Mathieu Karsenti

Mathieu Karsenti is an abstract artist living and working in Montpellier, France.

His visual art is in direct correlation with his musical output as a composer. Visually, he translates his musical voice using various media, from collage to pencil, inks and watercolors. Block elements harmonize at counterpoint with fluid areas of color, and rhythmic brushstrokes are offset by the surrounding empty space of the paper. Like in his music projects, he composes internal abstract landscapes that are perceived as ‘impressions’ or undefinable moments open to interpretation by the viewer or the listener. Although Mathieu has a successful career in film and TV scoring, his art is never far away and he has recently decided to present his internal visual worlds inspired by music to a new public.

He holds a French Baccalauréat F12 in Applied Arts and a BA (Hons) in Furniture design and technology. He also has a degree in music production from Pointblank College, London and Music composing for film and TV degree from Berklee Online.

Featured in Aedra Fine Arts catalogue and Barbagelata Art magazine.
Interview in Curatory Magazine Vol 2
Exhibition at Barnsdall Arts Centre, Los Angeles CA.
Featured in Domio Gallery’s ‘Restless’ online exhibition