Biography

Self-taught artisan painter, educated in the school of “desperate attempts” with a major in “pure luck” and a supplementary specialization in “well, I didn’t see that coming!”, I delve into an endlessly fascinating subject: the complex status of the Human Condition in the face of the over-excited striatum of Homo Sapiens Sapiens.

Using mixed techniques—oil, acrylic, and metal leaf (gold, copper, silver)—I attempt (yes, I said attempt) to contrast the real value we assign to things with the freedom we are willing to sacrifice to obtain them.

The creative process, often approximate, random, or even chaotic, aims to reveal a form of harmony that underlines the illusion of grandeur and the associated material wealth, along with the deceptive power that stems from it. It also humbly suggests (in a rinpoche mode) to take a step back from toxic economic systems that assign predefined roles to individuals, trapping them in oppressive, enslaving mechanisms like hyperconnectivity, global economic warfare, and mass consumption. And much more...

The metal leaf, with its changing light effects, is a key medium. Combined with often abstract, sometimes symbolic forms and broad fields of color, it becomes a symbol of systemic and systematic financial speculative violence—cynical and unabashed. It questions the meaning of our existence while providing a contemplative space on canvas for reflection.

The paintings thus created aim to highlight the lowest common denominator of the “doubly wise” human we are... our Humanity.

A Humanity that must now change its paradigms, reconnect with the essential, and become aware of its own dimension, far deeper and more complex than the simple consumer role to which the Anthropocene tries to reduce it; if only to prevent it from dissolving in its own utopias... The chromatic palette reflects my deep conviction that change is possible and that the best is yet to come.

Influences

Anna-Eva Bergman, Barbara Hepworth, Vincent Van Gogh, Artemisia Gentileschi, Sofonisba Anguissola, Nicolas de Staël, Frantisek Kupka, Francisco de Zurbaran

Education

The artist at work