The Spirit of Painting: The ‘Painting with Cinema’
«Bernard found the right and appropriate concept to name the unthinkable of art he created. The most appropriate aesthetic figures took turns without cancelling each other and came rather to complete his thought. Thus, before finding the expression ‘Painting with Cinema’ or ‘All this, is Cinema !’, he conceptualized it as ‘Paintless Painting’. As for the poem below, which he wrote to accompany the work ‘Paintless-Painting’, do not look for this notion or perhaps yes... It’s up to you!...
In any case, the image places us as a spectator facing the lens of a photographic camera and the photographer invites us not to move!»
Ann Michalson in ‘Cine Painting’ – October edition book
Bernard Gast – Poem ‘Paintless Painting’
What is the use of giving oneself to the deep shadow?
The treasure is a flood of sublime light
Singing love until the ripple's murmur
Where the heart, drunk with feast, lights up