Fostering Hope Painting

I was born in 1986 in Montpellier, France. Straight after university, i embarked on an adventure and left France. Spent about 9 years in Australia. In 2016, I decided to return to my native country to study the old masters and to dedicate myself to painting. I am now back in Australia, a full-time painter living and working in Melbourne area. I have crossed paths with great artists who have greatly influenced my work, such as the sculptor Éric Chatalin and the painter Nushka. What is the aim of my artworks? I never set out to create a particular response from the viewer, it is definitely out of my control. However, if for a moment, anyone feels at the sight of one of my paintings time is slowed down then It would be the ultimate dream for me. I like to think that people can escape through my paintings. Contemporary life offers very little respite. Painting can be a cure: by slowing down time and creating connections between people, sharing experiences. Today I am exploring the structure of figuration, between realism and abstraction, I seek the necessary balance for a painting to exist by itself, no need for interpretation or meaning. It's a sensory experience, it is alive, and I am definitely, for life.