Marine Arragain

Contemporary abstract French painter. Born in 1985. Currently working between Paris and Seydisfjordur, in Iceland, where she is an artist-in residence.
A true lover of abstract expressionists, Marine shares their idea that art is a perpetual exploration of one’s identity, a constant journey, rejuvenated time and again by the unconscious mind.

Her paintings are the reflection of a coherent set of fascinations: the expressive palette of American Moderns, the search for an ancestral Asia, and, of course, Nature: both monumental and serene. Her art is an invitation to fervor and contemplation.

With Marine, duality and opposites are but two faces of the same coin: silence responds to violence, appeasement to vertigo, dance and quietude to chaos.
Choosing to paint with her canvases directly on the floor, using industrial tools and natural pigments, she explores the forces and movements created by the overlapping layers of paint and the conversation between colors.

In the words of the poet Paul Eluard, Marine invites us all to “see the world as I am, not as it is”.

2014:
- FAIR IN OFF (FIAC OFF) - Group exhibition at Espace Commines, Paris
- Ice - Group exhibition at Lunga Festival, Iceland
- Permanent collection at Galerie Monsieur (24 rue des Tournelles, 75004 Paris)
- Haiku - Solo exhibition at Galerie Monsieur , Paris
2013
- Layers - Solo exhibition at Galerie Immanence, Paris
- Blyss - Solo & permanent exhibition at Verney Conseil, Paris
2012
- Zao - Solo exhibition at Rambuteau Showroom, Paris
2008
- Rhythm & colors - Solo exhibition at ReDot Gallery, Singapore