Emmanuel Desparbes

I was born in Algeria to French parents. Touggourt is my hometown, located in the Sahara desert. When I was five years old, my family moved to Morocco, where we stayed eight years before leaving for southern France. From my childhood in north Africa, I developed a taste for strong colors and exotic atmosphere, which was channeled by the many trips that I took around the world in adulthood. I also enjoyed activities that kept me in contact with the elements, such as surfing, sailing, diving and flying paragliders. They still have a big influence on what I produce now.
I used most of the time that I wasn’t traveling to painting and taking photographs. I tried a lot of different styles from very realistic and academic to totally expressionistic or abstract. I have been focusing on the latter two for the past few years.
I now live in a small village in the south of France. My house is on a cliff and a gently flowing river (sits below). Nature is omnipresent, the place is idyllic, and my neighbors (consist of) thousands of birds that sing madly during the Spring. These surroundings stimulate inspiration and boost creativity, so I try to be as open and receptive as possible.


Quite frankly, I am rather skeptical about art that need...

2009

Maison du Monde, Saint Denis de la Réunion

2010

Salle Beaudemoulin, le Tampon, Réunion

2011

CHD de Saint-Pierre, la Réunion

2012

Café Borja, Saint-Pierre, la Réunion
CHD de Saint-Pierre, la Réunion
Art I Show, Saint-Pierre, la Réunion

2013

À la galerie Matou dell’ Arte, Figeac, Lot

2014

Salon de Printemps des Artistes Occitans, Toulouse
Salle Agora, exposition Courants d’Art, Capdenac, Aveyron

2015

Salle Balène, Figeac, Lot
L’Art sur la rive, exposition Courants d’Art, Capdenac, Aveyron
Salle des fêtes, Lacapelle-Balaguier, Aveyron

2016

Office de Tourisme de Cajarc, Lot
Salle des fêtes de Montbrun, Lot
Williamsburg Art Gallery, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

2017

Salle des fêtes de Montbrun, Lot
Salle Agora, exposition Courants d’Art, Capdenac, Aveyron
Salle voûtée, exposition Club Artistique Villefranchois, Villefranche de Rouergue, Aveyron
Williamsburg Art Gallery, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

2018

Maison Louis David à Andernos (Gironde), 22 au 28 mars
La Cabane Bleue à Audenge (Gironde), 19 au 25 mai
Ancienne agence postale au Cap Ferret (Gironde), 22 au 29 juin
Galerie Cimaise (Figeac)

2019

Galerie du Causse, Villeneuve d’Aveyron
Exposition annuelle d...