More about... me

I remember the art class in my school... the nicest room of the building, large, well equipped, with a podium in the middle that allowed posing and copying life models (objects or bodies)... I remember how the teacher used to put on some music while we were given the time to do the art exercises. Nice memories from many years ago... I now realise how lucky I was, not only to have a proper space and atmosphere to learn and practice, but also to have the two art teachers I had. They were passionate, patient, humble... they had a collection of precious human qualities.

Painting has always given pleasure to me... Just the idea of mixing colours thrills me. I prefer the colour over the line, the texture over the form, the evocation of a moment or a feeling over the exact figuration of reality... the practice over the theory...

Surrounded by a family of musicians, I also followed the path to the conservatorium... I've never stopped playing piano and bassoon, the two instruments that have accompanied all my days since I was a child.

I often compare paintings and music in my head. They are similar in that they are both beautiful but...how different they are in terms of sensation! exposure! time constraint!

Anyway, a common thing between painting and music is that they both connect the artist with the public... and the connection created is not static. The connection evolves and may be different over time. Although the piece of music remains (if it is recorded) or the painting keeps being hold in the same wall for years, the feelings they arise differ according to the state of mind of the person that looks at or listens to the piece, even when this person is the same over time.

Art in general, and music and painting especially, allow us to stop sensing the world in a hasty and cold way, and give us the opportunity to sense differently, to open ourselves to new points of view, to elevate our existence, to dream.

I hope you enjoy my paintings and that they bring you to your own dreams!