Richard Raveen Chester

Born 1954 India Now have my art studio in Angers in France.Have been painting and etching for more than 25 years.My inspiration comes from my working experience with S.W.Hayter and other contemperory artists like Krishna Reddy. Now do mainly digital works like painting and printmaking. For this I have developed a new form of new media prints using digitalized technique and maroufled onto a heavy art paper of at least 300 gms. After the transfer by marouflage of the printed onto the heavy art paper it is once again worked on by the artist to obtain the art effect and printed in a limited edition of 8 prints + 1 artist's proof, with signature and number.
The paintings also are digital works on art paper that has been maroufled onto a canvas that is signed by me. All work is done by me in my personal art studio in Angers in France.
The work is mostly inspired from my ramblings in the countryside and the sensation or feelings thus produced which I try to share with the spectators of my works.

Initial formation at the College of Arts - University of Delhi. 1976 I got my BFA degree in the FIne Arts. Later spent 10 years (1980 - 1990) at the Atelier 17 in Paris with the artist printmaker Mr. S. W. Hayter working on etching and engraving. Specialized in the modern colour viscosity printmaking.
One often hears that education never ends so even if I continue to work as a professional artist everyday I learn something new not just by the practical experience of a new creation but also seeing those reactions at my interpretation of a particular idea by the people around me.

Ecole Européén Publicitaire - Saumur, Festival de Trélazé, Galerie de l'Aubance - Brissac Quincé, Musée de l'Ardoise - Trélazé, Galerie de la Butte - Cherbourg, Arts et Chapelles - Angers, Pierres et Matières - Angers
Various Salons such as The Salon des Independants Paris, Salon de Mai Paris, etc,et...