Jehan Legac explores the woman as a vessel of presence, sensuality, and mystery. His work navigates the tension between intimacy and strength, delicacy and power, tradition and experimentation.
Each portrait, each figure, is an encounter—an invitation to confront beauty, desire, and the unseen energy that connects us.
Jehan Legac says: "Through painting, I seek not merely to represent, but to evoke: emotions, memories, and reflections that endure beyond the canvas. My art becomes a dialogue where sensuality and spirituality intertwine, offering the viewer an intimate experience with the timeless and ever-evolving nature of the feminine."
ArtDependence (AD): What role do you think art plays in connecting people today?
Jehan Legac (JL): Art remains a silent bridge between sensitivities. When someone sees themselves reflected in a piece, even from another culture or language, empathy happens. Art unites where words fall short.
AD: How does your work reflect your view of the world right now?
JL: We live in a time of contradictions, hypervisibility and loneliness, technology and disconnection. Through my work, I try to rescue the human essence within all that noise, to remind us that beauty and emotion remain acts of resistance. I paint to slow time down and bring depth back to the gaze.
Jehan Legac, Blue and Ether Gold, 2025
AD: Can you tell us the story behind your painting 'Blue and Ether Gold'?
JL: Blue and Ether Gold emerged from my exploration of the balance between human fragility and divinity. Blue represents spirit, infinity, and introspection, while gold symbolizes inner light, the sacred element within us all. The figure, covered by both, moves between vulnerability and transcendence; it’s a portrait of the soul recognizing itself.
AD: What message or feeling do you hope viewers take away from your art?
JL: I hope viewers feel a mixture of calm and awe. That they come closer, see themselves, and maybe recognize something within. Because in the end, every painting is a mirror one that doesn’t show the body, but the soul.
AD: What inspired you to take part in the Art to Collect project?
JL: I was drawn to the idea of being part of a project that celebrates art as a universal language. Art to Collect connects not only artworks but also visions, emotions, and different ways of perceiving the world. It felt like the right space to share my view of beauty, introspection, and symbolic strength through contemporary art.
Main Image: Jehan Legac, The Ecliptic Grace, 2024
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