Laurent Rima

LAURENT RIMA BORN IN MONTREUX IN 1958.

AT THE EARLY AGE OF 7 LAURENT RIMA DEDICATED HIMSELF TO MUSIC STUDYING AT THE CONSERVATOIRE DE MONTREUX.

HE CONTINUED TO STUDY AND DEVELOP MUSICAL THEORY AT THE CONSERVATOIRE DE SION. EVOLVING IN DIFFERENT STYLES AND GENRES AND WORKING MAINLY BETWEEN GENEVA AND PARIS , WHERE HE RECORDED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS.

SIMULTANEOUSLY TO MUSIC LAURENT RIMA ALWAYS HAD A CALLING AND A PLACE IN HIS HEART FOR OIL ON CANVAS. SINCE ADOLESCENCE HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN INFATUATED BY ABSTRACT ART. STUDYING THE WORKS OF KLEE, KANDINSKI AND MONDRIAN AMONGST OTHERS.

LATER ON HE DISCOVERED J. POLLOCK AND ACTION PAINTING.

LAURENT RIMA HAS EXHIBITED PRIVATELY AND COLLECTIVELY IN VARIOUS GALLERIES WORLDWIDE, HOWEVER HIS PREFERENCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SPEND TIME IN HIS ATELIER/GALLERY IN MONTREUX WHERE HE IS WORKING ON HIS NEW CREATIONS.

LAURENT RIMA"˜S RECENT WORKS OF ART ARE ESSENTIALLY MADE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS AND ARE PRIMARILY ORIENTATED TOWARDS A 3 DIMENSIONAL FORM OF EXPRESSION.