Double Je…

Red sweater. Yellowish trousers. With his vacant gaze, the character-avatar is immersed in the primary colours in their raw, primitive state, playfully exploring their complementary hues as he once again runs wild on the shores of childhood, fishing for a chronicle of teddy bears.

Having grown up immersed in a pictorial environment from birth, the artist now steps forward on his own to tell us, through playful poses and gestures, the story of his relationship with a teddy bear whose belly is bright pink. Supernounours plays hide-and-seek, hopscotch and cowboys and Indians; he turns acrobat, trots about, strikes poses and plays the rascal in the playground. Then he blows out the candle on his birthday cake, loses his colours, and finds his sweetheart! Thus unfolds his dual self: a cathartic game of identity.

Mondher Shalby creates a parallel world in which to shield himself from an oppressive, absurd and cynical reality. An unconventional and rebellious painter, he draws us into this world with him, enchanting our eyes and stirring our emotions!