MANU

..
pour voir les toiles en couleur cliquez ici
Emission PROFILS d'ACG mars 2005

copier
Natif de La Rochelle, j’ai obtenu en 1992 un Bac. A3-Arts Plastiques puis une Maîtrise de Langues Etrangères Appliquées.
Après avoir séjourné à Séville en Espagne, j’ai passé 7 ans à Cayenne, en Guyane française où j’ai été prof. contractuel d’Arts Appliqués en Lycées Pro. et d’Arts Plastiques dans divers collèges.
Aujourd’hui installé près du Mans, j’aimerais développer mon activité artistique, rencontrer d’autres plasticiens et surtout trouver des lieux d’expositions pour faire partager mon travail. Autodidacte, je travaille en freelance...
Après mon Bac, mes études de Langues Etrangères m’ont momentanément éloigné de toute activité artistique. C’est à mon arrivée à Cayenne que j’ai choisi de reprendre les pinceaux… des dessins dans les marges de cours à la toile il n’y a eu qu’un pas, que j’ai franchi en essayant diverses techniques allant de l’huile, à l’acrylique, en passant par les pastels, le marqueur… je conçois également des fresques murales et quelques illustrations : livret sur les tortues Luth pour WWF-Guyane, affiches de concert, théâtre…
Mes deux principales sources d’inspirations sont la BD et la musique…
I’m a self-taught artist who was born in La Rochelle, France in 1974.
My involvement in drawing and art started as a child. I used to spend hours drawing comics (I learnt drawing making copies of French comics and Marvel heroes) and creating my own comics characters. This playtime interest gradually evolved into a passion for art and its ability to transport the viewer into new realities.
In High school, I realized art would be a life-long passion. Even if I attended the University of languages in Poitiers (France) and the University of Economics in Sevilla (Spain) to finally graduate in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish, I never stopped to draw.
After Spain, my love for travels brought me to South America in 2000, where I became at first a Spanish teacher and then, quickly, an art teacher for 7 years in Cayenne, French Guyana (a small French territory north of Brazil). That’s where I started painting... painting is a tool of communication, it is one of the most beautiful form of language without words.
My paintings are usually done with acrylic, but I like creating with mixed medias: oil paint sticks, marker pens, ballpoint pens, pencils...
I started to exhibit my work a few years after at group shows and had my first solo show in 2005. In addition to my work on canvas, I’ve also illustrated the 2008 WWF-France book about Leatherback turtles, made a cover for a friend novel, created concert and theatre bills, among other projects.
Music and comics are the major inspirations and elements used in my work.
It is my hope that I can share with you my insights and perhaps even put a smile on your face.
I now live in a small town near Le Mans, back in France with my wife Amélie and my daughters Romane and Gabrielle. If you have any questions or would like to know more about my artwork or me, don't be shy. Drop me a line. I'm always happy to hear from others regarding my artwork.
contactez moi!
..Journal d'ACG février 2007..

copier
L'Evénementiel, RFO Guyane, février 2007

copier