Clement Vives

Clément Vives is a French-Canadian artist based in Toronto. His practice explores movement, texture, color, and emotion through abstract painting and mixed media.

Working primarily in series, Clément creates abstract works born from his emotions, translating internal states into gestures, layers, textures, and compositions. His paintings are a way of giving form to feelings that are often difficult to express through words. Spontaneity and instinct play an important role in the process, yet each gesture is carefully balanced within a considered composition.

Color is at the heart of his visual language and has become deeply connected to his identity as an artist. His palette is predominantly built around shades of green, complemented by touches of orange and black. Green evokes grounding, nature, renewal, balance, and introspection. Orange introduces energy, warmth, movement, and emotional intensity, while black brings depth, strength, mystery, and contrast. Together, these colors reflect the tension within his work between calm and vitality, control and spontaneity, introspection and expression.

Through this distinctive palette, Clément seeks to create an emotional language that is both personal and open to interpretation. Each ...

École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-La Villette (ENSAPLV)
Paris, France
Master of Architecture

Studied architecture through a strong emphasis on composition, visual culture, materiality, and spatial perception. This multidisciplinary education developed a lasting interest in the relationship between structure, movement, and visual expression, foundations that continue to inform his abstract painting.

Scenography
ENSAPLV, Paris

Specialized studies in scenography exploring atmosphere, movement, perception, and the emotional experience of space. This background continues to influence his approach to creating compositions that suggest depth, rhythm, and movement beyond the picture plane.

Additional studies in drawing and visual arts, developing an intuitive approach to gesture, line, composition, and material. These studies established the foundation for an ongoing exploration of abstraction, color, and emotional expression.

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