Philippe Briade

Philippe Briade stands out in contemporary creation through an approach in which drawing becomes a living material and a field of transforming energy. At the crossroads of biomorphism and organic sensibility, his works evoke roots, fibers, spores, or tissues without ever representing nature directly. Instead, they reveal the invisible forces that structure and transform living matter, through an instinctive, bodily gesture that inscribes a rhythmic flow of energy onto the surface.
What makes Briade’s work particularly distinctive is its physiological and critical dimension: the drawings expose points of condensation, zones of pressure, and structures on the verge of rupture or formation. Each line translates contraction, torsion, compression, and dilation, exploring the precise moment when matter becomes form. Between organic impulse, gesture, and critical threshold, his works transform the drawing surface into a space of energy in the making, where the inner dynamics of living matter become perceptible.

2025: Sculpture and textile design workshops, Academy of Fine Arts, Liège, Belgium
1998-2007: Graduate, Drawing Workshop, Academy of Arts, Saint-Gilles, Belgium
1996-1998: Painting Workshop, Academy of Arts, Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
1992-1994: Ceramics Workshop, Academy of Arts, Brussels, Belgium
1981-1982: Painting Workshop, Academy of Arts, Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
1977-1980: Drawing and Painting Workshop, Academy of Arts, Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium

Solo exhibitions
2025, Shared Pleasures, Artness Gallery, Namur, Belgium
2024, Solar Punk, Atrium 57 Cultural Center, Gembloux, Belgium

Group exhibitions
2025, Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2025, Drawing Paper Show, Liverpool, United Kingdom
2024, De long en large, Centre d'arts pluriels 'AUTONOMIE, Brussels, Belgium
2024, Matières premières, Château de Carros, Centre d'art contemporain de Nice, France