Monique Favart

I live and work in France, in paris.
I was an illustrator in publishing and advertising, and since 2001 I devote myself to painting

Focused on the human face, first with paintings on wood, then on large canvas, I am more interested today in the endless stream of videos feeding our everyday life.
By stopping the internet flux, a picture is seized to become the start of my painting.
The frozen images allow me to capture a moment, an emotion, or to put the emphasis on one particular situation, and to question them.
Video frames have a certain character like pixelation, blur and color shift. All these artifacts are transferred to my paintings.
The change of scale and media (oil on canvas) give a new status to the captured frame.

Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs PARIS

Part of several collective exhibitions, in particular at the institute de France
Personal exhibitions at the art centers of Mitry-Mory, Lagny sur Marne, Lille and Corsica
March 2010 personal exhibition « les jalousies » at the cityhall and Christian Josse Gallery in Lagny sur Marne
Mai 2011 Contemporary art show « Pulsart » in le Mans
October 2012 personal exhibition « HUMAN BEING » at the cityhall and Christian Josse Gallery in Lagny sur Marne
March 2013 open house at her workstudio
November 2014 1st painting prize from St.Grégoire
August 2014 collective exhibition at Casa Mariani in Corsica
October 2015 Exhibition of the loreates of the “prix de peinture St. Grégoire”
Mai 2016 biennial art fare of Champigny sur Marne