"I started to study all the artists I loved and learned the history of art by myself, I had a hunch that I knew I was going to get there. I did not know how to paint yet but I thought I could and I wanted to learn, and I was not afraid to try."
What inspired you to become an artist? I woke up and I had to paint. There are also the paintings of the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay and Centre Pompidou that inspired me, I love the paintings of Van Gogh and Gauguin especially those colors at the beginning, as well as Modigliani and Picasso. Very quickly I loved all the great masters of the Renaissance and Leonardo da Vinci especially. I started to study all the artists I loved and learned the history of art by myself, I had a hunch that I knew I was going to get there. I did not know how to paint yet but I thought I could and I wanted to learn, and I was not afraid to try. You created a watch brand in your youth? In the 80’s I worked with my parents and after a few years of success in sales for the family business my father financed my creation of a watch brand that was not too expensive but very fashionable; that successful journey lasted from 1985 to 1993. I bought creations from Montreal and sold to shops in France and Europe, and it worked very well. After a disappointment in love I dropped everything and wanted to move on to something else. |
"My vision of the world" That's what I want to leave. I want to change the world by putting in colors instead of monotony. I do not like the dull weather."
"When I paint them, I put what is necessary in my eyes so that the spectator understands but I leave open doors for imagination."