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Artist Statement -



Steph'L first paintings where made of classical landscapes of Provence in France where he travels frequently.

He was motivated by a taste for light and colour to evoke the scenery of the region. His strong background as an Art historian and scholar made his works evolving closer to the field of art history and especially to the baroque in which he found a special interest for the sense of movement, contrast and drama.

The reference to classical composition and to the great themes in art are combined with a vivid expression, which is to be related to contemporary painting. The third period in the evolution of his artworks is based on an aesthetical reflexion on the heritage of the classical icons.

The compositions are more conceived by sequences and frames together with an amused expression of the concepts of monumentally, gravity and interpretation. Finally, his current location in the Middle East have inspired him a new serial, which reshapes the famous 19th-20th century Orientalist painting trend through his distinctive style.

Artist Exhibitions



2012

Voyages de l'Orient à New York en passant par Paris, collective exhibition and studio-gallery open doors, Atelier 21, November 15th 2012, Paris, France.
Group Exhibition, Exit show 7, College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, May 24th - June 7th 2012

2011

Solo exhibition of painting, Villa 15, United Arab Emirates, June 2011.
Solo exhibition of paintings and watercolors. Galerie Nobilis, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France, March 6th - 20th 2011.

2010

Solo exhibition of paintings and watercolors. Alliance française of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 10th - December 10th 2010.
Group exhibition : House 32, Bastakiya International Art Fair, Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Presentation of paintings.

2009

Group exhibition : "Emerge : Ways of Worldmaking". Presentation of paintings off the 53rd Venice Biennale, 3D gallery, Italy.

2006

Solo exhibition : Fan Gallery, Hshinshu, Republic of China (Taiwan). Paintings and watercolors.

2002

onwards Solo Exhibition of paintings and printings at Atelier 21, Paris, France.

1999

Solo Exhibition of paintings at Atelier 21, Paris, France.

1998

Solo Exhibition of paintings at Atelier 21, Paris, France.

1993

Solo Exhibition of paintings and printings at Atelier 21, Paris, France.

1992

Annual Art and Design Student Exhibition, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (France). Presentation of paintings and printings.

1990

Ordering : mural on the Cultural Train library car, French Cultural Centre of Lubumbashi/Ministère de la Coopération (Congo). Reports in on the French Television.

1989

Annual Art and Design Student Exhibition, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (France). Presentation of paintings and design projects.

1986

Centenary Anniversary Exhibition of the Design School Ecole Boulle, Paris. Grand Palais and Chapelle de la Sorbonne, Paris (France). Group exhibition of student works. Artworks and interior design projects....

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