Student essay written in en (native language: French, CEFR level: B1, field of study: Arts)

I discovered Alex Dupont during a lecture at the university. As a person who really like crochet myself, i was really excited to know more about this artist and how he work. I also wondered if he had the same goal than other artist who use crochet like Alex Dupont.
Alex Dupont grew up in a very strict and conservative family, he somewhat freed himself from that environment by expressing himself thanks to art and knitting/crochet. The field of textil, knitting and crochet is very often linked to womanhood and seen as a hobby, especially at a time where a lot of women did not have a job. however, Alex Dupont did not try to hide this growing part of him and started to make pieces of art by knitting blankets and assembling it with other supplies like pillows, cat and dogs toys, toys in general, etc. As his art journey continue, he built a univers around his pieces of art and a lot of people discussed about it. Many says that Alex Dupont pieces make them feel nostalgic, emotionnal. Childhood is a word, a subject that comes immediately to people's mind when they see his pieces because of the use of child toys, dolls and plushies. Like the series of portrait that he made, featuring plushies often homemade and autoportraits. He also made a big tappistery by sewing and assembling a lot of plushies together, covering a whole wall with it. He did exhibitions where old toys and plushies, and homemade ones were show as very important objects, but they were dirty or broken because they were old or because of a child's temperament. In any cases, more than feeling nostalgic, in front of those exhibitions, people felt uncomfortable. A lot assumed that Alex Dupont main subject was more than childhood, it was childhood traumas. Maybe it was, maybe not, what is important is that Alex Dupont art is full of emotions and makes people feel, wether it is good or bad.
I was surprised of such endearment i felt while learning about this artist, i did not expected to feel close to him through his art.