About fo
The painter
A propos de fo
Le peintre
Intrview 2018
Australian since 1985, I was born in Normandy in 1956.
Visual artist for more than forty years, I worked as book illustrator (Courte-Queue/ Cliptail by Gabrielle Roy - Roch Carrier), set designer, book designer, Art Director and Creative Director in my twenties so that I could fulfill the pursuit of painting.
I established Mural in Sydney in 1985. Murals are an art form that I aim for; I work on large scale perspectives and that is a challenge. My paintings are I, the painter, and my passion for light & hues in landscapes, outback & urban, day or nightlight. Spatial visual painter, I assimilate old and new techniques. I work with classical tools: drawing, watercolors on paper and painting on canvas with acrylics, yet I also embrace 3D computer design to expand my skills in creating with multimedia. Murals demand perspectives fitting the context to be successful.
Perspectives go beyond the physical reality of a wall transporting one's eyes into space. MURAL has created and produced murals for corporate, commercial, social and private use, for interior and outside walls, including building façade and courtyard. I collaborate on concepts with architects, designers or sometimes other muralists. I organize and work with teams and painters for each project requiring specific skills.
Major Public work
- 1988 Laperouse Museum in Sydney for the Bicentennial of Australia
- 1992 Lobby and lifts of Dymocks building on George Street, Sydney
- 1994 Facade of the building of the Alliance Française of Sydney on Clarence Street
- 2001 Five level light wells of the Salvation Army Women's shelter in Surry Hills, NSW up to
- 2011 many walls for private and commercial commissions
- 2012 Painter in the team of Peter Day's "What Bird is that" in Surry Hills
- 2012 Maxim", VIP club in Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam
- 2013 Limited edition of 3 series for the resort, Paradise Cove, Mauritius island
- 2014, 2015, 2016 still working painting on new projects
- 2018 Nimbin community Center. Nimbin NSW Australia
Major exibitions
- 2019 Urban Paradise Gallery Queensland
- 2017 Urban Paradise Gallery Queensland
- 2017 Château d'Oraison, France, Nuits du Têt
- 2013 Mortimore Prize, Finalist Waterscape and Surrealism category
- 2012 Artsite Gallery, Camperdown, The great Unknown
- 2012 Finalist Sydney Fringe Festival
- 2012 Finalist Mortimore Prize, Waterscape category with “Harbor Sailing”
- 2012 Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst, Oxford Art Prize
- 2010 Winner of the Oxford Art Prize for Urban Landscape
- 2010 Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst, Almost Famous Artists
- 2009 The Laughing Museum, Labrador, Qld
- 2008 The Laughing Museum, Labrador, Qld
- 2005 Sauc Gallery, Surry Hills
- 2004 Finalist Norvill Art Prize, exhibition, Murrurundi, NSW
- 2004 Sauc Gallery, Surry Hills, Three colours
- 1998 Gian Carlos Gallery, Woollahra
- 1997 Blue Horizon Gallery, Melbourne
- 1996 Wemyss Gallery, Sydney, Orange Blue, solo exhibition
- 1996 Caulfield Art Complex, Melbourne, Blue Orange, solo exhibition
- 1996 Eaglehawke Galleries, Sydney
- 1995 Mary Place Gallery, Paddington, Outback, Oodnadatta, solo exhibition
- 1994 Espace Alliance, Sydney, Kimberley Diaries, solo exhibition
- 1994 BAEC9 Gallery, Ultimo
- 1994 Toast II Gallery, Sydney
- 1993 Espace Alliance, Sydney, Still a Life, solo exhibition
- 1993 Bridge Street Gallery, Woollahra
- 1993 Espace Alliance, Sydney, French Heritage Revisited
- 1992 Espace Alliance, Sydney, Euro Day Art Exhibition
- 1992 Espace Alliance, Sydney, Mural, solo exhibition
- 1992 Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong, "friend-Ship", solo exhibition
- 1990 Council of Mosman
- 1989 Galleries des Arts, Balmain
- 1989 Pata Art dealer, Kirribili, 9 x 5 exhibition
Australien depuis 1985, je suis né en Normandie en 1956.
