The artist explores ceremonial moments of everyday life—cakes, balloons, kitsch souvenirs—depicting them on the brink of decay. Through a tactile use of oil paint, Blanc captures dissolving sweets and pastries as documents of their own decline. Another pivotal theme is the reproduction of artworks, such as commercial prints on sweatshirts or posters faded by time. By integrating elements like tape or staples into the painting, the artist highlights the material and transitory nature of images circulating in the world.
Born in Saint-Avold in 1985, Mireille Blanc lives in Évry and teaches at the Beaux-Arts de Paris. Her career includes solo exhibitions at Kunsthaus Baselland (2026), Galerie Anne-Sarah Bénichou (2023), and FRAC Auvergne (2018), alongside numerous group shows in international museums. Winner of the "Prix Verdaguer" (2021) and the "Prix de peinture Novembre à Vitry" (2016), her work is held in prestigious public collections, including the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
Blanc’s painting investigates reality as an enigma, suspended between everyday familiarity and the passage of time. By reworking personal and found photographs, she creates compositions that blur the line between abstraction and memory, transforming common objects into witnesses of our era.