Aymar De Villele

Biography
Aymar was born in Bordeaux in 1973, although his family is originally from Reunion Island (Indian Ocean) on his father's side, and Normandy on his mothers'. He grew up between Normandy and Provence, in France, and moved to the USA at the age of 23, where he has stayed for over 12 years living in New York, Miami and San Francisco.

Aymar has been painting for twenty years or so, but his interest started long before that. Deeply influenced by his grandmother, who painted colorful pieces based on Reunion's landscapes and whose house was always open to artists, other direct influences early in his life include Pierre-Paul Ambroselli, a Normand sculptor focused on sacred art who was his neighbor in Normandy, as well as Albert Mallet, Bernard Pochon and other Normand impressionist and expressionist painters. When he moved to Provence, he was influenced by Maxime Richaud as well, a Provencal painter and friend of the family.

He followed his calling to study Plastic Arts in Aix en Provence, then Art History in Montpellier, where he discovered some of his favorites: Kandinsky (the Blue Riders), Fauvism, and Italian Futurism. Among the classics, he also admired the treatment of color and light of old masters such as Tiziano...

1991-1992: Ecole des Chemins Plastic Art Aix en Provence
1992: Group Exhibit Lil de buf Gallery du puit neuf Aix en Provence
1993: 2nd place at the BAC Paris(Plastic art competition) in 1993
1994: 1st place at the BAC Avignon 1994
1994-1997: University Paul Valery Art History and Archeology
1997: Smith Street Gallery. Solo exhibit. Brooklyn NY
1997: Set Designer Freelance for IsquierdoS Studio Manhattan NY
1998: Beaux Arts Marseille. Theory on Abstract Art Professor Francois Bazzoli.
2001: Scenic artist/Assistant Director Artistic of Barton G design
2002: Custom work for Interior design firm Summer House Interior design Ft Lauderdale.
2003: Custom work for Turcson Gallery Miami
2006: Custom Work for Chelsea Design firm Fort Lauderdale
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