Anne Ducrot

In the end, my creative work is almost always about exploring the fine line that
separates fantasy from daily-reality.
As I seek to extract the essence of scenes and things,
they inevitably start to escape my control to live a life of their own.
The magic happens when I allow this process to be as it is.
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Raised in Provence by the Mediterranean, I moved to California when I was 25. Both places have been strong sources of inspiration which transpire through my art.
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My goal is to stir and bring forward a portion of our unconscious, be it collective or personal, and connect the viewer with their internal world of felt inner-knowing and recognition. I paint what will provide enough raw material for one to generate their own story about a place that sits at the edge of the known where fantasy begins - be it imagination or memory. I seek to do this by conveying a strong sense of atmosphere using specific color harmonies and compositions that go beyond the subject matter itself. The stories thus generated don't have to coincide because I am not looking to convey one single message or impression. I use my own perceived reality as a point of departure,...

UC Berkeley, California - Masters of Architecture.
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Marseille - BA in Business
Orsay Paris XI - Masters in Physics & Chemistry.

The Other Art Fair L.A - April 2024

Middletown Art Center, CA - 2015 - 2022
April 2022 - Group Show "Clusters"

Collector Gallery - San Francisco, CA - 2014 - 2015
Collector Gallery - Berkeley, CA - 2012 - 2015
Collector Gallery - Oakland, CA - 2014 - 2015