Thierry Alet I Dream the Same Dream, 2009 — Signed Acrylic & Watercolor on Fine Art Paper

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Thierry Alet
I Dream The Same Dream, 2009
Acrylic and watercolor on fine art paper
61.5 × 49 cm (24.2 … Read more Thierry Alet
I Dream The Same Dream, 2009
Acrylic and watercolor on fine art paper
61.5 × 49 cm (24.2 × 19.3 in)
Signed and dated by the artist

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Thierry Alet, a French-born, New York and Guadeloupe-based artist, presents I Dream The Same Dream (2009), a work emblematic of his mature exploration of text, memory, and cultural consciousness. Executed in acrylic and watercolor on fine art paper, this piece is a part of the artist’s ongoing investigation into the graphic and performative dimensions of writing. Alet’s practice—spanning street walls, gallery canvases, and found surfaces—blurs the boundaries between image, text, and gesture, creating a visual language that is both intimate and universally resonant.
Graduating from the Pratt Institute in New York in 1994, Alet has since exhibited internationally, with notable shows including Caribbean: Crossroads of the World in New York. His Periodic Table series, produced with support from the Andy Warhol Foundation via Small Axe, further demonstrates his commitment to rigorous conceptual experimentation. I Dream The Same Dream continues this lineage, merging the personal and political through vertical handwriting that simultaneously evokes childhood memory, literary reference, and contemporary socio-political commentary.
Alet’s works are held in prominent private and public collections across France, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Belgium, and the United States, confirming his status as a significant contemporary voice in both European and Caribbean art contexts.
Print Analysis:
I Dream The Same Dream demonstrates Alet’s signature interplay between spontaneity and structure. The artist’s vertical inscriptions, layered in acrylic and watercolor, oscillate between legibility and abstraction, inviting the viewer to engage with language as a visual and conceptual medium. The fluidity of watercolor juxtaposed with the opacity of acrylic creates depth and movement, while the careful composition on fine art paper underscores Alet’s mastery of space and rhythm. The work’s subtle tonal variations and textural richness attest to a meticulous approach, despite the immediacy and raw energy of the handwritten gesture.
This piece exemplifies Alet’s ongoing inquiry into how text, form, and context converge to convey identity, memory, and the existential pulse of contemporary society. Its combination of technical finesse, conceptual depth, and historical significance renders it a highly desirable acquisition for collectors of contemporary global art.
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