A palm glides across the paper. Charcoal dust spreads, and the path traced by the body stays behind as a black line. Valentina Peruch, a performer and visual artist based in Paris, draws not with a brush but with her whole body. Her artist name is 'nONE'. Capturing movement and leaving its trace behind—that is her work.
Peruch grew up in a small town near Venice, Italy. She began dancing at eight, starting with classical ballet and modern dance. At the same time, she never let go of art. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and, after time in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, settled in Paris. Two identities, dancer and painter, meet as one in her work.
Her work begins with a simple question: can movement be caught and its trace left behind? The answer was charcoal. Peruch moves across the paper as if dancing. She swings her arms, rubs with her palms, and leans her body. The finished drawings are both pictures and records of dance.
Looking at the still lines, viewers imagine the movement that made them. Dance disappears once it ends. But on Peruch's paper, dance remains as line. The body is gone, but the gesture stays. When you look at her drawings, think less about the image itself and more about the movement of the body that made those lines.
Peruch grew up in a small town near Venice, Italy. She began dancing at eight, starting with classical ballet and modern dance. At the same time, she never let go of art. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and, after time in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, settled in Paris. Two identities, dancer and painter, meet as one in her work.
Her work begins with a simple question: can movement be caught and its trace left behind? The answer was charcoal. Peruch moves across the paper as if dancing. She swings her arms, rubs with her palms, and leans her body. The finished drawings are both pictures and records of dance.
Looking at the still lines, viewers imagine the movement that made them. Dance disappears once it ends. But on Peruch's paper, dance remains as line. The body is gone, but the gesture stays. When you look at her drawings, think less about the image itself and more about the movement of the body that made those lines.
FAQ
How does Valentina Peruc work?
Valentina Peruc draws with charcoal using her entire body instead of brushes. She moves across paper as if dancing, swinging her arms and rubbing with her palms, leaving black lines that trace her body's trajectory. The finished drawings are simultaneously paintings and records of dance.
What is Valentina Peruc's stage name?
Valentina Peruc's stage name is 'nONE'. She is a performer and visual artist based in Paris.
Where did Valentina Peruc study art?
Valentina Peruc studied at the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts in Italy, then moved through Amsterdam and Rotterdam before settling in Paris. She began classical ballet and modern dance at age eight, merging her dual identities as dancer and painter in her work.
