Manouk mon sacré chat 2020

Cricorps painted 'Manouk mon sacré chat' with what looks like oil or acrylic, but it’s the way they lay down the strokes that really sings. There’s a raw, immediate quality to the paint application. Patches of bright colors are outlined with thick, dark lines, giving the whole image a stained-glass effect. You can see the hand of the artist in every stroke; it's like the painting is a direct extension of their thoughts and feelings. Look closely at the cat's face, the way the eyes are these bright, almost cartoonish, yellow orbs. There's an immediacy there that I admire. This reminds me a little of work by Jean-Michel Basquiat, that same kind of energy and rawness. This isn’t about perfection; it’s about expression. Art’s not about answers, it’s about the questions we ask.