(b. 1973, FRANCE)
Picasso is my first influence and I appreciate particularly these illustrious artists such Vermeer, Le Caravage and Van Gogh.
In the past, I worked a lot as decorator specialized in theaters, I was always fascinated by the human comedy and how a man can become another by playing a role. I am a profound humanist and I like to make contact with people and the interdependence from one and other. I was always interested in the African masks or the masks from other ancient civilizations, and especially fascinated by their "magic" powers on the peoples.
What interests me and surprises me in the everyday life, is the way many people hide their real personalities or their profound feelings, behind a kind of permanent mask. Once the masks were raised or fell by meetings or events, a fragile and delicate human being would always be found. I paint faces because, for me, there is nothing more expressive as the feelings that pass by a glance. As when you look yourself in the mirror, you can be in the shoes of my characters and feel their emotions I wanted to express. Masks represent a kind of divine perfection, such more than my characters. The look of these masks frightens people and imposes total respect.
Finally, perhaps when my characters get old and when they have found their own roads in life, their masks are starting to disappear...
Audiovisual school, specialization in photography, recording and development
Ecole audio-visuelle, spécialisation en photographie, prise de vue et développement, FRANCE, 1991
Art school of Gironde (drawing, painting, sculpture, computer graphics)
Ecole d'Arts Appliqués de la Gironde (dessin, peinture, sculpture, infographie), FRANCE, 1994
Academy of Arts of Bordeaux, mastery of the drawing with alive model Académie des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, maitrise du dessin avec modèle vivant
Formation chez les Compagnons du Tour de France (trompe l'œil, faux bois, faux marbres...), FRANCE, 1997
Ecole Arts et connaissances (maitrise du Trompe l'œil), FRANCE, 2002
SOLO EXHIBITION
| 2012 | Galerie Audras, Etoile sur Rhone, FRANCE |
| 2011 | Galerie Audras, Etoile sur Rhone, FRANCE |
GROUP EXHIBITION
| 2015 | Asia Hotel Art Fair 2015, Wellington Gallery, HONG KONG |
| 2012 |
Spoon Art Fair, Grand Hyatt, HONG KONG |
| 2010 |
Salon Arts à Saint-Germain -en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Château des Tourelle, Le Plessis-Trévise |
| 2009 | Les Peintres Du Marias - L'Atelier, Paris, FRANCE Les Peintres Du Marias - Salle des Blancs-Manteaux 4e, Paris, FRANCE Le Carrousel Du Louvre, Paris, FRANCE GMAC – Bastille, Paris, FRANCE La Bellevilloise, Paris, FRANCE |
| 2008 | Les Peintres Du Marias - Place des Vosges, Paris, FRANCE Les Lezarts de la Bièvre, Paris, FRANCE Comptoir du Jazz, Bordeaux, FRANCE Les Peintres Du Marias - L'Atelier, Paris, FRANCE |
| 2007 | Château DILLON - Haut-Médoc, Blanquefort, FRANCE |
| 2006 | Château SEGUR - Haut-Médoc, Parempuyre, FRANCE |
| 2005 | Bahbar, Bordeaux, FRANCE |
| 2004 | ICA, Bordeaux et, Paris, FRANCE |
| 2003 | ICA RH, Paris, FRANCE |
Works held in private collections in UK, SWITZERLAND, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, HONG KONG, USA, CANADA and FRANCE.