En tant qu'Artiste peintre et artiste commercial, j'ai abordé un maximum de domaines concernant l'image dont l'expérience de publiciste, Directeur Artistique et Directeur de Création dans mes premières années de carrière. J'ai eu aussi l'occasion d'illustrer des Bandes Dessinées chez de nombreux Editeurs ainsi que de nombreux livres entre autres, aux éditions Stanké " Courte Queue " par Gabrielle Roy en Littérature Enfantine Canadienne ainsi que Roch Carrier lors de mon séjour au Canada.
Au début de ma trentaine j'ai définitivement choisi la peinture. En 1985 Mural est né en m'établissant à Sydney, Australie.
La murale m'apporte l'opportunité de pousser mes recherches en perspectives en réalisant des espaces visuels grands formats. Parallèlement je continue la peinture sur tableaux en exposant régulièrement mon travail.
L'utilisation de techniques traditionnelles et contemporaines sont la clef d'un résultat positif. La brosse, la peinture acrylique, et l'ordinateur sont mes outils. J'adapte l'art du Trompe l'Œil et de ses perspectives au contexte contemporain dans plus d'une soixantaine de murales destinées à des espaces commerciaux, publics ou privés.
Selon l'ampleur du travail et s'il le faut, je prends une équipe.
Je collabore souvent avec des Architectes et des Décorateurs. Ils reconnaissent que ma technique de peindre sur toiles en studio puis de les coller sur murs ou panneaux garantit la qualité et la durabilité aux murales ainsi qu'une flexibilité de réalisation.
Mes travaux les plus marquants
- 1988 La Pérouse Museum, Sydney, Australie
- 1992 Dymocks building, George Street, Sydney
- 1994 Façade de l'Alliance Française de Sydney, Australie
- 2001 Murs de 5 étages dans deux cours intérieures d'un foyer d'accueil de l'Armée du Salut à Sydney.
- 2011 Nombreux travaux de commandes aussi bien privés que publics.
- 2012 Collaboration avec Peter Day sur la restauration de la murale "What bird is that ", in Surry Hills NSW, Australie.
- 2013 Maxim, VIP club in Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam
- 2013 Edition Limitée de 3 séries, Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel, île Maurice
- 2014, 2015,2016 creation de nouvelles murales
- 2018 Centre communautaire, Nimbin NSW Australie
Majeures expos
- 2019 Urban Paradise Gallery Queensland
- 2017 Château d'Oraison, France, Nuits du Têt
- 2013 Mortimore Prize, Finalist Waterscape and Surrealism category
- 2012 Artsite Gallery, Camperdown, The great Unknown
- 2012 Finalist Sydney Fringe Festival
- 2012 Finalist Mortimore Prize, Waterscape category with “Harbor Sailing”
- 2012 Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst, Oxford Art Prize
- 2010 Winner of the Oxford Art Prize for Urban Landscape
- 2010 Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst, Almost Famous Artists
- 2009 The Laughing Museum, Labrador, Qld
- 2008 The Laughing Museum, Labrador, Qld
- 2005 Sauc Gallery, Surry Hills
- 2004 Finalist Norvill Art Prize, exhibition, Murrurundi, NSW
- 2004 Sauc Gallery, Surry Hills, Three colours
- 1998 Gian Carlos Gallery, Woollahra
- 1997 Blue Horizon Gallery, Melbourne
- 1996 Wemyss Gallery, Sydney, Orange Blue, solo exhibition
- 1996 Caulfield Art Complex, Melbourne, Blue Orange, solo exhibition
- 1996 Eaglehawke Galleries, Sydney
- 1995 Mary Place Gallery, Paddington, Outback, Oodnadatta, solo exhibition
- 1994 Espace Alliance, Sydney, Kimberley Diaries, solo exhibition
- 1994 BAEC9 Gallery, Ultimo
- 1994 Toast II Gallery, Sydney
- 1993 Espace Alliance, Sydney, Still a Life, solo exhibition
- 1993 Bridge Street Gallery, Woollahra
- 1993 Espace Alliance, Sydney, French Heritage Revisited
- 1992 Espace Alliance, Sydney, Euro Day Art Exhibition
- 1992 Espace Alliance, Sydney, Mural, solo exhibition
- 1992 Visual Art Centre, Hong Kong, "friend-Ship", solo exhibition
- 1990 Council of Mosman
- 1989 Galeries des Arts, Balmain
- 1989 Pata Art dealer, Kirribili, 9 x 5 exhibition