LA CALLAS Print

His painting is intuitive, it runs through itself in a natural way. What constitutes the back bone of his work is the search for the mysterious origin of the portraits of the women that populate his paintings. These unknown that appear in silence, fascinate him and gives him a feeling of worrying intimacy that he cannot fathom. The different faces that they offer him are invitations to explore the endless variations as well as the complex states of the human soul. He much likes using different techniques.  He creates firstly a sort of visual chaos, in order to subsequently make appear an ectoplasm of harmony of contrasts, of colour and of matter. He tries to approach an ambiguous femininity, that lets him transpire the lean reflection of youth, at the same time as a biting image of the tests of time that shows through our appearances. He has reached a very individual style that is his signature, his journey. At the age of 12 to 14 he discovered his gifth for drawing, making portraits of his kins. At 20 he leaves his Algeria and travels to France. It is while designing and producing collections for artistic gymnastics and performances that he finds a way to express himself and he remains with the creativity that art offers to him. It is in Paris and later in Menton where he can work professionally with a creative spirit and a love for the sublime. He exposes at his studio and in galeries in France and abroad, benefitting to his great pleasure from a spacious workplace that allows him to express himself comfortably. You may follow his work and watch him in action. Everyone is welcome to this place of exchange and creativity. The shared reactivity and emotions with the visitors encourage him in his work. He appreciates the human contact which gives him great joy as an artist. In 2014 he participated in a contest with 135 contestants,organized by the Monaco gallery l'Entrepot and won the public vote's first price, selected to be one of the 10 to expose. Since 2015 he shows his works at the well placed La Voute gallery, Eze village, only 10 miles from his studio.They manage to sell almost all of his production. 2019 was thus the fourth year of successful co-operation. In 2016, he exposed at the prestigious Grimaldi Forum in Monaco at the occasion of the performance of the prime ballerina Svetlana Zakharova in the magnificent spectacle "Amore" the 3 ballets.