Birth of the work “Island in Peace”
It was born from the encounter of three forces, three moments, three breaths.
A creative implosion where place, music, and gesture united within the same energy.
Everything began in the setting of a 12th-century Romanesque church,
a place steeped in history and silence.
01 First stage (25 min): Creative brilliance.
During the opening of the exhibition, a duo performance with drummer Edward Perraud ignited the spark.
The dialogue between rhythm and matter came to life through the Jazz Haïku drum set,
an exceptional instrument I created in 2014.
From this earlier creation emerged the primal energy, a symbolic continuity.
Driven by the intensity of the moment, the gesture became instinctive, animal, guided by spontaneity and lightning inspiration.
In a swift and visceral surge, the form imposed itself:
I traced the work, carved the material, and inlaid the precious wood.
It was a moment of pure intensity, a creative storm where everything aligned: sound, form, and light.
02 Second stage (2 days): Rest.
After the explosion of gesture comes calm.
This pause is essential — it gives the work a chance to breathe, to settle before being continued.
03 Third stage (4 days): Final Bloom.
Then comes the time for precision and construction.
In this more measured phase, I observe, I listen to what the work whispers.
I refine the colors, the reliefs, the textures, until I find the right balance.
Thus the creative cycle comes to an end: from lightning to serenity, from instinct to meaning.
Island in Peace is born from this transformation.
Island in Peace
September 2025, Créative brilliance
Compound lava background, Blue, white and black pigments
Ebony, Caribbean Mahogany, Palm
1270x700 mm
Price on request
Created under the dome of the Romanesque Church of Sallertaine, this work was born from a lively dialogue between painting and music.
Accompanied by the musician Edward Perraud, whose Haïku drum deployed a cosmic sound energy, the pictorial gesture opened to a journey beyond visible borders.
The breath of the drum opened the doors to a parallel universe, that of pure creation.
Little by little, on my support, the lines settled down, sketching the future painting.Then, the skeleton of the work was built through materials and vibrations.
It is an unprecedented experience, freed from any notion of time.
From this meeting was born a suspended Island, a sanctuary of peace and breath.
Island in Peace thus becomes a place of rest, a space where the soul rests and breathes.
This two films traces the energy, spontaneity and intensity of the decisive moments of the performance,
as well as the birth of the work Island in Peace.
Fulgurance in nature
18 Juin 2026, Créative Brilliance
William Amadieu Artist Sculptor of vibrating materials
Edward Perraud Percussionist, drummer, composer
Jazz Haïku drum set and Primitive Snare by William Amadieu
Wooden support 885 x490 m, thickness 20 mm, solid elm wood mattress supports.
Cotton paper, long fibers of bleached Manila hemp mixed with Kozo fibers.
Ultra-fine acrylic, pigments, zinc, slate earth, and Japanese ink.
Fulgurance in the forest of the castle of Valmer, France. The painting was built in a total symbiosis with nature and the vibratory energy of percussion.
Twenty minutes of a rare and intense connection, where painting, sculpture, music and environment became one.
Thanks: Malo de Saint Venant for the Video Recording and his welcome.
