Amours masqués (masked love) Painting

Consulting architect for 30 years, I have always drawn and painted. I first deepened my drawing experience in a Beaux Arts of Lyon workshop for 10 years and I now devote myself entirely to painting. When people ask me about my work, I usually respond in a slightly provocative way "I do the PSEUDO-FIGURATIVE Committed", which nevertheless corresponds well to part of what I seek to do. My conviction is indeed that if the painting takes shape thanks to the sensitivity of the painter, it must be underpinned, by the look he has on the society in which he lives, and the perception he has of its evolutions. . Even if it may ultimately prove to be eternal, for me it must be anchored in today's world. Beyond the emotion felt, it must be able to have a meaning for the viewer. This is why purely abstract painting, which was an important historical moment, if it aims only at formal games, colors and matter, seems to me personally today a little limited in its potential of expression and of interpellation. My paintings are therefore not abstractions. They do not aim at precise realism either. The figuration must simply be sufficient to support the meaning. They are a simplified representation and an interpretation of reality. They tell one (or more) story (s). It is in this spirit that I created the exhibition "Les Temps Modernes" at the Galerie l'œil listening in 2017, with 24 paintings on today's issues: communication, solitude, new technologies, diversity, terrorism, war, environment, ecology, family, universe, fashion, painting ... (and some re-interpretations of famous paintings revisited). I have since been greatly disturbed by Covid 19, which has been a source of inspiration for me. I share my time between Lyon and Tangier, where I find a part of my inspiration. Architecte consultant pendant 30 ans, je dessine et je peins depuis toujours. J'ai d'abord approfondi mon expérience du dessin dans un atelier des Beaux Arts de Lyon pendant 10 ans et je me consacre maintenant totalement à la peinture. Quand on m'interroge sur mon travail, j'ai l'habitude de répondre de manière un peu provocatrice "Je fais du PSEUDO-FIGURATIF Engagé", ce qui correspond quand même bien à une partie de ce que je cherche à faire. Ma conviction est en effet que si la peinture prend forme grâce à la sensibilité du peintre, elle doit être sous-tendue, par le regard qu'il porte sur la société dans laquelle il vit, et la perception qu’il a de ses évolutions.