My work is part of a desire for immersion and observation.
Painting is a way of inhabiting the world.
From this precious jewel that is life, a tension is woven between my gaze and the secret that the world holds. Each subject is an offering that I want to honor, without artifice; with the awareness of my own fragility. It is a direct, patient, almost meditative relationship. It is about my eyes, the world, and my path of understanding that is built over time.
My work develops within this dialogue with reality, grappling with light, seasons, moods, the texture of materials, the weight of silence, and the call of the senses. In this silent exchange with the visible, I seek to reveal, to become one with, and to capture the exact moment where painting comes into being, and where vulnerability becomes a strength of presence.
Working from life (on the motif), I strive to formulate a figurative image shot through with a feeling of abstraction, in a back-and-forth between the visible and the invisible, without opposing them; a double realm dear to Rainer Maria Rilke.
The subjects originate mainly from my childhood and my Savoyard roots, whether they are simply contemplative or more political. Thus, folklore, craftsmanship, song, the forest, the mountain and its contemporary challenges, and my loved ones form a constellation around which I gravitate.
In my landscapes, I seek to capture the breath of the mountain and its changing climate. The still lifes reveal the beauty of simple things and the depth of the time that passes through them. Fruits, ceramics, fire—these modest elements become fragments of memory and light under the brush and hand.
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