Charles-Etienne Cleon Aka Corbello

An exacerbated sensitivity that altered not only my apprehension of the world but also my relationship with time and, consequently, the way in which I fit into each of them, manifested itself in me very early on.

The evocation of this obvious fact may seem superfluous as it has been the lot of many other artists – if not in fact all of them! – However, in the particular family and social contexts in which I have evolved since childhood, such sensitivity was, at best, assimilated to vulnerability, when it was not a symptom of a mental disorder added to the defect of a puny body whose health was already too fragile.

And the mere intuition that difference is actually a force to be proud of and to cultivate is not always enough to overcome the pangs of loneliness in which it plunges you.

Fortunately, in each of these critical moments when I felt on the verge of giving up, I was able to hold on to the benevolent gaze, the love, the faith of an exceptional woman capable of tuning into my frequency, like injunctions to persevere.

Today, at this stage of my life when I have reached a balance, albeit a delicate one, I felt the need to humbly pay tribute to these women by using a language that transcends the all-too-limited language of w...

Regarding my artistic training, I must confess to being totally self-taught. But I beg you to believe that my approach, my self-learning has been driven by a deep curiosity, supported by serious research, systematic experimentation to enrich my palette of materials and techniques that I could use to give life to my inspiration.

I think, in all humility, that my life path - from my humble origins and my youth in a working-class neighborhood of the Paris suburbs to the health problems that have punctuated my life - as well as my study path - in biology - or my professional career - dozens of precarious jobs in many fields to help my family or pay for my studies at the companies I created in the construction industry, IT, service - have allowed me to develop a variety of technical, intellectual and human skills, to sharpen my view of the world, to learn to take a step back and put things into perspective.

But it was in the midst of the family I created - I have been married for 20 years and father of 4 beautiful children - that I found peace and balance, and that little by little I learned not to suffer my life anymore but to see it, to become aware of it, to live it truly.

EUROPE GALLERY - December 2023
Saint-Ouen - Marché Dauphine des Puces de Saint-Ouen

LIBRE EST L'ART - December 2023
Paris - Quartier du Marais