PERSONAL DESCRIPTION

Originally from Aix en Provence, I arrived in London in 1988 to learn English and went on years later to do a degree in design and architecture. Two years after graduating, I decided to become exclusively an artist, following the steps of my father and established French artist: Yann Martin.
Since 2004 I have exhibited in The USA, France and in England
I am interested in textures, volumes, sometimes recycled objects and how these materials meet. Creating abstract worlds and going for the essential only is what I like to do. In the past year, I have been working with sand, mixing it with all sorts of pigments to make it look like leather; Inspired by the colours and the flavours of Africa and the East the work has an organic feel, almost as if the painting has grown by itself on the canvas. Trying to coerce the richness and the myth of these continents for me is almost like travelling there.

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D’origine d’Aix en Provence je suis arrivée à Londres en 1988 pour apprendre l’anglais et faire par la suite un diplôme d’architecte d’intérieurs. Après avoir reçut le diplôme et travailler comme designer pour quelques années j’ai opté pour une vie de peintre en 2004.

Mon travaille explore souvent les couleurs et les saveurs de l’Afrique et de l’Est. Le challenge est d’essayer de contraindre l’essence de ses pays fascinant et si mystérieux que par leurs mythes et leurs cultures sur des supports classiques ou empreintes avec des matériaux comme du sable et du bois. Ce geste est le début de ma création et c’est ainsi que des compositions se font et se défont devant mes yeux et c’ est pour moi comme un voyage doux amer sans bouger de mon studio et surtout un hommage a la beauté de l’Afrique et des pays des milles et une nuit.

Depuis 2004, j ai expose en Etats_ Unis, en France et la Grande Bretagne.


Artist statement:

Originally from Aix en Provence, I arrived in London in 1988 to learn English and went on years later to do a degree in design and architecture. Two years after graduating, I decided to become exclusively an artist, following the steps of my father and established French Sculptor-painter: Yann Martin.
My work mostly goes by the colours and the flavours of Africa and the East. Trying to coerce the richness and the myth of these continents for me it is almost like travelling there and a homage to their culture.
Creating abstract worlds and going for the essential is what I like to achieve with each work. I am interested in textures, volume, recycled objects and how these materials can meet aesthetically on different supports. In the past few years, I have been working with sand, mixing it with all sorts of pigments to make it look like leather, the work has an organic feel, almost as if the painting has grown by itself on the canvas with a instinctive quality to it. I work also with timber which is more structured and can be carved and treated with vanishes, oils, pigments adding a sense of history and warmth to the piece. Other experiment include old bags, tins, can of drinks, wrapping paper.
Since 2004 I have exhibited in The USA, France and in England

AGE 40

STATUS Partnered