we know outside of a glass dome? What is the meaning of celebrating life through images when life itself might not survive them?

So yes, perhaps art is also, in a way, a small, separate ecosystem—where rarity is cultivated and the fragility of the outside world is gathered, calling for care before it is too late.

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Aurel Porté @aurel-porte.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

A painting that plays on our ignorance of living things, presenting a few wild plants gathered from a roadside embankment as if they were part of a jungle... [see alt for more] #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #figurativeart #artcontemporain #peinturecontemporaine #wildplants

This project is not just about giving visibility to an overlooked aspect of the plant world, which is often confined to botanical illustrations. Above all, it is a way to bring enchantment to everyday life at little cost—summoning visions of elsewhere from right here and affirming the porous nature of our world, where the exotic and the ordinary are one and the same, with the former merely being a fleeting moment of the latter.

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