Qubo Gas

Qubo Gas is a collaboration of artists Laura Henno, Jean-Francois Ablezot and Morgan Dimnet, established in Lille in 2000. Their works combine several Fine Art techniques including drawing and painting with digital techniques such as digital animation to produce unique mixed media pieces.

I was introduced to the work of Qubo Gas during my A2 Fine Art class, and took a particular interest because of the nature of the outcomes; their abstract, mixed media works were perfect examples of the style of art that I wanted to experiment with at the time. I am capable of observational drawing and do love to produce intricate, still-life drawings using pencil, or charcoal. However, when using any other mediums such as paints and pastels I have always found much more enjoyment in experimenting with layers and textures and what effects can be produced by combining a number of techniques and processes and therefore found a lot of inspiration in the work of Qubo Gas.

Since A level I have been completely absorbed by graphic design and fine art has taken a back seat in my life. However, looking back at the artists that I was inspired by and used to influence my A level work I have been reminded by artists such as Qubo Gas that I really love and it has motivated me to find the time to work on some fine art again. I think that the techniques and processes that Qubo Gas use in their work would complement altered book projects, A Humument being a perfect example. The type of designs that Qubo Gas create would perfectly decorate the pages of a novel; the free flowing lines would be ideal to work around words or phrases and the blocks of colour and mark making would block out any unwanted text.