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Artist Statement:
From the idea that reality and
conformism can be dull and
deceitful, an alternative way
of living, way of seeing
appears as a vital necessity.
I paint what we have forgotten
to see, a world apart. A world
that appeals to our memory and
to the collective memory that
existed before our individual
awareness: proto-memory.
Each one of my paintings tells
a wonderful story or describes
a virtual or plasmatic
landscape. The subjects are
half-monsters half-cells, half
fantastic half poetic. When
discovering my work the
spectator becomes actor, free
to interpret his visions
joyfully.
Neo-pop artist, I don’t try to
portrait daily life on my
canvas but instead enjoy
reproducing my singular
iconography on luxury objects
(humidors, tufted rugs, smart
cars, wine bottles,
jewelry...) to create a storm
in our every day environment,
permanently altering our
sensibility.
For rendering my colorist
poetry, I found no better
technique that “Hard Edge”
(notably used by Ellsworth
Kelly) to accentuate contrasts
and make colors vibrant with
life.
After validating my style by
travels in Europe, India,
Canada and the United States
-where was organized my first
solo exhibition almost 20
years ago, and numerous
encounters with prestigious
and ...
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